CompTIA Server+ Practice Exam - 1

Administrator passwords are most secure when they are a combination of numeric, alpha numeric and special characters.

Since sally is able to access App1, there is no other problem other than permissions.

Removing all memory modules and restarting the server will give the same error beeps that it would have given when you started the server with faulty modules. Just replacing all memory modules will definitely put the server in functional state but will not help you isolate the problem. Removing and replacing one RAM module at a time will help you isolate the exact faulty module.

Understanding the events leading up to the server crash is essential for root cause analysis. These events help isolate triggers such as configuration changes, software updates, user actions, or security breaches. By identifying what occurred immediately before the failure—like spikes in traffic, hardware alerts, or log errors—a technician can recreate the scenario, check logs or system snapshots, and pinpoint the fault. Without this context, troubleshooting becomes guesswork rather than a structured diagnostic process grounded in observable system behavior.

Although the formatting option helps to reduce server down time and will surely bring up the server, it does not help to recover transactions or lost data. It is always best to try and recover the system.

All IP based services mentioned above can be hosted on the Windows 2000 server.

To fully secure your FTP service, you need to set filtering on port numbers 20 as well as 21. Leaving any one port out would mean a server that is not secure at all.

A Secondary DNS server is meant to take over DNS resolution for requesting clients, whenever the Primary DNS server is unable to do so. Hence this is a basic necessity for ensuring fault tolerance for DNS resolution on a network.

Host name resolution can be implemented by host files or by DNS.

IDE supports maximum of 4 devices where as SCSI supports 7 devices. As for fault tolerance SCSI is more reliable than IDE.

Server configuration machines need to be maintained in low temperature environment. Failing which the heavy duty fans within the machine can add a load on the system, and the high temperature and humidity can cause devices to fail.

Bus Mastering is a feature supported by some bus architectures that enables a controller connected to the bus to communicate directly with other devices on the bus without going through the CPU. Most modern bus architectures, including PCI, support bus mastering because it improves performance.

The event viewer is an interface application that allows reading of log files relating to the Operating system. The resource access and user permission related error messages and status messages is always logged into the security log.

RAID 0 is not a fault tolerant measure in the software level RAID.

DNS Server is mandatory only when using ADS infrastructure, which is not specified in the question statement. For any other scenario. Windows 2000 can still make use of broadcast or WINS for name resolution.

Hardware level RAID gives far better performance than a software level RAID. Hardware level RAID is far more expensive than software level RAID.

IP and ICMP are not transport layer protocols. UDP is not a protocol that can be used for reliable communication unless reliability is inbuilt to the application itself. TCP is the protocol for the said application.

The last known good configuration option in Windows based servers, helps to restore the registry settings that existed before you installed the application that caused the server to crash. This could be the easiest and the quickest way to recover the server. Recovery console could be tried for more complex scenarios of server recovery. Re-installing the OS or replacing the hard drive are not valid options here.

The combination of Ultra2 Wide controller and drive is meant for situations that demand improved performance and excellent transfer rate. 80 MB/sec is definitely within the support capability of Ultra2 Wide SCSI.

Mail servers need SMTP and mail clients need POP. FTP and SNMP are not related email services

Unlimited Power Supply (UPS) is the only solution here. Inverters cannot be used for computers. Generators are not automatic and need manual intervention.

So long as the server hardware supports the services with requisite resources, there is no other restriction as to housing the RAS and the VPN service on the same resource server.

The default gateway provides access to resources outside the local subnet.

Any service that is set up to maintain security in a network must be understood by both the server as well as the clients. Otherwise there is no security at all.

The system registry is incorrect as the operating system has not been mentioned. The configuration files will only hold the configuration information and the boot log file will only contain the status messages logged during boot up. The correct answer is error log files.

It is mandatory to use a antivirus software on each workstation.
Incorrect Answers
A. A firewall stops traffic at port and protocol level.
B. The scandisk utility is used to diagnose and fix hard disk problems.
C. An antivirus suite is more relevant to huge client/server networks.

IIS (Internet Information Service) is the most appropriate choice to host a Web server on a Windows based resource server. IAS (Internet Authentication Service) is not meant for Web Services. Apache is a good choice if the Operating System platform was Unix based.

When using 16-bit wide SCSI there will be 16 devices that can be connected possibly. 0-15. There is no device that will have Id 16. The bootable drive will be the one with Id 0.

The log files contain alerts and errors regarding network services. Registry contains information of installed devices and software, and not the status of a service. It is a complicated process and can lead to system failure if dealt in a wrong way. If the server or the workstation has no other problem other than the print service connection, then there is nothing wrong with network settings. The print service is usually purely IP based and should not be in need of name resolution.

Implementation of cluster service improves network availability and allows for scalability. It does not relate to troubleshooting procedures in any way.

RAID 0 is the software level RAID that enhance Read/Write performance without providing fault tolerance.

Installing antivirus software on network-exposed systems, servers, and endpoints is important, but it is not sufficient as a standalone defense. Modern cyber threats often bypass traditional antivirus through phishing, zero-day exploits, insider threats, and encrypted traffic. A multi-layered security approach is essential, combining antivirus with firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), endpoint detection and response (EDR), network segmentation, regular patching, user education, and strong access controls. Relying only on antivirus creates a false sense of security and leaves critical gaps in protection.

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) defines message format and the methods to store and forward mail throughout the Internet to servers that provide message storage for incoming mail.

The CPU that has been added may not function if faulty but it will detected for during POST. The only reason why it would not be detected is that the BIOS may not be supporting it. It is also necessary to ensure that the BIOS be upgraded if necessary.

AFT requires additional network adapter card and one additional port on the router/switch on whose network you wish to implement the said fault tolerant measure. Since the question statement iterates that the router has one port free. It will be possible to implement the fault tolerance on this network.

Every service is designed to respond to a communication port number. The incoming packet will contain destination port number field which will indicate which service it is intending to communicate with. All connection oriented services will contain TCP as their protocol. Host headers are used to distinguish between different virtual sites. Transport layer protocols do not have any address.

As the name suggests the differential backup will backup the difference since last backup. Its reference will be the last full backup.

Linux, NetWare 5 and Windows NT can all be used for NetWare printers.

Windows 2000 Server has a RRAS service that is a combination of a router and a RAS. This service can be made use of to make each resource server to behave as a router.

This question cannot be analyzed unless we know that he Data Center has fault tolerance for power failure too. If the answer is No, then the moment the Data Center loses power, both the servers in the 2-node cluster will be inaccessible.

The correct answer is "Right click My Computer, click Properties, and then, on the Tools tab, click Defragment Now." This option allows the user to manually initiate the defragmentation process on the file servers to ensure that the defragmentation is satisfactory.

Autoexec.Bat and Config.sys are two startup files for the MS DOS environment. The startup files for Novell Netware environment are Autoexec.Ncf and Startup.Ncf

Intel Xeon processor can access maximum of 64 GB of physical memory.

Workstations are not ideal resources to house the OS image for network boot up no matter how reliable they are. Simply because they cannot run server related services on them. Authenticating servers should not ideally be engaged in any service other than catering to user authentication unless the domain size is very small. Ideal resource for housing the OS image for network boot for the clients would be a resource server.

The best area to investigate, which will help in recovering the server is �What changes have been applied on to the server in the recent past?� Who was using the server or what application was being used is not of any consequence.

The Novell Netware server loadable modules have file extensions as NLM. VLMs are for clients. There is no extension such as SLM. VLSM relates to subnet mask and not Novell Netware.

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is responsible for enabling a mail server to push the mails through the mail gateway, to enable them reach the destinations they were intended for.

The DNS service will first refer its cache, then the database and so on to perform resolution. Broadcast is employed only when the DNS service fails to fulfill the resolution.

In a Fabric switched fiber channel network, the F-Port is usually located at the Fabric Switch side. This means that the F-Port is typically found on the switch itself, rather than at the termination end or at the hub of an arbitrated loop. The F-Port is responsible for connecting the switch to other devices in the network, allowing for communication and data transfer between them.

The Recovery console utility can be used to access the entire system area or for replacing critical files, which is very important while troubleshooting a server machine. Last known good configuration can be used to recover a system after problematic application installation or driver configuration. Safe mode is meant for display drivers only. Management Console is merely a shell or an interface for administrative utilitites.