What are your answer if you get this test on a interview?
1. If you had to open a server (to upgrade or repair) which of the following would you do?
a) Never touch off the metal chase inside the PC
b) Clean dust away with a nylon brush
c) Physically connect your self to the ground on a power-outlet
d) Make sure to run software diagnostics before replacing cover
2. The customer was upgrading the firmware of his array controller when the power went down. At the reboot he got the error that the controller has failed. What can he do?
a) He needs to get a new controller
b) He needs to do an erase and reboot the server, the error will disappear
c) He needs to reapply the upgrade of the firmware
d) He needs to apply the latest bios for his server and do an erase before applying the firmware
3. What are the advantages of "hot-plug" hard disks over normal hard disks?
a) They cannot be removed if a disk fails.
b) They can be replaced when the system is operational to recover from a hard disk failure.
c) If you remove 2 disks in a RAID 5, the OS is still running perfect. It will run degraded, but all the users will still be able to connect to the server.
d) They can be removed, but only if you unload the OS.
4. What memory technology allows a server to recover from single bit errors?
a) SDRAM
b) FPM
c) ECC
d) RPM
5. The best protection against data loss in the event of a power outage is:
a) Make a back up every 2 hours and then restore every 2 hours
b) Having a UPS installed with power management software to perform a
graceful shutdown.
c) Putting all storage on a RAID 5 array.
d) The installation of circuit breakers in the server room.
6. When configuring a rack with UPS what should you be aware of?
a) The UPS should be at the top of the rack.
b) The UPS should be as close to the middle of the rack as possibl
c) The UPS should be at the bottom of the rack.
d) There are currently no rack mountable UPS available.
7. You can ping a resource by its IP adresss, but you cannot browse to the resource through Network Neighbourhood. You do not get any error messages. What kind of problem do you have?
a) Permission problem
b) Name resolution problem
c) Network/Hardware problem
d) TCP/IP problem
8. Below are listed some descriptions of IP address formats indicating IP address class, division of IP addess into network and host parts and maximum number of hosts. Please identify the correct description(s):
Format, (N = Network, ByteH = Host Byte), Maximum number of Hosts
a) Class A, N.H.H.H, 16,777,214
b) Class C, N.N.H.H, 254
c) Class B, N.N.N.H, 65, 534
d) Class C, H.H.N.H, 254
e) Class B, N.N.H.H, 65, 534
9. What happens if you connect a NIC to a SAN switch?
a) It will work at 1000 Mb/s
b) It will work at 100 Mb/s
c) It will work at 10 Mb/s
d) You cannot connect a NIC to a SAN switch
10. A customer can’t set his NIC to full duplex. He is using a 3COM hub.
a) The problem could be hardware related, try to replace Hub, Card or cable
b) He can’t set a NIC to Full Duplex on a Hub, he should use a Switch
c) He shouldn’t use a 3COM hub. Only Compaq and Cisco Hubs are supported
d) Set the Hub’s port to Full Duplex first
11. You log onto a Windows NT4 server and can PING IP addresses but not HOST names. What are the 2 most likely reasons for this?
a) An incorrectly configured subnet mask.
b) No WINS server is available.
c) No DNS server is available.
d) No HOSTS file on your computer.
e) No LMHOSTS file on your computer.
12. What should you reach if you ping the 127.0.0.1 IP address?
a) a machine on the LAN with the IP address 127.0.0.1
b) the default gateway
c) the local host
d) 127.0.0.1 is not a valid address
13. SNMP offers limited security through:
a) PadLocking
b) Protocol limiter
c) Community name
d) Keystoning
14. Which of the following are true of RAID 5?
a) Gives 50% redundancy
b) Requires N+1 disks
c) Parity is spread across all drives
d) Minimum number of drives is 3
15. If you mix SCSI LVD Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices with a compatible array controller, at what speed will the devices transfer data?
a) Ultra2 devices will transfer data at 160 MB/s and Ultra3 devices at 80 MB/s
b) Ultra2 devices will transfer data at 80MB/s and Ultra3 devices at 160 MB/s
c) Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices will transfer data at 160 MB/s
d) Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices will transfer data at 80 MB/s
16. A customer has an array controller in their Windows NT4 Server. They have an existing RAID 5 set .An 18.2GB HDD is added and the controller’s array configuration utility is used to extend the existing array. However when they run up disk administrator the additional space is not seen. What could be the reason for this?
a) The array controller does not support logical drive extension
b) The service pack needs to be applied in order for the space to be seen.
c) The driver for the array controller needs to be updated
d) The Machine needs to be rebooted in order for NT to see the space
17. Which of the following RAID levels does have the slowest write performance?
a) RAID 0
b) RAID 1
c) RAID 5
d) RAID 0+1
18. What is the advantage of having an Online Spare Drive under RAID5?
a) You can use this disk for storing data as long as you do not have a disk failure
b) The performance degradation after a disk failure will disappear soon
c) A second disk failure immediately after the first disk has failed, will not result in data loss.
19. A RAID system with 5 identical 10 GB drives has one failed disk. A technician replaces the failed drive with a 20 GB disk. The array will
a) have increased capacity by 5 GB.
b) have increased capacity by 10 GB.
c) have the same capacity as before the replacement.
d) Not work since all the disks are not the same physical size.
20. Customer is experiencing slow backup performance. His backup application is reporting the following statistics on the backup job: 638217 files in 41822 directories representing 87412MB in data where backed up at an average speed of 183MB/minute. The source data is located on a raid 5 array using 5 disks of 36.4GB in size. The backup is going to a
35/70 DLT drive. All are local attached media. What do you tell your customer?
a) The slow performance is because he uses RAID 5. He should either switch to RAID 0+1 or increase the number of disks in the RAID 5 Array
b) The slow performance is because the customers data cannot be sufficiently compressed
c) The slow performance problem is because of the large number of very small files in his backup job
d) Tell the customer that an Image Backup method will significantly improve his performance over his current File Backup method
e) Tell the customer that a File Backup method will significantly improve his performance over his current Image Backup method
Windows
21. You add a new SCSI controller and network adapter to an existing Windows NT Server computer. After you start the server, you receive a message that says, "The dependency service failed to start." Where should you look for additional information?
a) The Bootlog.txt file
b) The Device.log file
c) The Services, option in Control Panel
d) Event viewer
22. How do you create the setup diskette, for windows 2000?
a) Run bootdisk.exe from the makeboot folder on the win2k cd
b) Run makeboot.exe from the bootdisk folder on the win2k cd
c) Run winnt/ox
d) Run winnt/x
23. Can you use a Windows NT4 PDC as a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows 2000 domain?
a) No
b) Yes
c) Only if you have Service Pack 6 installed
24. How can you install the Recovery Console in Windows 2000? (Select the best choice)
a) Its installed by default
b) Install Service Pack 2
c) Run winnt32.exe with the /cmdcons switch from the W2K CD
d) There is no such thing in Windows 2000
e) Run winnt32.exe /erd
25. How do you install the Terminal Services in Windows 2000?
a) control panel, add/remove programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
b) control panel, add/remove programs, terminal services
c) control panel, add/remove windows components, terminal services
d) start, programs, add/remove programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
e) start, programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
26. After you install a Service Pack under NT/2000, should you reinstall the manufacturer proprietary drivers?
a) No
b) Yes
c) Only under NT
27. In Windows 2000, which of the following commands is used to change a FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS?
a) CHKDSK /F
b) FORMAT (drive letter): /FS
c) CONVERT (drive letter): /FS:NTFS
d) CHKDSK
28. What is the minimum version of Windows 2000 that supports clustering?
a) Windows 2000 Server
b) Windows 2000 Advanced Server
c) Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
d) All versions of Windows 2000 Server
29. Which of the following component is mandatory for active directory installation with Windows 2000?
a) Mac
b) DHCP
c) WINS
d) DNS
30. How would you promote Windows 2000 from member server to DC?
a) By using dcpromo
b) By joining a domain
c) By installing DNS
d) By installing WINS
31. What are the 3 (three) major monitoring tools used in Windows 2000?
a) Widows 2000 System Monitor
b) Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
c) Performance Logs and Alerts
d) Task Manager
e) Device Manager
32. Which one of these are the directory services for Windows 2000?
a) NDS - Network Directory Services
b) Domain Directory Services
c) Windows 2000 Directory Services
d) Active Directory
e) Active Domain Services
33. How would you troubleshoot a Windows 2000 server that gives "“Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: system32\ntoskrnl.exe. " as error message?
a) Start by using repair disks
b) Start by using Recovery Console and modify Boot.ini
c) Start by using f10
d) Start by erasing the system
34. A customer running Windows 2000 Advanced Server calls complaining that under Task Manager it lists 8 processors when in fact there are only 4 installed. What could be the reason for this?
a) This is due to Simultaneous Multi-Threading. The OS will see one processor that supports hyper-threading as 2 processors.
b) This is due to a faulty system board ROM, which requires replacement.
c) This is a known issue with Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000. Advise the customer to update to Service Pack 3
35. A customer has a server with NT4 Service Pack 4. The server should power off after shutdown. What has to be done to achieve this?
a) NT4 will does not support auto power off
b) Auto power off requires Service pack 5 or later
c) Set the following registry key to 1 “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "PowerDownAfterShutdown”
d) Copy "Hal.dll.softex" from the i386 folder in the SP4 (or later) CD to the winnt\system32 directory. Rename the existing hal.dll file to hal.xxx, and rename Hal.dll.softex to hal.dll, and then do the above registry change.
36. How would you save an event log in a .txt file on Windows2000?
a) In the event viewer goto Action / Save logfile As… / select Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)
b) You need a third-party tool to do that
c) In the event viewer goto Action / Export List / select Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)
d) You can’t save the event logs as a .txt file
Netware
37. Where in NetWare is the abend.log stored?
a) On the harddisk of the client
b) In the sys:system directory
c) On the volume: system directory
d) In the root of sys:
38. What are the 2 commands on Netware 5.x to reboot the O/S?
a) RESET SERVER
b) SHUTDOWN
c) DOWN
d) RESTART SERVER
39. Netware 5.x - After loading SERVER.NLM the server loses X seconds every minute. The BIOS clock is not losing time.
a) Try using a previous version of TIMESYNC.NLM (downgrade)
b) Change system-board and upgrade the BIOS
c) Apply latest service packs and use the latest TIMESYNC.NLM
d) Clear NVRAM to reset the BIOS clock to synchronize with TIMESYNC.NLM
e) Add LOAD TIMESYNC.NLM /SYNCHRONIZE to the Autoexec.ncf
40. Which network administration tool would you use to install a NetWare Support Pack on a NetWare 5.1 server?
a) NDS Manager
b) NetWare Administrator
c) ConsoleOne
d) NWConfig
e) NetWare Management Portal
41. Which of the following server console commands would you use to help repair a corrupted NetWare 5 NSS volume? (Select two).
a) NSS /VREPAIR
b) NSS /DSREPAIR
c) NSS /REPAIR
d) NSS /REBUILD
e)NSS /VERIFY
42. If a NetWare Console Hangs, how is DEBUG mode accessed to down the server?
a) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
b) Press CTRL + D
c) Press Shift + Shift + Alt + Esc
d) Press CTRL + BREAK twice
e) Press CTRL + ALT + ESC
43. Which file under Netware 5.0 contains commands necessary to load the storage drivers, as well as some environment settings (to do with memory and packet buffers)
a) AUTOEXEC.NCF
b) STARTUP.NCF
c) SERVER.NLM
d) TIMESYNC.NLM
e) DSLOADER.NLM
44. A customer installed Arcserve 6.6 IT on a server running Netware 5.1. When they start Arcserve it issues an error message saying that the SCSI controller could not be initialized. When the customer is doing a ‘list devices’ on the server console it shows an ‘unbound device object’ with the tape drives SCSI ID. What is most likely wrong?
a) The customer needs to patch Arcserve because it needs updated drivers for the SCSI controller
b) The customer needs to download the updated SCSI controller driver
c) The customer did not load the NWASPI.CDM driver
d) The customer did not select the appropriate SCSI controller driver during the installation of Arcserve and needs to reinstall
Linux
45. Which of the following commands can you use to check the IP address configuration of the NIC under Linux?
a) ipconfig /all
b) ifconfig -a
c) winipcfg
d) ipcfg -a
e) showip /all
46. Where would you find the directory /proc in a typical installation?
a) This is a user created directory and is in the root
b) It is created on your local harddisk
c) This is a virtual directory but is visible in the root
d) This directory only existed up to kernel 2.2.x
47. RedHat Linux comes with a few standard, free, applications that may be used to make backups. Two of these are:
a) Tar
b) sbackup
c) ****
d) arcserve
e) streamer
48. What is the function of the cron daemon in Linux and other Unixes?
a) It purges virtual memory and temporary files.
b) It automatically mounts CDs, floppies and other removable storage devices.
c) It automatically adds a CR (carriage return) to every linefeed character.
d) It executes commands at scheduled specific dates and times.
49. You have a server with a single DLT drive, running RedHat Linux. Which of the following is the proper device name for the DLT?
a) /dev/dlt
b) /dev/st0
c) /dev/taper
d) /dev/streamer
50. Where would you find error messages from the network driver on your Linux server?
a) /var/log/messages
b) /root/syslog
c) /syslog
d) Depending on the manufacturer of the network card: /adm/log/"manufacturer"
51. Which command would you use to list the drivers loaded into your server running Red Hat 7.3?
a) insmod
b) lsmod
c) rmmod
d) lsdrv
e) insdrv
52. In Red Hat 7.x, what command should type to start the SNMP service?
a) snmp start
b) snmpd start
c) insmod snmp
d) Run snmp
53. A customer has installed Linux RedHat 6.x on his server and now at boot time he cannot access the System Partition anymore. Using Fdisk he can see that the System Partition is still on the server. What can he do to get access again to the System Partition?
a) Boot with a DOS boot disk and run the command Fdisk/mbr.
b) Edit /etc/lilo.conf and add a new line for the diag partition; then run /sbin/lilo.
c) With linux installed you cannot use the system partition anymore.
d) Boot with a DOS boot disk; run Fdisk and make the system partition “active”.
54. How can you discover the version of the kernel which is running on a particular Linux server?
a) On the command line type: "uname -v"
b) On the command line type: "lskernel -l"
c) On the command line type: "uname -r"
d) On the command line type: "lskernel -v"
55. Client has an enterprise 8-way server with 512 MB of memory running RedHat Linux 7.3. He upgrades to 8 GB of memory, but finds that his OS is only using 4 GB. What is the solution?
a) There is no solution. Linux can only use 4 GB of RAM.
b) Client needs to enable “large memory access” in the Advanced Mode of the SCU (BIOS).
c) Client needs to install the “enterprise” kernel using the RedHat rpm.
d) Client needs to add the following line to his lilo.conf: “append: largemem”.
56. You have forgotten the root password, how can you still get access and change the root password?
a) You only option is to re-install
b) With GRUB as bootloader you type “e” and append root to the first line then boot
c) With LILO as bootloader you type “linux single” on the boot line
d) You need to download a special tool that will change the password to “linux”.
a) Never touch off the metal chase inside the PC
b) Clean dust away with a nylon brush
c) Physically connect your self to the ground on a power-outlet
d) Make sure to run software diagnostics before replacing cover
2. The customer was upgrading the firmware of his array controller when the power went down. At the reboot he got the error that the controller has failed. What can he do?
a) He needs to get a new controller
b) He needs to do an erase and reboot the server, the error will disappear
c) He needs to reapply the upgrade of the firmware
d) He needs to apply the latest bios for his server and do an erase before applying the firmware
3. What are the advantages of "hot-plug" hard disks over normal hard disks?
a) They cannot be removed if a disk fails.
b) They can be replaced when the system is operational to recover from a hard disk failure.
c) If you remove 2 disks in a RAID 5, the OS is still running perfect. It will run degraded, but all the users will still be able to connect to the server.
d) They can be removed, but only if you unload the OS.
4. What memory technology allows a server to recover from single bit errors?
a) SDRAM
b) FPM
c) ECC
d) RPM
5. The best protection against data loss in the event of a power outage is:
a) Make a back up every 2 hours and then restore every 2 hours
b) Having a UPS installed with power management software to perform a
graceful shutdown.
c) Putting all storage on a RAID 5 array.
d) The installation of circuit breakers in the server room.
6. When configuring a rack with UPS what should you be aware of?
a) The UPS should be at the top of the rack.
b) The UPS should be as close to the middle of the rack as possibl
c) The UPS should be at the bottom of the rack.
d) There are currently no rack mountable UPS available.
7. You can ping a resource by its IP adresss, but you cannot browse to the resource through Network Neighbourhood. You do not get any error messages. What kind of problem do you have?
a) Permission problem
b) Name resolution problem
c) Network/Hardware problem
d) TCP/IP problem
8. Below are listed some descriptions of IP address formats indicating IP address class, division of IP addess into network and host parts and maximum number of hosts. Please identify the correct description(s):
Format, (N = Network, ByteH = Host Byte), Maximum number of Hosts
a) Class A, N.H.H.H, 16,777,214
b) Class C, N.N.H.H, 254
c) Class B, N.N.N.H, 65, 534
d) Class C, H.H.N.H, 254
e) Class B, N.N.H.H, 65, 534
9. What happens if you connect a NIC to a SAN switch?
a) It will work at 1000 Mb/s
b) It will work at 100 Mb/s
c) It will work at 10 Mb/s
d) You cannot connect a NIC to a SAN switch
10. A customer can’t set his NIC to full duplex. He is using a 3COM hub.
a) The problem could be hardware related, try to replace Hub, Card or cable
b) He can’t set a NIC to Full Duplex on a Hub, he should use a Switch
c) He shouldn’t use a 3COM hub. Only Compaq and Cisco Hubs are supported
d) Set the Hub’s port to Full Duplex first
11. You log onto a Windows NT4 server and can PING IP addresses but not HOST names. What are the 2 most likely reasons for this?
a) An incorrectly configured subnet mask.
b) No WINS server is available.
c) No DNS server is available.
d) No HOSTS file on your computer.
e) No LMHOSTS file on your computer.
12. What should you reach if you ping the 127.0.0.1 IP address?
a) a machine on the LAN with the IP address 127.0.0.1
b) the default gateway
c) the local host
d) 127.0.0.1 is not a valid address
13. SNMP offers limited security through:
a) PadLocking
b) Protocol limiter
c) Community name
d) Keystoning
14. Which of the following are true of RAID 5?
a) Gives 50% redundancy
b) Requires N+1 disks
c) Parity is spread across all drives
d) Minimum number of drives is 3
15. If you mix SCSI LVD Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices with a compatible array controller, at what speed will the devices transfer data?
a) Ultra2 devices will transfer data at 160 MB/s and Ultra3 devices at 80 MB/s
b) Ultra2 devices will transfer data at 80MB/s and Ultra3 devices at 160 MB/s
c) Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices will transfer data at 160 MB/s
d) Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices will transfer data at 80 MB/s
16. A customer has an array controller in their Windows NT4 Server. They have an existing RAID 5 set .An 18.2GB HDD is added and the controller’s array configuration utility is used to extend the existing array. However when they run up disk administrator the additional space is not seen. What could be the reason for this?
a) The array controller does not support logical drive extension
b) The service pack needs to be applied in order for the space to be seen.
c) The driver for the array controller needs to be updated
d) The Machine needs to be rebooted in order for NT to see the space
17. Which of the following RAID levels does have the slowest write performance?
a) RAID 0
b) RAID 1
c) RAID 5
d) RAID 0+1
18. What is the advantage of having an Online Spare Drive under RAID5?
a) You can use this disk for storing data as long as you do not have a disk failure
b) The performance degradation after a disk failure will disappear soon
c) A second disk failure immediately after the first disk has failed, will not result in data loss.
19. A RAID system with 5 identical 10 GB drives has one failed disk. A technician replaces the failed drive with a 20 GB disk. The array will
a) have increased capacity by 5 GB.
b) have increased capacity by 10 GB.
c) have the same capacity as before the replacement.
d) Not work since all the disks are not the same physical size.
20. Customer is experiencing slow backup performance. His backup application is reporting the following statistics on the backup job: 638217 files in 41822 directories representing 87412MB in data where backed up at an average speed of 183MB/minute. The source data is located on a raid 5 array using 5 disks of 36.4GB in size. The backup is going to a
35/70 DLT drive. All are local attached media. What do you tell your customer?
a) The slow performance is because he uses RAID 5. He should either switch to RAID 0+1 or increase the number of disks in the RAID 5 Array
b) The slow performance is because the customers data cannot be sufficiently compressed
c) The slow performance problem is because of the large number of very small files in his backup job
d) Tell the customer that an Image Backup method will significantly improve his performance over his current File Backup method
e) Tell the customer that a File Backup method will significantly improve his performance over his current Image Backup method
Windows
21. You add a new SCSI controller and network adapter to an existing Windows NT Server computer. After you start the server, you receive a message that says, "The dependency service failed to start." Where should you look for additional information?
a) The Bootlog.txt file
b) The Device.log file
c) The Services, option in Control Panel
d) Event viewer
22. How do you create the setup diskette, for windows 2000?
a) Run bootdisk.exe from the makeboot folder on the win2k cd
b) Run makeboot.exe from the bootdisk folder on the win2k cd
c) Run winnt/ox
d) Run winnt/x
23. Can you use a Windows NT4 PDC as a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows 2000 domain?
a) No
b) Yes
c) Only if you have Service Pack 6 installed
24. How can you install the Recovery Console in Windows 2000? (Select the best choice)
a) Its installed by default
b) Install Service Pack 2
c) Run winnt32.exe with the /cmdcons switch from the W2K CD
d) There is no such thing in Windows 2000
e) Run winnt32.exe /erd
25. How do you install the Terminal Services in Windows 2000?
a) control panel, add/remove programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
b) control panel, add/remove programs, terminal services
c) control panel, add/remove windows components, terminal services
d) start, programs, add/remove programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
e) start, programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
26. After you install a Service Pack under NT/2000, should you reinstall the manufacturer proprietary drivers?
a) No
b) Yes
c) Only under NT
27. In Windows 2000, which of the following commands is used to change a FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS?
a) CHKDSK /F
b) FORMAT (drive letter): /FS
c) CONVERT (drive letter): /FS:NTFS
d) CHKDSK
28. What is the minimum version of Windows 2000 that supports clustering?
a) Windows 2000 Server
b) Windows 2000 Advanced Server
c) Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
d) All versions of Windows 2000 Server
29. Which of the following component is mandatory for active directory installation with Windows 2000?
a) Mac
b) DHCP
c) WINS
d) DNS
30. How would you promote Windows 2000 from member server to DC?
a) By using dcpromo
b) By joining a domain
c) By installing DNS
d) By installing WINS
31. What are the 3 (three) major monitoring tools used in Windows 2000?
a) Widows 2000 System Monitor
b) Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
c) Performance Logs and Alerts
d) Task Manager
e) Device Manager
32. Which one of these are the directory services for Windows 2000?
a) NDS - Network Directory Services
b) Domain Directory Services
c) Windows 2000 Directory Services
d) Active Directory
e) Active Domain Services
33. How would you troubleshoot a Windows 2000 server that gives "“Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: system32\ntoskrnl.exe. " as error message?
a) Start by using repair disks
b) Start by using Recovery Console and modify Boot.ini
c) Start by using f10
d) Start by erasing the system
34. A customer running Windows 2000 Advanced Server calls complaining that under Task Manager it lists 8 processors when in fact there are only 4 installed. What could be the reason for this?
a) This is due to Simultaneous Multi-Threading. The OS will see one processor that supports hyper-threading as 2 processors.
b) This is due to a faulty system board ROM, which requires replacement.
c) This is a known issue with Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000. Advise the customer to update to Service Pack 3
35. A customer has a server with NT4 Service Pack 4. The server should power off after shutdown. What has to be done to achieve this?
a) NT4 will does not support auto power off
b) Auto power off requires Service pack 5 or later
c) Set the following registry key to 1 “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "PowerDownAfterShutdown”
d) Copy "Hal.dll.softex" from the i386 folder in the SP4 (or later) CD to the winnt\system32 directory. Rename the existing hal.dll file to hal.xxx, and rename Hal.dll.softex to hal.dll, and then do the above registry change.
36. How would you save an event log in a .txt file on Windows2000?
a) In the event viewer goto Action / Save logfile As… / select Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)
b) You need a third-party tool to do that
c) In the event viewer goto Action / Export List / select Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)
d) You can’t save the event logs as a .txt file
Netware
37. Where in NetWare is the abend.log stored?
a) On the harddisk of the client
b) In the sys:system directory
c) On the volume: system directory
d) In the root of sys:
38. What are the 2 commands on Netware 5.x to reboot the O/S?
a) RESET SERVER
b) SHUTDOWN
c) DOWN
d) RESTART SERVER
39. Netware 5.x - After loading SERVER.NLM the server loses X seconds every minute. The BIOS clock is not losing time.
a) Try using a previous version of TIMESYNC.NLM (downgrade)
b) Change system-board and upgrade the BIOS
c) Apply latest service packs and use the latest TIMESYNC.NLM
d) Clear NVRAM to reset the BIOS clock to synchronize with TIMESYNC.NLM
e) Add LOAD TIMESYNC.NLM /SYNCHRONIZE to the Autoexec.ncf
40. Which network administration tool would you use to install a NetWare Support Pack on a NetWare 5.1 server?
a) NDS Manager
b) NetWare Administrator
c) ConsoleOne
d) NWConfig
e) NetWare Management Portal
41. Which of the following server console commands would you use to help repair a corrupted NetWare 5 NSS volume? (Select two).
a) NSS /VREPAIR
b) NSS /DSREPAIR
c) NSS /REPAIR
d) NSS /REBUILD
e)NSS /VERIFY
42. If a NetWare Console Hangs, how is DEBUG mode accessed to down the server?
a) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
b) Press CTRL + D
c) Press Shift + Shift + Alt + Esc
d) Press CTRL + BREAK twice
e) Press CTRL + ALT + ESC
43. Which file under Netware 5.0 contains commands necessary to load the storage drivers, as well as some environment settings (to do with memory and packet buffers)
a) AUTOEXEC.NCF
b) STARTUP.NCF
c) SERVER.NLM
d) TIMESYNC.NLM
e) DSLOADER.NLM
44. A customer installed Arcserve 6.6 IT on a server running Netware 5.1. When they start Arcserve it issues an error message saying that the SCSI controller could not be initialized. When the customer is doing a ‘list devices’ on the server console it shows an ‘unbound device object’ with the tape drives SCSI ID. What is most likely wrong?
a) The customer needs to patch Arcserve because it needs updated drivers for the SCSI controller
b) The customer needs to download the updated SCSI controller driver
c) The customer did not load the NWASPI.CDM driver
d) The customer did not select the appropriate SCSI controller driver during the installation of Arcserve and needs to reinstall
Linux
45. Which of the following commands can you use to check the IP address configuration of the NIC under Linux?
a) ipconfig /all
b) ifconfig -a
c) winipcfg
d) ipcfg -a
e) showip /all
46. Where would you find the directory /proc in a typical installation?
a) This is a user created directory and is in the root
b) It is created on your local harddisk
c) This is a virtual directory but is visible in the root
d) This directory only existed up to kernel 2.2.x
47. RedHat Linux comes with a few standard, free, applications that may be used to make backups. Two of these are:
a) Tar
b) sbackup
c) ****
d) arcserve
e) streamer
48. What is the function of the cron daemon in Linux and other Unixes?
a) It purges virtual memory and temporary files.
b) It automatically mounts CDs, floppies and other removable storage devices.
c) It automatically adds a CR (carriage return) to every linefeed character.
d) It executes commands at scheduled specific dates and times.
49. You have a server with a single DLT drive, running RedHat Linux. Which of the following is the proper device name for the DLT?
a) /dev/dlt
b) /dev/st0
c) /dev/taper
d) /dev/streamer
50. Where would you find error messages from the network driver on your Linux server?
a) /var/log/messages
b) /root/syslog
c) /syslog
d) Depending on the manufacturer of the network card: /adm/log/"manufacturer"
51. Which command would you use to list the drivers loaded into your server running Red Hat 7.3?
a) insmod
b) lsmod
c) rmmod
d) lsdrv
e) insdrv
52. In Red Hat 7.x, what command should type to start the SNMP service?
a) snmp start
b) snmpd start
c) insmod snmp
d) Run snmp
53. A customer has installed Linux RedHat 6.x on his server and now at boot time he cannot access the System Partition anymore. Using Fdisk he can see that the System Partition is still on the server. What can he do to get access again to the System Partition?
a) Boot with a DOS boot disk and run the command Fdisk/mbr.
b) Edit /etc/lilo.conf and add a new line for the diag partition; then run /sbin/lilo.
c) With linux installed you cannot use the system partition anymore.
d) Boot with a DOS boot disk; run Fdisk and make the system partition “active”.
54. How can you discover the version of the kernel which is running on a particular Linux server?
a) On the command line type: "uname -v"
b) On the command line type: "lskernel -l"
c) On the command line type: "uname -r"
d) On the command line type: "lskernel -v"
55. Client has an enterprise 8-way server with 512 MB of memory running RedHat Linux 7.3. He upgrades to 8 GB of memory, but finds that his OS is only using 4 GB. What is the solution?
a) There is no solution. Linux can only use 4 GB of RAM.
b) Client needs to enable “large memory access” in the Advanced Mode of the SCU (BIOS).
c) Client needs to install the “enterprise” kernel using the RedHat rpm.
d) Client needs to add the following line to his lilo.conf: “append: largemem”.
56. You have forgotten the root password, how can you still get access and change the root password?
a) You only option is to re-install
b) With GRUB as bootloader you type “e” and append root to the first line then boot
c) With LILO as bootloader you type “linux single” on the boot line
d) You need to download a special tool that will change the password to “linux”.
Mess with the best,Die like the rest!
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Non-Profit Techie
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why do you need the answers to all these questions. was this all in the interview? -
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a friend of my got all this..a big surprise:Mess with the best,Die like the rest! -
Ricka182
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That would suck, unless I was prepared for anything.i remain, he who remains to be....
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I will post my answers soon ..on Novell section I don't have a clue
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garv221
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Those are pretty easy questions. However because of Question #1, I am now dumber.
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1. If you had to open a server (to upgrade or repair) which of the following would you do?
a) Never touch off the metal chase inside the PC
b) Clean dust away with a nylon brush
c) Physically connect your self to the ground on a power-outlet yes
d) Make sure to run software diagnostics before replacing cover
2. The customer was upgrading the firmware of his array controller when the power went down. At the reboot he got the error that the controller has failed. What can he do?
a) He needs to get a new controller yes
b) He needs to do an erase and reboot the server, the error will disappear
c) He needs to reapply the upgrade of the firmware
d) He needs to apply the latest bios for his server and do an erase before applying the firmware
3. What are the advantages of "hot-plug" hard disks over normal hard disks?
a) They cannot be removed if a disk fails.
b) They can be replaced when the system is operational to recover from a hard disk failure. yes
c) If you remove 2 disks in a RAID 5, the OS is still running perfect. It will run degraded, but all the users will still be able to connect to the server.
d) They can be removed, but only if you unload the OS.
4. What memory technology allows a server to recover from single bit errors?
a) SDRAM
b) FPM
c) ECC yes
d) RPM
5. The best protection against data loss in the event of a power outage is:
a) Make a back up every 2 hours and then restore every 2 hours
b) Having a UPS installed with power management software to perform a
graceful shutdown. yes
c) Putting all storage on a RAID 5 array.
d) The installation of circuit breakers in the server room.
6. When configuring a rack with UPS what should you be aware of?
a) The UPS should be at the top of the rack.
b) The UPS should be as close to the middle of the rack as possible.
c) The UPS should be at the bottom of the rack. yes
d) There are currently no rack mountable UPS available.
7. You can ping a resource by its IP adresss, but you cannot browse to the resource through Network Neighbourhood. You do not get any error messages. What kind of problem do you have?
a) Permission problem
b) Name resolution problem yes
c) Network/Hardware problem
d) TCP/IP problem
8. Below are listed some descriptions of IP address formats indicating IP address class, division of IP addess into network and host parts and maximum number of hosts. Please identify the correct description(s):
Format, (N = Network, ByteH = Host Byte), Maximum number of Hosts
a) Class A, N.H.H.H, 16,777,214
b) Class C, N.N.H.H, 254
c) Class B, N.N.N.H, 65, 534
d) Class C, H.H.N.H, 254
e) Class B, N.N.H.H, 65, 534 yes
9. What happens if you connect a NIC to a SAN switch?
a) It will work at 1000 Mb/s
b) It will work at 100 Mb/s yes
c) It will work at 10 Mb/s
d) You cannot connect a NIC to a SAN switch
10. A customer can’t set his NIC to full duplex. He is using a 3COM hub.
a) The problem could be hardware related, try to replace Hub, Card or cable
b) He can’t set a NIC to Full Duplex on a Hub, he should use a Switch yes
c) He shouldn’t use a 3COM hub. Only Compaq and Cisco Hubs are supported
d) Set the Hub’s port to Full Duplex first
11. You log onto a Windows NT4 server and can PING IP addresses but not HOST names. What are the 2 most likely reasons for this?
a) An incorrectly configured subnet mask.
b) No WINS server is available. yes
c) No DNS server is available.
d) No HOSTS file on your computer.
e) No LMHOSTS file on your computer. yes
12. What should you reach if you ping the 127.0.0.1 IP address?
a) a machine on the LAN with the IP address 127.0.0.1
b) the default gateway
c) the local host yes
d) 127.0.0.1 is not a valid address
13. SNMP offers limited security through:
a) PadLocking
b) Protocol limiter
c) Community name yes
d) Keystoning
14. Which of the following are true of RAID 5?
a) Gives 50% redundancy
b) Requires N+1 disks
c) Parity is spread across all drives yes
d) Minimum number of drives is 3 yes
15. If you mix SCSI LVD Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices with a compatible array controller, at what speed will the devices transfer data?
a) Ultra2 devices will transfer data at 160 MB/s and Ultra3 devices at 80 MB/s
b) Ultra2 devices will transfer data at 80MB/s and Ultra3 devices at 160 MB/s yes
c) Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices will transfer data at 160 MB/s
d) Ultra2 and Ultra3 devices will transfer data at 80 MB/s
16. A customer has an array controller in their Windows NT4 Server. They have an existing RAID 5 set .An 18.2GB HDD is added and the controller’s array configuration utility is used to extend the existing array. However when they run up disk administrator the additional space is not seen. What could be the reason for this?
a) The array controller does not support logical drive extension
b) The service pack needs to be applied in order for the space to be seen.
c) The driver for the array controller needs to be updated
d) The Machine needs to be rebooted in order for NT to see the space yes
17. Which of the following RAID levels does have the slowest write performance?
a) RAID 0
b) RAID 1 yes
c) RAID 5
d) RAID 0+1
18. What is the advantage of having an Online Spare Drive under RAID5?
a) You can use this disk for storing data as long as you do not have a disk failure
b) The performance degradation after a disk failure will disappear soon
c) A second disk failure immediately after the first disk has failed, will not result in data loss. yes
19. A RAID system with 5 identical 10 GB drives has one failed disk. A technician replaces the failed drive with a 20 GB disk. The array will
a) have increased capacity by 5 GB.
b) have increased capacity by 10 GB.
c) have the same capacity as before the replacement.
d) Not work since all the disks are not the same physical size. yes
20. Customer is experiencing slow backup performance. His backup application is reporting the following statistics on the backup job: 638217 files in 41822 directories representing 87412MB in data where backed up at an average speed of 183MB/minute. The source data is located on a raid 5 array using 5 disks of 36.4GB in size. The backup is going to a 35/70 DLT drive. All are local attached media. What do you tell your customer?
a) The slow performance is because he uses RAID 5. He should either switch to RAID 0+1 or increase the number of disks in the RAID 5 Array yes
b) The slow performance is because the customers data cannot be sufficiently compressed
c) The slow performance problem is because of the large number of very small files in his backup job
d) Tell the customer that an Image Backup method will significantly improve his performance over his current File Backup method
e) Tell the customer that a File Backup method will significantly improve his performance over his current Image Backup method
Windows
21. You add a new SCSI controller and network adapter to an existing Windows NT Server computer. After you start the server, you receive a message that says, "The dependency service failed to start." Where should you look for additional information?
a) The Bootlog.txt file
b) The Device.log file
c) The Services, option in Control Panel
d) Event viewer yes
22. How do you create the setup diskette, for windows 2000?
a) Run bootdisk.exe from the makeboot folder on the win2k cd
b) Run makeboot.exe from the bootdisk folder on the win2k cd yes
c) Run winnt/ox
d) Run winnt/x
23. Can you use a Windows NT4 PDC as a Domain Controller (DC) in a Windows 2000 domain?
a) No
b) Yes yes
c) Only if you have Service Pack 6 installed
24. How can you install the Recovery Console in Windows 2000? (Select the best choice)
a) Its installed by default
b) Install Service Pack 2
c) Run winnt32.exe with the /cmdcons switch from the W2K CD yes
d) There is no such thing in Windows 2000
e) Run winnt32.exe /erd
25. How do you install the Terminal Services in Windows 2000?
a) control panel, add/remove programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
b) control panel, add/remove programs, terminal services
c) control panel, add/remove windows components, terminal services
d) start, programs, add/remove programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services yes
e) start, programs, add/remove windows components, terminal services
26. After you install a Service Pack under NT/2000, should you reinstall the manufacturer proprietary drivers?
a) No yes
b) Yes
c) Only under NT
27. In Windows 2000, which of the following commands is used to change a FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS?
a) CHKDSK /F
b) FORMAT (drive letter): /FS
c) CONVERT (drive letter): /FS:NTFS yes
d) CHKDSK
28. What is the minimum version of Windows 2000 that supports clustering?
a) Windows 2000 Server
b) Windows 2000 Advanced Server yes
c) Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
d) All versions of Windows 2000 Server
29. Which of the following component is mandatory for active directory installation with Windows 2000?
a) Mac
b) DHCP
c) WINS yes
d) DNS
30. How would you promote Windows 2000 from member server to DC?
a) By using dcpromo yes
b) By joining a domain
c) By installing DNS
d) By installing WINS
31. What are the 3 (three) major monitoring tools used in Windows 2000?
a) Widows 2000 System Monitor
b) Microsoft Management Console (MMC) yes
c) Performance Logs and Alerts yes
d) Task Manager yes
e) Device Manager
32. Which one of these are the directory services for Windows 2000?
a) NDS - Network Directory Services
b) Domain Directory Services
c) Windows 2000 Directory Services
d) Active Directory yes
e) Active Domain Services
33. How would you troubleshoot a Windows 2000 server that gives "“Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: system32\ntoskrnl.exe. " as error message?
a) Start by using repair disks
b) Start by using Recovery Console and modify Boot.ini yes
c) Start by using f10
d) Start by erasing the system
34. A customer running Windows 2000 Advanced Server calls complaining that under Task Manager it lists 8 processors when in fact there are only 4 installed. What could be the reason for this?
a) This is due to Simultaneous Multi-Threading. The OS will see one processor that supports hyper-threading as 2 processors.
b) This is due to a faulty system board ROM, which requires replacement.
c) This is a known issue with Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000. Advise the customer to update to Service Pack 3 yes
35. A customer has a server with NT4 Service Pack 4. The server should power off after shutdown. What has to be done to achieve this?
a) NT4 will does not support auto power off
b) Auto power off requires Service pack 5 or later
c) Set the following registry key to 1 “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "PowerDownAfterShutdown” yes
d) Copy "Hal.dll.softex" from the i386 folder in the SP4 (or later) CD to the winnt\system32 directory. Rename the existing hal.dll file to hal.xxx, and rename Hal.dll.softex to hal.dll, and then do the above registry change. yes
36. How would you save an event log in a .txt file on Windows2000?
a) In the event viewer goto Action / Save logfile As… / select Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt) yes
b) You need a third-party tool to do that
c) In the event viewer goto Action / Export List / select Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)
d) You can’t save the event logs as a .txt file
Netware
37. Where in NetWare is the abend.log stored?
a) On the harddisk of the client
b) In the sys:system directory
c) On the volume: system directory
d) In the root of sys: yes
38. What are the 2 commands on Netware 5.x to reboot the O/S?
a) RESET SERVER Yes?
b) SHUTDOWN
c) DOWN
d) RESTART SERVER Yes?
39. Netware 5.x - After loading SERVER.NLM the server loses X seconds every minute. The BIOS clock is not losing time.
a) Try using a previous version of TIMESYNC.NLM (downgrade)
b) Change system-board and upgrade the BIOS
c) Apply latest service packs and use the latest TIMESYNC.NLM Yes?
d) Clear NVRAM to reset the BIOS clock to synchronize with TIMESYNC.NLM
e) Add LOAD TIMESYNC.NLM /SYNCHRONIZE to the Autoexec.ncf
40. Which network administration tool would you use to install a NetWare Support Pack on a NetWare 5.1 server?
a) NDS Manager
b) NetWare Administrator
c) ConsoleOne
d) NWConfig
e) NetWare Management Portal
41. Which of the following server console commands would you use to help repair a corrupted NetWare 5 NSS volume? (Select two).
a) NSS /VREPAIR
b) NSS /DSREPAIR
c) NSS /REPAIR
d) NSS /REBUILD
e)NSS /VERIFY
42. If a NetWare Console Hangs, how is DEBUG mode accessed to down the server?
a) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice
b) Press CTRL + D
c) Press Shift + Shift + Alt + Esc
d) Press CTRL + BREAK twice
e) Press CTRL + ALT + ESC
43. Which file under Netware 5.0 contains commands necessary to load the storage drivers, as well as some environment settings (to do with memory and packet buffers)
a) AUTOEXEC.NCF
b) STARTUP.NCF
c) SERVER.NLM
d) TIMESYNC.NLM
e) DSLOADER.NLM
44. A customer installed Arcserve 6.6 IT on a server running Netware 5.1. When they start Arcserve it issues an error message saying that the SCSI controller could not be initialized. When the customer is doing a ‘list devices’ on the server console it shows an ‘unbound device object’ with the tape drives SCSI ID. What is most likely wrong?
a) The customer needs to patch Arcserve because it needs updated drivers for the SCSI controller
b) The customer needs to download the updated SCSI controller driver
c) The customer did not load the NWASPI.CDM driver
d) The customer did not select the appropriate SCSI controller driver during the installation of Arcserve and needs to reinstall
Linux
45. Which of the following commands can you use to check the IP address configuration of the NIC under Linux?
a) ipconfig /all
b) ifconfig -a yes
c) winipcfg
d) ipcfg -a
e) showip /all
46. Where would you find the directory /proc in a typical installation?
a) This is a user created directory and is in the root
b) It is created on your local harddisk
c) This is a virtual directory but is visible in the root yes
d) This directory only existed up to kernel 2.2.x
47. RedHat Linux comes with a few standard, free, applications that may be used to make backups. Two of these are:
a) Tar yes
b) sbackup
c) **** yes
d) arcserve
e) streamer
48. What is the function of the cron daemon in Linux and other Unixes?
a) It purges virtual memory and temporary files.
b) It automatically mounts CDs, floppies and other removable storage devices.
c) It automatically adds a CR (carriage return) to every linefeed character.
d) It executes commands at scheduled specific dates and times. yes
49. You have a server with a single DLT drive, running RedHat Linux. Which of the following is the proper device name for the DLT?
a) /dev/dlt yes
b) /dev/st0
c) /dev/taper
d) /dev/streamer
50. Where would you find error messages from the network driver on your Linux server?
a) /var/log/messages
b) /root/syslog yes
c) /syslog
d) Depending on the manufacturer of the network card: /adm/log/"manufacturer"
51. Which command would you use to list the drivers loaded into your server running Red Hat 7.3?
a) insmod
b) lsmod
c) rmmod
d) lsdrv
e) insdrv
52. In Red Hat 7.x, what command should type to start the SNMP service?
a) snmp start
b) snmpd start
c) insmod snmp
d) Run snmp
53. A customer has installed Linux RedHat 6.x on his server and now at boot time he cannot access the System Partition anymore. Using Fdisk he can see that the System Partition is still on the server. What can he do to get access again to the System Partition?
a) Boot with a DOS boot disk and run the command Fdisk/mbr.
b) Edit /etc/lilo.conf and add a new line for the diag partition; then run /sbin/lilo.
c) With linux installed you cannot use the system partition anymore.
d) Boot with a DOS boot disk; run Fdisk and make the system partition “active”.
54. How can you discover the version of the kernel which is running on a particular Linux server?
a) On the command line type: "uname -v"
b) On the command line type: "lskernel -l"
c) On the command line type: "uname -r"
d) On the command line type: "lskernel -v"
55. Client has an enterprise 8-way server with 512 MB of memory running RedHat Linux 7.3. He upgrades to 8 GB of memory, but finds that his OS is only using 4 GB. What is the solution?
a) There is no solution. Linux can only use 4 GB of RAM.
b) Client needs to enable “large memory access” in the Advanced Mode of the SCU (BIOS).
c) Client needs to install the “enterprise” kernel using the RedHat rpm.
d) Client needs to add the following line to his lilo.conf: “append: largemem”.
56. You have forgotten the root password, how can you still get access and change the root password?
a) You only option is to re-install
b) With GRUB as bootloader you type “e” and append root to the first line then boot
c) With LILO as bootloader you type “linux single” on the boot line
d) You need to download a special tool that will change the password to “linux”.Mess with the best,Die like the rest! -
jdog29
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Sweet questions. It looks like I know some of these and a few I don't. I would love someone to follow up with the answers so that I can further my knowledge. Thanks for the post.
JDog29
