EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Which type of channel in IBM MQ is used for bidirectional communication with client applications?

Question2: In problem determination, what is the significance of a "Change Advisory Board" (CAB)?

Question3: In terms of availability, what is the purpose of a "Caching Server"?

Question4: What is the purpose of Load Balancing in the context of Availability?

Question5: The following commands are issued on QMGRA:
DEFINE QLOCAL(SATURN)
DEFINE QLOCAL(QMGRB) USAGE(XMITQ)
DEFINE QALIAS(MARS) TARGET (VENUS)
DEFINE QALIAS(PLUTO) TARGET(SATURN)
DEFINE QREMOTE(VENUS) RNAME(SATURN) RQMNAME(QMGRB)
The following commands are issued on QMGRB:
DEFINE QLOCAL (mars)
DEFINE QLOCAL(QMGRA) USAGE(XMITQ)
DEFINE QALIAS(SATURN) TARGET(VENUS)
DEFINE QALIAS(PLUTO) TARGET(VENUS)
DEFINE QREMOTE(VENUS) RNAME(PLUTO) RQMNAME(QMGRA)
Where does the message go when it is put to MARS on QMGRA?

Question6: QM1 is a multi-instance queue manager on server1 and server2. Currently, it is NOT running.
What is the effect of executing strmqm -x QM1 on server1?

Question7: What is one reason an administrator would have multiple queue managers on one server?

Question8: Which MQSC command is used to alter the properties of a channel in IBM MQ?

Question9: What is the purpose of a Configuration Item (CI) in Configuration Management?

Question10: What does "Caching" involve in performance tuning?

Question11: What setting of the MONQ attribute should be used to stop capturing monitoring data for all queues on the Queue Manager?

Question12: An application is putting messages in an MQ cluster but the messages are only routed to the local queue manager to which the application is connected.
What parameter should the administrator adjust to achieve a desired round-robin delivery f messages throughout the cluster?

Question13: In IBM MQ, what does a Channel Exit provide?

Question14: What does the term "Threshold" mean in the context of system monitoring?

Question15: Which statement is true regarding trace-route messaging?

Question16: What does a feasibility study involve in the context of IT planning?

Question17: Due to a hardware failure, a queue manager stops. Both the queue manager configuration and log data are lost. The queue manager is unable to restart or to be recovered from the log.
In this situation, what can the administrator do to restore service?

Question18: Which two settings can be exported and imported from MQ Explorer? (Select two.)

Question19: What is the purpose of a "Known Error Database" in problem determination?

Question20: What is the purpose of the Channel Authentication Record (CHLAUTH) in IBM MQ?

Question21: What benefit does using the MQ Console have over using the MQ Explorer?

Question22: What does "High Availability" refer to in computing systems?

Question23: What is the purpose of the AMQERR01.LOG file in IBM MQ?

Question24: Which term describes the ability of a system to continue operating despite hardware or software failures?

Question25: What topic attribute/value pair controls delivery of all non-persistent publications to all subscribers?

Question26: What does "Impact Analysis" involve in problem determination?

Question27: The MQ Administrator has enabled Command Events in order to log all successful MQSC commands.
What else must be done to also capture the unauthorized MQSC command attempts?

Question28: Which MQ object serves as a point of communication between applications, allowing them to send and receive messages?

Question29: When migrating to MQv9, what are the MQ migration model options to consider?

Question30: What is the primary objective of problem determination in an IT environment?

Question31: An instance of IBM MQ on Unix regularly processes larger messages.
Which condition will have a positive impact on message throughput given that the system is short of real memory?

Question32: An administrator is connecting to e remote queue manager to perform remote administration tasks using MQ Explorer.
Which two permissions should the administrator set on the target queue manager object for the user running MQ Explorer in addition to DISPLAY? (Select two.)

Question33: What is the purpose of Geographical Redundancy in ensuring system availability?

Question34: What should an administrator do to detect when an application attempts to open a channel, but the attempt fails because SSL does not allow the connection?

Question35: Which FFST Report field can be used to trigger tracing to start?

Question36: What is the primary purpose of a rollback plan in IT migration?

Question37: What is the primary purpose of backup and disaster recovery in system administration?

Question38: What does "Root Cause Analysis" involve in problem determination?

Question39: What is the role of Indexing in database performance tuning?

Question40: Which statement is true regarding the use of CHLAUTH rules?

Question41: Queue manager QM1 has a remote queue RMT1 which is a remote definitions of the local queue L1 on queue manager QM2.
How would an administrator define the transmission queue so that messages on RMT1 on QM1 are sent to L1 on QM2?

Question42: For MQ Advanced for distributed platforms, which two components are included? (Select two.)

Question43: Which command will enable real-time monitoring of queues, where the monitoring is to be controlled at a queue manager level?

Question44: The following commands are issued on QMGA:
DEFINE QLOCAL(TENNIS)
DEFINE QLOCAL(RUGBY)
DEFINE QALIAS(BALLS) TARGET(BALL) DEFINE QLOCAL(QMGB)
USAGE(XMITQ)
DEFINE QREMOTE(BALL) RNAME(BALL) RQMNAME(QMGB)
The following commands are issued on QMGB:
DEFINE QLOCAL(RUGBY)
DEFINE QALIAS(BALLS) TARGET(TENNIS) DEFINE QLOCAL(QMGC)
USAGE(XMITQ) DEFINE QLOCAL(TENNIS)
DEFINE QREMOTE(BALL) RNAME(BALL) RQMNAME(QMGC)
The following commands are issued on QMGC:
DEFINE QREMOTE(BALLS) RNAME(BALLS) RQMNAME(QMGB) DEFINE
QLOCAL(QMGB) USAGE(XMITQ)
DEFINE QALIAS(BALL) TARGET(RUGBY) DEFINE QLOCAL(TENNIS)
DEFINE QLOCAL(RUGBY)
Where does the message go when it is put to BALLS on QMGC?

Question45: What performance events are generated, which queue holds the performance event messages?

Question46: What is the primary goal of a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?

Question47: In application triggering what is the role of trigger monitor process?

Question48: What is the correct address to get extended information about queue manager TESTQM using the REST API?

Question49: There is an environment where all cluster-sender channels are automatically associated with a separate cluster transmission queue.
What command would an administrator run to have all cluster-sender channels associated with the single default cluster transmit queue?

Question50: In problem determination, what is the significance of an "Incident Ticket" or "Trouble Ticket"?

Question51: What is the primary purpose of a Firewall in cybersecurity?

Question52: What is the purpose of the MQSC command 'DEFINE LISTENER'?

Question53: An application connected to QM1 puts messages on QR1, which is a remote definition of a local queue QL2 on queue manager QM2.
The configuration is as follows:
crtmqm -q -l -lp 2 -ls 3 QM1
DEFINE QREMOTE('QR1') RQMNAME('QM2') RNAME('QL2')
The channels between QM1 and QM2 are stopped.
Where should the administrator look for the message?

Question54: Which component is responsible for transferring messages between queue managers?

Question55: When configuring MQ shared queues on z/OS, where are the queue objects that represents the attributes of the shared queues held?

Question56: What is the primary function of Log Analysis in system monitoring?

Question57: The z/OS MQ System Administrator configures a SVRCONN channel with DISCINT (1200), HBINT (600) and KAINT(AUTO). Assume a connected client is executing an extended MQGET with WAIT call when DISCINT expires.
What is the result?

Question58: An administrator is asked to forward all messages to queue 'TEST.TEMP' if the messages destined for 'TEST.LOCAL' end up on the dead letter queue.
Which rule in the dead letter handler rules table will enable the administrator to achieve this objective?

Question59: In the context of Availability, what is the purpose of a "Hot Standby"?

Question60: A failed MQ on z/OS request is received with a reason code 'MQRC_STORAGE_MEDIUM_FULL'.
What are two reasons for this type of failure? (Select two.)

Question61: What is the primary objective of performance tuning in an IT system?

Question62: Which attribute specifies the maximum number of uncommitted messages that can reside on a queue in IBM MQ?

Question63: What is the primary purpose of a "Runbook" in IT installation?

Question64: In problem determination, what does "Isolation Testing" involve?

Question65: Which type of testing evaluates a system's ability to recover from catastrophic failures?

Question66: If during normal operation the IBM MQ Appliance detects an intrusion, what will happen the next time the appliance restarts?

Question67: What is the role of SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) in system monitoring?

Question68: On which platform would an administrator use the MQCMD_INQUIRE_CHANNEL_INIT PCF command?

Question69: What must be done before an administrator can take a full backup of a queue manager's files?

Question70: What does "Phishing" typically involve in the context of cybersecurity?

Question71: Which task is typically associated with network administration?

Question72: Which statement describes an MQl channel?

Question73: What is the purpose of the -s secretText parameter used in the prepareha and crthagrp What is the purpose of the -s secretText parameter used in the prepareha and crthagrp commands on MQ Appliance?commands on MQ Appliance?

Question74: In terms of installation, what does "Rack and Stack" mean in a data center context?

Question75: In the context of IT administration, what does RAID stand for?

Question76: It is suspected that a poor programming technique has been used in coding an application that uses an MQ queue (Q1). The application puts a high volume of small messages to the queue. It has been observed that when the application is running, server CPU resource usage increases sharply.
Which command(s) will provide the administrator with the data needed to confirm or reject the poor programming technique?

Question77: When using PCF commands, MQRCCF error codes are used in which operating system?

Question78: CONNAUTH is enabled on a queue manager with ADOPTCTX set to YES.
Which two actions does CONNAUTH handle when an application connects to MQ using client bindings?

Question79: In Configuration Management, what is the function of a "Change Advisory Board" (CAB)?

Question80: What is the primary objective of system monitoring in an IT environment?

Question81: Which channel may be configured with a channel auto-definition exit?

Question82: An administrator is troubleshooting a 2035 MQRC_NOT_AUTHORIZED error.
Which command can the administrator use to check all authorizations for a queue manager named QMA?

Question83: What is one of the prerequisites to migrate a single instance queue manager to a multi-instance one?

Question84: Which type of channel is responsible for transferring messages within a cluster in IBM MQ?

Question85: How does "Recovery Time Objective" (RTO) relate to system availability?

Question86: Which term describes a graphical representation showing the performance metrics of a system over time?

Question87: Which term refers to the process of restoring a system to a previously documented configuration?

Question88: An existing queue manager has a number of users and applications already provisioned for basic MQ access. The MQ Administrator must enable Advanced Message Security for the first time on this queue manager.
Which change must be made to the queue manager's configuration to accomplish this goal?

Question89: An existing application periodically announces price changes by putting messages to a queue. To make the price messages available as publications without changing the application, the output queue has been deleted and replaced with a queue alias that has TARGTYPE(TOPIC) TARGET('PRICES').
Which authorization is required to allow the application to publish using the new alias?

Question90: On AIX when migrating to MQv9, which command is required to make the latest version of the installation the primary installation?

Question91: What does "Two-Factor Authentication" involve in cybersecurity?

Question92: When using the rcrmqobj command to re-create an object from its image in the log, which condition must be satisfied?

Question93: In the context of project planning, what is a "Stakeholder"?

Question94: Which administrative task involves controlling user access to system resources?