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CompTIA Server+ Practice Test 7

CompTIA Server+ Practice Test

1 / 10

A server’s decommissioning requires data sanitization with limited tools. Which command ensures basic data erasure?

rm -rf /data

dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda bs=4M

format /dev/sda

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda

cp /dev/null /dev/sda

2 / 10

A server’s CPU usage is stuck at 100%, and top shows a "zombie" process. What’s the resolution?

Kill the parent process with kill -9

Reboot the server

Update the OS kernel

Increase swap space

Replace the CPU

3 / 10

A Windows server needs a script to check disk space daily. Which PowerShell command schedules it for 6 AM?

schtasks /create /tn "DiskCheck" /tr "diskpart" /sc daily

at 06:00 "diskchk"

taskmgr /daily "Get-Disk"

Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell" -Argument "Get-Disk | Out-File C:disk.txt") -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "06:00") -TaskName "DiskCheck"

shutdown /d 06:00

4 / 10

A server’s network interface shows "UP" in ip link, but ping fails. ethtool confirms a link. What’s the next check?

Replace the network cable

Verify ip route show for default gateway

Reboot the server

Update the NIC firmware

Disable the firewall

5 / 10

A server’s data center lost power, and local backups were inaccessible. What should have been in place for recovery?

Local RAID 10 array

Daily tape backups onsite

Geographically redundant cloud backups

Extended UPS runtime

Local NAS replication

6 / 10

A server hosting VMs needs improved disk I/O for performance. Which storage configuration should you implement?

RAID 0 with HDDs

Single SATA drive

RAID 1 with NVMe drives

RAID 5 with SSDs

External USB storage

7 / 10

A server’s application crashes with "segmentation fault" errors. dmesg confirms memory issues. What’s the next diagnostic step?

Run memtest86+ from a bootable drive

Replace all RAM modules

Reinstall the application

Update the OS

Check disk space with df -h

8 / 10

A server’s logs show unauthorized access attempts via RDP. Which security measure restricts access to trusted IPs?

Disable RDP entirely

Change the RDP port to 3388

Set a longer password

Enable guest account access

Configure Windows Firewall to allow RDP only from specific IPs

9 / 10

A server needs a new directory shared with specific users. Which command creates and mounts an NFS share on a Linux server?

mount -t nfs /share

mkdir /share && exportfs -a /share -o rw,sync,user1,user2

share /share user1,user2

chmod 777 /share

cp -r /data /share

10 / 10

A server’s new PCIe card isn’t recognized after installation. The slot is powered, but the OS shows no device. What’s the first check?

Replace the card with a different model

Increase the PSU capacity

Verify BIOS PCIe slot enablement

Update the OS kernel

Reseat the CPU

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