EMT Practice Test

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Question1: 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?

Question2: A systems administrator is setting up a server on a LAN that uses an address space that follows the RFC 1918 standard. Which of the following IP addresses should the administrator use to be in compliance with the standard?

Question3: Which of the following will correctly map a script to a home directory for a user based on username?

Question4: 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?

Question5: Which of the following allows for a connection of devices to both sides inside of a blade enclosure?

Question6: 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?

Question7: An administrator has attached an old SCSI JBOD to a server to recover archival dat a. However, the array will not mount to the server. Which of the following should the administrator check FIRST?

Question8: Which of the following tools will analyze network logs in real time to report on suspicious log events?

Question9: 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?

Question10: 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?

Question11: 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?

Question12: A systems administrator is attempting to connect via RDP to a server that is running Windows. However, the systems administrator cannot connect to the machine via RDP to reboot it and apply updates. Which of the following methods should be used to access the machine and perform a reboot if the server is not physically accessible?

Question13: Which of the following access control methodologies can be described BEST as allowing a user the least access based on the jobs the user needs to perform?

Question14: A server in a remote datacenter is no longer responsive. Which of the following is the BEST solution to investigate this failure?

Question15: 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?

Question16: Which of the following policies would be BEST to deter a brute-force login attack?

Question17: An administrator needs to perform bare-metal maintenance on a server in a remote datacenter. Which of the following should the administrator use to access the server's console?

Question18: A server administrator has been creating new VMs one by one. The administrator notices the system requirements are very similar, even with different applications. Which of the following would help the administrator accomplish this task in the SHORTEST amount of time and meet the system requirements?

Question19: 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?

Question20: 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?

Question21: A systems administrator is setting up a new server that will be used as a DHCP server. The administrator installs the OS but is then unable to log on using Active Directory credentials. The administrator logs on using the local administrator account and verifies the server has the correct IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. The administrator then gets on another server and can ping the new server. Which of the following is causing the issue?

Question22: 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?

Question23: A technician recently upgraded several pieces of firmware on a server. Ever since the technician rebooted the server, it no longer communicates with the network. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to return the server to service as soon as possible?

Question24: 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?

Question25: A technician is connecting a server's secondary NIC to a separate network. The technician connects the cable to the switch but then does not see any link lights on the NIC. The technician confirms there is nothing wrong on the network or with the physical connection. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?

Question26: A user reports that a server is not accessible. A technician sees the following message on the server: PXE server not found. Which of the following should the technician attempt FIRST to resolve the issue?

Question27: 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?

Question28: Network connectivity to a server was lost when it was pulled from the rack during maintenance. Which of the following should the server administrator use to prevent this situation in the future?

Question29: A technician is installing a variety of servers in a rack. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the technician to take while loading the rack?

Question30: Users in an office lost access to a file server following a short power outage. The server administrator noticed the server was powered off. Which of the following should the administrator do to prevent this situation in the future?