CompTIA SK0-005 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA SK0-005 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 361:

  Following a recent power outage, a server in the data center has been constantly going offline and losing its configuration. Users have been experiencing access issues while using the application on the server. The server technician notices the date and time are incorrect when the server is online. All other servers are working. Which of the following would MOST likely cause this issue? (Choose two.)

  A. The server has a faulty power supply.
  B. The server has a CMOS battery failure.
  C. The server requires OS updates.
  D. The server has a malfunctioning LED panel.
  E. The servers have NTP configured.
  F. CPU frequency scaling is set too high.
  A. The server has a faulty power supply.
  B. The server has a CMOS battery failure.

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  Explanation

• Question 362:

  A human resources analyst is attempting to email the records for new employees to an outside payroll company. Each time the analyst sends an email containing employee records, the email is rejected with an error message. Other emails outside the company are sent correctly. Which of the following is most likely generating the error?

  A. DHCP configuration
  B. Firewall rules
  C. DLP software
  D. Intrusion detection system
  C. DLP software

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  Explanation

• Question 363:

  A technician is decommissioning a server from a production environment. The technician removes the server from the rack but then decides to repurpose the system as a lab server instead of decommissioning it. Which of the following is the most appropriate NEXT step to recycle and reuse the system drives?

  A. Reinstall the OS.
  B. Wipe the drives.
  C. Degauss the drives.
  D. Update the IP schema.
  B. Wipe the drives.

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  Explanation

  Wiping the drives is the most appropriate step to recycle and reuse the system drives. Wiping the drives means erasing all the data on the drives and overwriting them with random or meaningless data. This can help prevent data leakage, comply with regulations, and prepare the drives for a new installation or configuration. Wiping the drives is different from deleting or formatting the drives, which only remove the references to the data but not the data itself.

  References: https:// www.comptia.org/training/resources/exam- objectives/comptia-server-sk0-005-exam-objectives (Objective 1.3)

• Question 364:

  A newly hired systems administrator is concerned about fileshare access at the company. The administrator turns on DLP for the fileshare and lets it propagate for a week. Which of the following can the administrator perform now?

  A. Manage the fileshare from an RDP session.
  B. Audit the permissions of the fileshare.
  C. Audit the access to the physical fileshare.
  D. Manage the permissions from the fileshare.
  B. Audit the permissions of the fileshare.

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  Explanation

  DLP, or Data Loss Prevention, is a type of security measure that aims to prevent unauthorized access, use, or transfer of sensitive data. DLP can be applied to various types of data, such as email, cloud storage, network traffic, or fileshares1. DLP for fileshares can help monitor and control who can access, modify, or share files on a network share2. By turning on DLP for the fileshare and letting it propagate for a week, the administrator can audit the permissions of the fileshare and see if there are any violations or anomalies in the access patterns. This can help the administrator identify and remediate any potential risks or compliance issues related to the fileshare2. The other options are incorrect because they are not directly related to DLP for fileshares. Managing the fileshare from an RDP session or from the fileshare itself are administrative tasksthat do not require DLP. Auditing the access to the physical fileshare is a physical security measure that is not affected by DLP.

• Question 365:

  A snapshot is a feature that can be used in hypervisors to:

  A. roll back firmware updates.
  B. restore to a previous version.
  C. roll back application drivers.
  D. perform a backup restore.
  B. restore to a previous version.

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  Explanation

  Answer is

  B. The one of the differences between a storage snapshot and a backup is that the snapshot is stored at the same location as the original data. Therefore, it depends entirely on the reliability of the source. This means that in case of a disaster or damage to the source data, the storage snapshot will be lost or inaccessible. There is no way to restore if the source gets lost. In addition, snapshots on their own do not have the means to check for corruption or restore capabilities.

• Question 366:

  An administrator is tasked with building an environment consisting of four servers that can each serve the same website. Which of the following concepts is described?

  A. Load balancing
  B. Direct access
  C. Overprovisioning
  D. Network teaming
  A. Load balancing

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  Explanation

  Load balancing is a concept that distributes the workload across multiple servers or other resources to optimize performance, availability, and scalability. Load balancing can be implemented at different layers of the network, such as the

  application layer, the transport layer, or the network layer. Load balancing can use various algorithms or methods to determine how to distribute the traffic, such as round robin, least connections, or weighted distribution.

  References: CompTIA Server+ Study Guide, Chapter 6: Networking, page 241.

• Question 367:

  A server administrator needs to create a new folder on a file server that only specific users can access. Which of the following BEST describes how the server administrator can accomplish this task?

  A. Create a group that includes all users and assign it to an ACL.
  B. Assign individual permissions on the folder to each user.
  C. Create a group that includes all users and assign the proper permissions.
  D. Assign ownership on the folder for each user.
  C. Create a group that includes all users and assign the proper permissions.

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  Explanation

  The top portion of the dialog box lists the users and/or groups that have access to the file or folder.

  https://www.uwec.edu/kb/article/drives-establishing-windows-file-and-folder-level-permissions/

• Question 368:

  An administrator gave Ann modify permissions to a shared folder called DATA, which is located on the company server. Other users need read access to the files in this folder. The current configuration is as follows:

  

  The administrator has determined Ann cannot write anything to the DATA folder using the network. Which of the following would be the best practice to set up Ann's permissions correctly, exposing only the minimum rights required?

  

  A. Option A
  B. Option B
  C. Option C
  D. Option D
  D. Option D

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  Explanation

• Question 369:

  An administrator is unable to get server updates from a WSUS server. However, the administrator was able to patch the server successfully last month.

  Which of the following should the administrator check first?

  A. The software firewall on the local server
  B. Stopped services on the local server
  C. The primary DNS IP address assigned to the server
  D. The hosts file on the local server
  A. The software firewall on the local server

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  Explanation

  When a server that previously received updates from a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server suddenly fails to do so, one common cause is that the local software firewall is blocking the necessary ports or services required for

  WSUS communication. Firewalls can be reconfigured, either intentionally or accidentally, leading to such connectivity issues.

  References:

  CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Objectives (SK0-005): Server Maintenance ?Explain patching and update management

• Question 370:

  A technician has been asked to check on a SAN. Upon arrival, the technician notices the red LED indicator shows a disk has failed. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT, given the disk is hot swappable?

  A. Stop sharing the volume
  B. Replace the disk
  C. Shut down the SAN
  D. Stop all connections to the volume
  B. Replace the disk

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  Explanation

  The next thing that the technician should do, given the disk is hot swappable, is to replace the disk. A hot swappable disk is a disk that can be removed and replaced without shutting down the system or affecting its operation. A hot swappable disk is typically used in a storage array that has RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configuration that provides fault tolerance and redundancy. If a disk fails in a RAID array, it can be replaced by a new disk without interrupting the service or losing any data. The new disk will automatically rebuild itself using the data from the other disks in the array.