A systems administrator has several different types of hard drives. The administrator is setting up a NAS that will allow end users to see all the drives within the NAS. Which of the following storage types should the administrator use?

A. RAID array
B. Serial Attached SCSI
C. Solid-state drive
D. Just a bunch of disks

Which of the following should be placed at the top of a Bash script to ensure it can be executed?

A. bash
B. !execute
C. #!
D. @echo off

A technician is laying out a filesystem on a new Linux server. Which of the following tools would work BEST to allow the technician to increase a partition's size in the future without reformatting it?

A. LVM
B. DiskPart
C. fdisk
D. Format

A server administrator is installing a new server that uses 40Gb network connectivity. The administrator needs to find the proper cables to connect the server to the switch. Which of the following connectors should the administrator use?

A. SFP+
B. GBIC
C. SFP
D. QSFP+

Which of the following is the MOST secure method to access servers located in remote branch offices?

A. Use an MFA out-of-band solution
B. Use a Telnet connection
C. Use a password complexity policy
D. Use a role-based access policy

A developer is creating a web application that will contain five web nodes. The developer's main goal is to ensure the application is always available to the end users. Which of the following should the developer use when designing the web application?

A. Round robin
B. Link aggregation
C. Network address translation
D. Bridged networking

Which of the following ensures a secondary network path is available if the primary connection fails?

A. Link aggregation
B. Most recently used
C. Heartbeat
D. Fault tolerance

A technician is troubleshooting a server issue. Which of the following should the technician do to ensure the solution can be duplicated in the future?

A. Verify system functionality and implement preventive measures
B. Document the findings, actions, and outcomes throughout the process
C. Determine if there is a common element or symptom
D. Notify the impacted users before implementing any changes

A server administrator has a system requirement to install the virtual OS on bare metal hardware. Which of the following hypervisor virtualization technologies should the administrator use to BEST meet the system requirements? (Choose two.)

A. Host
B. Template
C. Clone
D. Type 1
E. Type 2
F. Guest

Which of the following refers to the requirements that dictate when to delete data backups?

A. Retention policies
B. Cloud security impact
C. Off-site storage
D. Life-cycle management