CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam v1.0
Question 1
A company deploys antivirus, anti-malware, and firewalls that can be assumed to be functioning properly. Which of the following is the MOST likely system vulnerability?
- A. Insider threat
- B. Worms
- C. Ransomware
- D. Open ports
- E. Two-person integrity
Answer : A
Question 2
A security analyst suspects a remote server is running vulnerable network applications. The analyst does not have administrative credentials for the server. Which of the following would MOST likely help the analyst determine if the applications are running?
- A. User account control
- B. Anti-malware
- C. A sniffer
- D. A port scanner
Answer : A
Reference:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/administrative-credential
Question 3
A server is performing slowly, and users are reporting issues connecting to the application on that server. Upon investigation, the server administrator notices several unauthorized services running on that server that are successfully communicating to an external site. Which of the following are MOST likely causing the issue? (Choose two.)
- A. Adware is installed on the usersג€™ devices
- B. The firewall rule for the server is misconfigured
- C. The server is infected with a virus
- D. Intrusion detection is enabled on the network
- E. Unnecessary services are disabled on the server
- F. SELinux is enabled on the server
Answer : AC
Question 4
A server technician is configuring the IP address on a newly installed server. The documented configuration specifies using an IP address of 10.20.10.15 and a default gateway of 10.20.10.254. Which of the following subnet masks would be appropriate for this setup?
- A. 255.255.255.0
- B. 255.255.255.128
- C. 255.255.255.240
- D. 255.255.255.254
Answer : D
Reference:
https://www.calculator.net/ip-subnet-calculator.html?cclass=any&csubnet=30&cip=10.20.10.15&ctype=ipv4&printit=0&x=57&y=17
Question 5
A storage administrator is investigating an issue with a failed hard drive. A technician replaced the drive in the storage array; however, there is still an issue with the logical volume. Which of the following best describes the NEXT step that should be completed to restore the volume?
- A. Initialize the volume
- B. Format the volume
- C. Replace the volume
- D. Rebuild the volume
Answer : D
Question 6
A large number of connections to port 80 is discovered while reviewing the log files on a server. The server is not functioning as a web server. Which of the following represent the BEST immediate actions to prevent unauthorized server access? (Choose two.)
- A. Audit all group privileges and permissions
- B. Run a checksum tool against all the files on the server
- C. Stop all unneeded services and block the ports on the firewall
- D. Initialize a port scan on the server to identify open ports
- E. Enable port forwarding on port 80
- F. Install a NIDS on the server to prevent network intrusions
Answer : AD
Question 7
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. Upgrade the application package
- B. Tighten the rules on the firewall
- C. Install antivirus software
- D. Patch the server OS
Answer : D
Reference -
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/vulnerability-scanner
Question 8
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. Schedule a mandatory reboot of the server
- B. Wait for the load average to come back down on its own
- C. Identify the runaway process or processes
- D. Request that users log off the server
Answer : D
Reference:
https://www.tecmint.com/understand-linux-load-averages-and-monitor-performance/
Question 9
A technician needs to set up a server backup method for some systems. The company's management team wants to have quick restores but minimize the amount of backup media required. Which of the following are the BEST backup methods to use to support the management's priorities? (Choose two.)
- A. Differential
- B. Synthetic full
- C. Archive
- D. Full
- E. Incremental
- F. Open file
Answer : AB
Question 10
Ann, an administrator, is configuring a two-node cluster that will be deployed. To check the cluster's functionality, she shuts down the active node. Cluster behavior is as expected, and the passive node is now active. Ann powers on the server again and wants to return to the original configuration. Which of the following cluster features will allow Ann to complete this task?
- A. Heartbeat
- B. Failback
- C. Redundancy
- D. Load balancing
Answer : B
Question 11
Which of the following policies would be BEST to deter a brute-force login attack?
- A. Password complexity
- B. Password reuse
- C. Account age threshold
- D. Account lockout threshold
Answer : A
Reference:
https://sucuri.net/guides/what-is-brute-force-attack/
Question 12
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. SD card
- B. NAS drive
- C. SATA drive
- D. SAS drive
Answer : C
Question 13
A technician is trying to determine the reason why a Linux server is not communicating on a network. The returned network configuration is as follows: eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 127.0.0.1 network 255.255.0.0 broadcast 127.0.0.1
Which of the following BEST describes what is happening?
- A. The server is configured to use DHCP on a network that has multiple scope options
- B. The server is configured to use DHCP, but the DHCP server is sending an incorrect subnet mask
- C. The server is configured to use DHCP on a network that does not have a DHCP server
- D. The server is configured to use DHCP, but the DHCP server is sending an incorrect MTU setting
Answer : B
Question 14
A server technician is deploying a server with eight hard drives. The server specifications call for a RAID configuration that can handle up to two drive failures but also allow for the least amount of drive space lost to RAID overhead. Which of the following RAID levels should the technician configure for this drive array?
- A. RAID 0
- B. RAID 5
- C. RAID 6
- D. RAID 10
Answer : C
Reference:
https://www.booleanworld.com/raid-levels-explained/
Question 15
Which of the following should an administrator use to transfer log files from a Linux server to a Windows workstation?
- A. Telnet
- B. Robocopy
- C. XCOPY
- D. SCP
Answer : D