A datacenter technician is attempting to troubleshoot a server that keeps crashing. The server runs normally for approximately five minutes, but then it crashes. After restoring the server to operation, the same cycle repeats. The technician confirms none of the configurations have changed, and the load on the server is steady from power-on until the crash. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve the issue?
Correct Answer: C
The most likely solution to resolve the issue of the server crashing after running normally for approximately five minutes is to reinstall the heat sink with new thermal paste. A heat sink is a device that dissipates heat from a component, such as a processor or a graphics card, by transferring it to a cooling medium, such as air or liquid. A heat sink is usually attached to the component using thermal paste, which is a substance that fills the gaps between the heat sink and the component and improves thermal conductivity. Thermal paste can degrade over time and lose its effectiveness, resulting in overheating and performance issues. If a server crashes after running for a short period of time, it may indicate that the processor is overheating due to insufficient cooling. To resolve this issue, the technician should remove the heat sink, clean the old thermal paste, apply new thermal paste, and reinstall the heat sink.
SK0-005 Exam Question 252
A technician recently discovered a USB-based keylogger was plugged into a separate, independent USB port on a server. Which of the following server hardening methods should the technician follow to prevent this type of issue?
Correct Answer: C
Disabling unused USB ports prevents unauthorized devices, including hardware keyloggers, from being connected. A GPO that blocks USB storage would not necessarily block a USB keyboard- emulation device.
SK0-005 Exam Question 253
Hackers recently targeted a company with an attack that resulted in a system breach, which compromised the organization's dat a. Because of the system breach, the administrator had to bypass normal change management procedures. Which of the following change management activities was necessary?
Correct Answer: C
An emergency change request is a type of change request that is initiated in response to an urgent situation, such as a system breach, that requires immediate action to restore normal operations or prevent further damage. An emergency change request may bypass some of the normal change management procedures, such as approval, testing, or documentation, in order to expedite the implementation of the change. However, an emergency change request should still follow the basic steps of change management, such as identification, analysis, planning, execution, and evaluation, and should be reviewed and documented after the change is completed.
SK0-005 Exam Question 254
A human resources analyst is attempting to email the records for new employees to an outside payroll company. Each time the analyst sends an email containing employee records, the email is rejected with an error message. Other emails outside the company are sent correctly. Which of the following is most likely generating the error?
Correct Answer: C
DLP (Data Loss Prevention) software is a type of security software that monitors and controls the transfer of sensitive or confidential data outside the organization. DLP software can prevent data breaches, data leaks, or data theft by blocking, encrypting, or alerting on unauthorized data transfers. DLP software can be applied to various channels, such as email, web, cloud, or removable devices. In this scenario, the human resources analyst is attempting to email the records for new employees to an outside payroll company. The records for new employees may contain sensitive or confidential data, such as personal information, tax information, or bank account information. The DLP software may detect this data and block the email from being sent outside the company, as it may violate the company's data protection policy or regulations. The DLP software may also generate an error message to inform the analyst of the reason for the rejection.
SK0-005 Exam Question 255
A technician sets up a server that will use three 4TB disk drives. The drives can only contain a single partition. Which of the following must the technician use to allow maximum capacity?
Correct Answer: C
GPT supports partitions larger than 2TB, allowing the full 4TB capacity of each drive to be used in a single partition.
