EMT Practice Test

1. Question Content...

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Question1: 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?

Question2: Which of the following would be BEST to help protect an organization against social engineering?

Question3: A snapshot is a feature that can be used in hypervisors to:

Question4: 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?

Question5: Which of the following is the MOST appropriate scripting language to use for a logon script for a Linux box?

Question6: 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?

Question7: A server in a remote datacenter is no longer responsive. Which of the following is the BEST solution to investigate this failure?

Question8: 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?

Question9: A technician needs to deploy an operating system that would optimize server resources. Which of the following server installation methods would BEST meet this requirement?

Question10: Which of the following must a server administrator do to ensure data on the SAN is not compromised if it is leaked?

Question11: A technician is connecting a Linux server to a share on a NAS. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate native protocol to use for this task?

Question12: 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?

Question13: Which of the following allows for a connection of devices to both sides inside of a blade enclosure?

Question14: Which of the following server types would benefit MOST from the use of a load balancer?

Question15: 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?

Question16: 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?

Question17: A server technician is installing a Windows server OS on a physical server. The specifications for the installation call for a 4TB data volume. To ensure the partition is available to the OS, the technician must verify the:

Question18: 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?

Question19: Which of the following actions should a server administrator take once a new backup scheme has been configured?

Question20: When configuring networking on a VM, which of the following methods would allow multiple VMs to share the same host IP address?

Question21: A server administrator is configuring a new server that will hold large amounts of information. The server will need to be accessed by multiple users at the same time. Which of the following server roles will the administrator MOST likely need to install?

Question22: Which of the following policies would be BEST to deter a brute-force login attack?

Question23: Which of the following DR testing scenarios is described as verbally walking through each step of the DR plan in the context of a meeting?

Question24: 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?

Question25: A server administrator needs to keep a copy of an important fileshare that can be used to restore the share as quickly as possible. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

Question26: A company uses a hot-site, disaster-recovery model. Which of the following types of data replication is required?

Question27: Which of the following would MOST likely be part of the user authentication process when implementing SAML across multiple applications?

Question28: 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?

Question29: 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?

Question30: 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?