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[Apr 01, 2022] Valid SK0-005 Test Answers & SK0-005 Exam PDF [Q34-Q55]

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[Apr 01, 2022] Valid SK0-005 Test Answers & SK0-005 Exam PDF

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CompTIA SK0-005 Exam Syllabus Topics:

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Server Hardware Installation and Management - 18%

Given a scenario, install physical hardware.- Racking
  1. Enclosure sizes
  2. Unit sizes
    - 1U, 2U, 3U, etc.
  3. Rack layout
    - Cooling management
    - Safety
    1. Proper lifting techniques
    2. Rack balancing
    3. Floor load limitations
    - Power distribution unit (PDU)
    - Keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) placement
    - Rail kits

- Power cabling

  1. Redundant power
    - Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
    - Separate circuits
    - Separate providers
  2. Power connector types
  3. Cable management

- Network cabling

  1. Redundant networking
  2. Twisted pair
  3. Fiber
    - SC
    - LC
    - Single mode
    - Multimode
  4. Gigabit
  5. 10 GigE
  6. Small form factor pluggable (SFP)
  7. SFP+
  8. Quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP)
  9. Cable management

- Server chassis types

  1. Tower
  2. Rack mount
  3. Blade enclosure

- Server components

  1. Hardware compatibility list (HCL)
  2. Central processing unit (CPU)
  3. Graphics processing unit (GPU)
  4. Memory
  5. Bus types
  6. Interface types
  7. Expansion cards
Given a scenario, deploy and manage storage.- RAID levels and types
  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 10
  6. Just a bunch of disks (JBOD)
  7. Hardware vs. software

- Capacity planning
- Hard drive media types

  1. Solid state drive (SSD)
    - Wear factors
    1. Read intensive
    2. Write intensive
  2. Hard disk drive (HDD)
    - Rotations per minute (RPM)
    1. 15,000
    2. 10,000
    3. 7,200
  3. Hybrid

- Interface types

  1. Serial attached SCSI (SAS)
  2. Serial ATA (SATA)
  3. Peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
  4. External serial advanced technology attachment (eSATA)
  5. Universal serial bus (USB)
  6. Secure digital (SD)

- Shared storage

  1. Network attached storage (NAS)
    - Network file system (NFS)
    - Common Internet file system (CIFS)
  2. Storage area network (SAN)
    - Internet small computer systems interface (iSCSI)
    - Fibre Channel
    - Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Given a scenario, perform server hardware maintenance.- Out-of-band management
  1. Remote drive access
  2. Remote console access
  3. Remote power on/off
  4. Internet protocol keyboard-video-mouse (IP KVM)

- Local hardware administration

  1. Keyboard-video-mouse (KVM)
  2. Crash cart
  3. Virtual administration console
  4. Serial connectivity
  5. Console connections

- Components

  1. Firmware upgrades

- Drives
- Hot-swappable hardware

  1. Drives
  2. Cages
  3. Cards
  4. Power supplies
  5. Fans

- Basic input/output system (BIOS)/Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

Server Administration - 30%

Given a scenario, install server operating systems.- Minimum operating system (OS) requirements
- Hardware compatibility list (HCL)
- Installations
  1. Graphical user interface (GUI)
  2. Core
  3. Bare metal
  4. Virtualized
  5. Remote
  6. Slip streamed/unattended
    - Scripted installations
    - Additional drivers
    - Additional applications and utilities
    - Patches
  7. Media installation type
    - Network
    - Optical
    - Universal serial bus (USB)
    - Embedded
  8. Imaging
    - Cloning
    1. Virtual machine (VM) cloning
    2. Physical clones
    3. Template deployment
    4. Physical to virtual (P2V)

- Partition and volume types

  1. Global partition table (GPT) vs. master boot record (MBR)
  2. Dynamic disk
  3. Logical volume management (LVM)

- File system types

  1. ext4
  2. New technology file system (NTFS)
  3. VMware file system (VMFS)
  4. Resilient file system (ReFS)
  5. Z file system (ZFS)
Given a scenario, configure servers to use network infrastructure services.- IP configuration
- Virtual local area network (VLAN)
- Default gateways
- Name resolution
  1. Domain name service (DNS)
  2. Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
  3. Hosts file

- Addressing protocols

  1. IPv4
    - Request for comments (RFC) 1918 address spaces
  2. IPv6

- Firewall

  1. Ports

- Static vs. dynamic

  1. Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

- MAC addresses

Given a scenario, configure and maintain server functions and features.- Server roles requirements
  1. Print
  2. Database
  3. File
  4. Web
  5. Application
  6. Messaging
  7. Baselining
    - Documentation
    - Performance metrics

- Directory connectivity
- Storage management

  1. Formatting
  2. Connectivity
  3. Provisioning
  4. Partitioning
  5. Page/swap/scratch location and size
  6. Disk quotas
  7. Compression
  8. Deduplication

- Monitoring

  1. Uptime
  2. Thresholds
  3. Performance
    - Memory
    - Disk
    1. Input output operations per second (IOPS)
    2. Capacity vs. utilization
    - Network
    - Central processing unit (CPU)
  4. Event logs
    - Configuration
    - Shipping
    - Alerting
    - Reporting
    - Retention
    - Rotation

- Data migration and transfer

  1. Infiltration
  2. Exfiltration
  3. Disparate OS data transfer
    - Robocopy
    - File transfer
    - Fast copy
    - Secure copy protocol (SCP)

- Administrative interfaces

  1. Console
  2. Remote desktop
  3. Secure shell (SSH)
  4. Web interface
Explain the key concepts of high availability for servers.- Clustering
  1. Active-active
  2. Active-passive
  3. Failover
  4. Failback
  5. Proper patching procedures
  6. Heartbeat

- Fault tolerance

  1. Server-level redundancy vs. component redundancy

- Redundant server network infrastructure

  1. Load balancing
    - Software vs. hardware
    - Round robin
    - Most recently used (MRU)
  2. Network interface card (NIC) teaming and redundancy
    - Failover
    - Link aggregation
Summarize the purpose and operation of virtualization.- Host vs. guest
- Virtual networking
  1. Direct access (bridged)
  2. Network address translation (NAT)
  3. vNICs
  4. Virtual switches

- Resource allocation and provisioning

  1. CPU
  2. Memory
  3. Disk
  4. NIC
  5. Overprovisioning
  6. Scalability

- Management interfaces for virtual machines
- Cloud models

  1. Public
  2. Private
  3. Hybrid
Summarize scripting basics for server administration.- Script types
  1. Bash
  2. Batch
  3. PowerShell
  4. Virtual basic script (VBS)

- Environment variables
- Comment syntax
- Basic script constructs

  1. Loops
  2. Variables
  3. Conditionals
  4. Comparators

- Basic data types

  1. Integers
  2. Strings
  3. Arrays

- Common server administration scripting tasks

  1. Startup
  2. Shut down
  3. Service
  4. Login
  5. Account creation
  6. Bootstrap
Explain the importance of asset management and documentation.- Asset management
  1. Labeling
  2. Warranty
  3. Leased vs. owned devices
  4. Life-cycle management
    - Procurement
    - Usage
    - End of life
    - Disposal/recycling
  5. Inventory
    - Make
    - Model
    - Serial number
    - Asset tag

- Documentation management

  1. Updates
  2. Service manuals
  3. Architecture diagrams
  4. Infrastructure diagrams
  5. Workflow diagrams
  6. Recovery processes
  7. Baselines
  8. Change management
  9. Server configurations
  10. Company policies and procedures
    - Business impact analysis (BIA)
    - Mean time between failure (MTBF)
    - Mean time to recover (MTTR)
    - Recovery point objective (RPO)
    - Recovery time objective (RTO)
    - Service level agreement (SLA)
    - Uptime requirements

- Document availability
- Secure storage of sensitive documentation

Explain licensing concepts.- Models
  1. Per-instance
  2. Per-concurrent user
  3. Per-server
  4. Per-socket
  5. Per-core
  6. Site-based
  7. Physical vs. virtual
  8. Node-locked
  9. Signatures

- Open source
- Subscription
- License vs. maintenance and support
- Volume licensing
- License count validation

  1. True up

- Version compatibility

  1. Backward compatible
  2. Forward compatible

Security and Disaster Recovery - 24%

Summarize data security concepts.- Encryption paradigms
  1. Data at rest
  2. Data in transit

- Retention policies
- Data storage

  1. Physical location storage
  2. Off-site vs. on-site

- UEFI/BIOS passwords
- Bootloader passwords
- Business impact

  1. Data value prioritization
  2. Life-cycle management
  3. Cost of security vs. risk and/or replacement
Summarize physical security concepts.- Physical access controls
  1. Bollards
  2. Architectural reinforcements
    - Signal blocking
    - Reflective glass
    - Datacenter camouflage
  3. Fencing
  4. Security guards
  5. Security cameras
  6. Locks
    - Biometric
    - Radio frequency identification (RFID)
    - Card readers
    - Mantraps
    - Safes

- Environmental controls

  1. Fire suppression
  2. Heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC)
  3. Sensors
Explain important concepts pertaining to identity and access management for server administration.- User accounts
- User groups
- Password policies
  1. Length
  2. Lockout
  3. Enforcement

- Permissions and access controls

  1. Role-based
  2. Rule-based
  3. Scope based
  4. Segregation of duties
  5. Delegation

- Auditing

  1. User activity
  2. Logins
  3. Group memberships
  4. Deletions

- Multifactor authentication (MFA)

  1. Something you know
  2. Something you have
  3. Something you are

- Single sign-on (SSO)



CompTIA Server+ Exam Certification Details:

Exam Price$338 (USD)
Exam CodeSK0-005
Duration90 mins
Schedule ExamCompTIA Marketplace
Pearson VUE
Number of Questions90

 

NEW QUESTION 34
A company is building a new datacenter next to a busy parking lot. Which of the following is the BEST strategy to ensure wayward vehicle traffic does not interfere with datacenter operations?

  • A. Install a mantrap
  • B. Install security cameras
  • C. Utilize security guards
  • D. Install bollards

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 35
A company is running an application on a file server. A security scan reports the application has a known vulnerability. Which of the following would be the company's BEST course of action?

  • A. Install antivirus software
  • B. Tighten the rules on the firewall
  • C. Patch the server OS
  • D. Upgrade the application package

Answer: C

Explanation:
Reference https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/vulnerability-scanner

 

NEW QUESTION 36
A technician runs top on a dual-core server and notes the following conditions:
top -- 14:32:27, 364 days, 14 users load average 60.5 12.4 13.6
Which of the following actions should the administrator take?

  • A. Identify the runaway process or processes
  • B. Wait for the load average to come back down on its own
  • C. Schedule a mandatory reboot of the server
  • D. Request that users log off the server

Answer: D

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.tecmint.com/understand-linux-load-averages-and-monitor-performance/

 

NEW QUESTION 37
Which of the following open ports should be closed to secure the server properly? (Choose two.)

  • A. 0
  • B. 1
  • C. 2
  • D. 3
  • E. 4
  • F. 5

Answer: D,E

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3191531/securing-risky-network-ports.html

 

NEW QUESTION 38
A server administrator is using remote access to update a server. The administrator notices numerous error messages when using YUM to update the applications on a server. Which of the following should the administrator check FIRST?

  • A. Disk space in the /var directory
  • B. LVM status on the server
  • C. YUM dependencies
  • D. Network connectivity on the server

Answer: C

Explanation:
Reference:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system_administrators_guide/ ch-yum

 

NEW QUESTION 39
A server administrator mounted a new hard disk on a Linux system with a mount point of /newdisk. It was later determined that users were unable to create directories or files on the new mount point. Which of the following commands would successfully mount the drive with the required parameters?

  • A. echo /newdisk >> /etc/fstab
  • B. net use /newdisk
  • C. mount -a
  • D. mount -o remount, rw /newdisk

Answer: D

Explanation:
Reference:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/QUESTION NO:s/149399/how-to-remount-as-read-write-a-specific-mount-of-device

 

NEW QUESTION 40
A USB drive has been purchased to move files between Windows, *nix, and Macintosh servers. Which of the following filesystems is the BEST choice to ensure the drive can read and be written to by all of the servers?

  • A. NTFS
  • B. ext2
  • C. FAT32
  • D. UFS

Answer: C

 

NEW QUESTION 41
A server technician has been asked to upload a few files from the internal web server to the internal FTP server. The technician logs in to the web server using PuTTY, but the connection to the FTP server fails. However, the FTP connection from the technician's workstation is successful. To troubleshoot the issue, the technician executes the following command on both the web server and the workstation:
ping ftp.acme.local
The IP address in the command output is different on each machine. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the connection failure?

  • A. A misconfigured hosts.deny file
  • B. A misconfigured hosts file
  • C. A misconfigured firewall
  • D. A misconfigured hosts.allow file

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 42
A server administrator receives a report that Ann, a new user, is unable to save a file to her home directory on a server. The administrator checks Ann's home directory permissions and discovers the following:
dr-xr-xr-- /home/Ann
Which of the following commands should the administrator use to resolve the issue without granting unnecessary permissions?

  • A. chmod 777 /home/Ann
  • B. chmod 666 /home/Ann
  • C. chmod 711 /home/Ann
  • D. chmod 754 /home/Ann

Answer: D

Explanation:
Reference:
https://linuxize.com/post/what-does-chmod-777-mean/

 

NEW QUESTION 43
A technician needs to install a Type 1 hypervisor on a server. The server has SD card slots, a SAS controller, and a SATA controller, and it is attached to a NAS. On which of the following drive types should the technician install the hypervisor?

  • A. SAS drive
  • B. SD card
  • C. SATA drive
  • D. NAS drive

Answer: C

 

NEW QUESTION 44
Which of the following documents would be useful when trying to restore IT infrastructure operations after a non-planned interruption?

  • A. Disaster recovery plan
  • B. Service-level agreement
  • C. Business impact analysis
  • D. Business continuity plan

Answer: A

 

NEW QUESTION 45
An administrator is configuring a server that will host a high-performance financial application. Which of the following disk types will serve this purpose?

  • A. SATA SSD
  • B. SAS SSD
  • C. SATA drive with 15000rpm
  • D. SAS drive with 10000rpm

Answer: B

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/sas-vs-sata

 

NEW QUESTION 46
An administrator is configuring a server to communicate with a new storage array. To do so, the administrator enters the WWPN of the new array in the server's storage configuration. Which of the following technologies is the new connection using?

  • A. FcoE
  • B. iSCSI
  • C. NFS
  • D. eSATA

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 47
A server administrator is configuring the IP address on a newly provisioned server in the testing environment. The network VLANs are configured as follows:

The administrator configures the IP address for the new server as follows:
IP address: 192.168.1.1/24
Default gateway: 192.168.10.1
A ping sent to the default gateway is not successful. Which of the following IP address/default gateway combinations should the administrator have used for the new server?

  • A. IP address: 192.168.10.24/24
    Default gateway: 192.168.30.1
  • B. IP address: 192.168.10.3/24
    Default gateway: 192.168.20.1
  • C. IP address: 192.168.10.2/24
    Default gateway: 192.168.10.1
  • D. IP address: 192.168.1.2/24
    Default gateway: 192.168.10.1

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 48
A server that recently received hardware upgrades has begun to experience random BSOD conditions. Which of the following are likely causes of the issue? (Choose two.)

  • A. Incompatible disk speed
  • B. Faulty memory
  • C. Overallocated memory
  • D. Data partition error
  • E. Incorrectly seated memory
  • F. Uninitialized disk

Answer: B,E

 

NEW QUESTION 49
A technician is unable to access a server's package repository internally or externally. Which of the following are the MOST likely reasons? (Choose two.)

  • A. The external firewall is blocking access
  • B. The system time is not synchronized
  • C. The technician does not have sufficient privileges
  • D. The server has an architecture mismatch
  • E. The default gateway is incorrect
  • F. The local system log file is full

Answer: B,D

 

NEW QUESTION 50
A server is reporting a hard drive S.M.A.R.T. error. When a technician checks on the drive, however, it appears that all drives in the server are functioning normally. Which of the following is the reason for this issue?

  • A. A S.M.A.R.T. error is a write operation error. It has detected that the write sent to the drive was incorrectly formatted and has requested a retransmission of the write from the controller
  • B. A S.M.A.R.T. error is simply a bad sector. The drive has marked the sector as bad and will continue to function properly
  • C. A S.M.A.R.T. error is a predictive failure notice. The drive will fail in the near future and should be replaced at the next earliest time possible
  • D. A S.M.A.R.T. error is an ECC error. Due to error checking and correcting, the drive has corrected the missing bit and completed the write operation correctly.

Answer: B

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/what-smart-stats-indicate-hard-drive-failures/

 

NEW QUESTION 51
A technician is attempting to update a server's firmware. After inserting the media for the firmware and restarting the server, the machine starts normally into the OS. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to install the firmware?

  • A. Log in with an administrative account
  • B. Enable HIDS on the server
  • C. Press F8 to enter safe mode
  • D. Boot from the media

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 52
An administrator recommends using a tower server in a small remote office. Which of the following should be added to the server to ensure continuous server operation?

  • A. Surge protector
  • B. UPS
  • C. PDU
  • D. Ground strap

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 53
A server administrator was asked to build a storage array with the highest possible capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator choose?

  • A. RAID 6
  • B. RAID 5
  • C. RAID 0
  • D. RAID 1

Answer: C

 

NEW QUESTION 54
Which of the following would be BEST to help protect an organization against social engineering?

  • A. Recurring training and support
  • B. An updated code of conduct to enforce social media
  • C. More complex passwords
  • D. Single sign-on

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 55
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