An administrator has been asked to copy files from a Windows server that may not conform to Windows file-naming standards. Which of the following would best facilitate the copy process?
A. Robocopy
B. SCP
C. Drag and drop
D. FTP
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: SCP transfers files over SSH without relying on Windows Explorer or Windows-native copy tools, making it the best fit when filenames may not conform to Windows naming conventions.
Question 12
A technician needs to install a Type 1 hypervisor on a server. The technician needs to maximize the drive space available on the best performing drives for guest systems. 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
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Install the Type 1 hypervisor on the SD card. The hypervisor requires relatively little storage, so using the SD card leaves the higher-performance SAS/SATA storage available for guest systems.
Question 13
A startup is migrating a stand-alone application that stores PII to the cloud. Which of the following should be encrypted?
A. Data in transit
B. Data at rest
C. Data backups
D. Data archives
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Correct Answer: A, B, C, D
Explanation: PII should be encrypted throughout its lifecycle: while transmitted, while stored, and in backup and archival copies. Backups and archives still contain sensitive data and need protection.
Sources:
https://department.va.gov/privacy/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/02/FY26NationalCenterforPTSDBrainBankPIA.pdf
Question 14
A technician is investigating a server's configuration to secure it from physical threats. The technician checks the BIOS and sees the following boot order:
USB Drive
CDROM Drive
Network Adapter
RAID Controller
Additionally, the server's host OS is stored on mirrored drives. Which of the following should the technician do to secure the server?
A. Disable all except RAID Controller.
B. Block USB ports on the server.
C. Set BIOS password.
D. Move RAID Controller to the top of the list.
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Disable all boot devices except the RAID controller. This prevents someone with physical access from booting an unauthorized USB, CD, or network environment to bypass the installed OS. Merely moving the RAID controller to the top would still leave the other boot options available.
Question 15
An administrator is troubleshooting performance issues on a server that was recently upgraded. The administrator met with users/stakeholders and documented recent changes in an effort to determine whether the server is better or worse since the changes.
Which of the following would BEST help answer the server performance question?
A. Server performance thresholds
B. A server baseline
C. A hardware compatibility list
D. An application service-level agreement
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: A server baseline records normal performance metrics before changes. Comparing current performance with that baseline shows whether the upgrade made the server better or worse.
Question 16
A technician is monitoring a server and notices there is only one NIC plugged in, but the server has two. The NIC is oversaturated, and the technician would like to increase the available bandwidth.
Which of the following solutions would be the BEST option to increase the speed of this NIC?
A. Link aggregation
B. Heartbeat
C. Most recently used
D. Active-active
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Link aggregation combines the two physical NIC connections into one logical connection, increasing available bandwidth and providing redundancy. Heartbeat is for monitoring, while most recently used and active-active describe teaming/failover behavior rather than specifically aggregating link bandwidth.
Question 17
A senior administrator was notified that a junior administrator installed software on a server that should not have new software installed on it. The senior administrator decides to restrict the server via a Group Policy. Which of the following can be used to elevate the permissions?
A. Computer management
B. AD
C. Local users and groups
D. UAC
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: User Account Control (UAC) prompts for administrator approval or credentials when an action requires elevated privileges, such as installing software. The other options are management tools or directories, not mechanisms for elevating permissions.
Question 18
An administrator configures the network on a new application server and tests the client application from a remote workstation. The application fails to resolve the server by IP address and can only resolve the server's FQDN. Which of the following should the administrator change to resolve this issue?
A. Configure a CNAME for the server's IP address.
B. Configure a forward DNS entry for the server.
C. Configure a hosts file for the client to resolve the host.
D. Configure the domain suffix on the client workstation.
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: If the server resolves by its FQDN but not by its short hostname, configure the client’s DNS domain suffix so it can append the domain and resolve the FQDN automatically. A forward DNS record maps a hostname to an IP address, and a CNAME cannot point directly to an IP address.
Question 19
After a technician upgrades the firmware on a database server that is connected to two external storage arrays, the server prompts the technician to configure RAID. The technician knows the server had several configured RAID sets and thinks the firmware upgrade cleared the RAID configurations. Which of the following should the technician do to troubleshoot this issue?
A. Power cycle the storage arrays and rescan RAID on the server.
B. Boot the OS into recovery mode and rescan the disks.
C. Restore the default RAID configuration and reboot.
D. Perform a rescan on the server's RAID controller.
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Perform a rescan on the server’s RAID controller. A firmware upgrade may cause the controller to stop detecting previously configured RAID sets; rescanning lets it rediscover the arrays without restoring or changing their configuration.
Question 20
A new server has been deployed but is unable to connect to the internet. The technician notices the IP address to the server is 169.254.55.86. Which of the following should the administrator configure to correct this issue?
A. VLAN assignment
B. Default gateway
C. DNS configuration
D. Hosts file entry
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: A 169.254.x.x address is an APIPA address, assigned when the server cannot obtain an address from DHCP. A VLAN assignment issue could prevent the server from reaching the DHCP service; configuring DNS or a default gateway would not fix that underlying connectivity problem.
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