Exam Objectives Frequently Asked Questions

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1.	What is the best way to ensure a server has enough memory to operate acceptably?
2.	What is using part of a server’s hard disk as an expansion of memory called?
3.	What is the file that is used for virtual memory called?
4.	What does a multiprocessing system contain?
5.	What are the three most common disk interfaces?
6.	What happens when a data packet crosses a router from a network with a large packet size to a network with a smaller packet size?
7.	What devices can the Windows Backup Utility use for performing backups?
8.	Can ASR be used to completely restore a failed system?
9.	Why is RAID 5 not recommended for write-intensive situations?

Answers

1.	Install more than the minimum amount of RAM.
2.	Virtual memory.
3.	The paging file.
4.	More than one CPU.
5.	ATA, SCSI, and Fibre Channel.
6.	The router re-creates the original packet as multiple smaller packets and forwards them to their destination.
7.	Any device supported by the Windows Server 2003 operating system as having removable and writable media. Tape devices are the most common.
8.	No, the purpose of ASR is to re-create the operating system. Additional restores of data and applications are required for a full system restore.
9.	Every time data is written to a RAID 5 array, the parity block must be recalculated.