PCI bus mastering is a:

A company purchases a new file server rated at 3U. The new server needs to be installed in the
server rack, where other file servers are installed. Rack space is limited and it must be determined
whether or not the rack will accommodate the new server. How much vertical space does the new
server need?

A customer needs a database server assembled. The customer’s major requirement is having a
SCSI disk subsystem that supports the fastest data transfer rates available. Which of the following
meets the customer’s requirement?

File sharing between two or more hosts with no central point of administration is an example of
which server application model?

Additional drives are being added to an existing low cost server. The system administrator is
considering using Serial ATA drives rather than SCSI. Which four statements are reasons to use
Serial ATA drives? (Select FOUR)

A consulting firm is hired by a company in an earthquake-prone area to review their disaster plan.
Review of the disaster recovery plan reveals the following:
1. Offsite backup storage is in a locked fireproof safe, with restricted key access. All tape backups
are stored in this safe.
2. There is a reciprocal agreement with a sister company located two blocks from the company’s
location to store each other’s backup safes. Plans are in place to allow 24-hour access to
backups.
3. The selected hot site is 100 miles from the normal business site.
4. A GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) tape rotation plan is in use.
Which changes should be made to the plan?

A small server is operating with a single ATA 66 drive on the primary IDE interface. An additional
ATA 100 drive is added to the primary IDE interface. How will the drives MOST likely perform?

How much space does a 4U server require in a standard equipment rack?

Which method of mass storage automatically puts often used data onto an online source, while
storing less used data on a near-line source such as a tape system?

A technician purchases a new 120 GB IDE hard disk to use in an old server as a swap drive. After
adding the drive to the server, the technician discovers that the operating system does not detect
the drive.
After rebooting the server, the technician notices the drive is missing from POST and comes to the
conclusion that the BIOS needs to be updated. The technician downloads the latest version of the
BIOS update from the manufacturer website.
Which action should the technician take next?