CompTIA SK0-005 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: SK0-005
- Exam Name: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam
- Certification Provider: CompTIA
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
A server technician has received reports of database update errors. The technician checks the server logs and determines the database is experiencing synchronization errors.
To attempt to correct the errors, the technician should FIRST ensure:
- A . the correct firewall zone is active
- B . the latest firmware was applied
- C . NTP is running on the database system
- D . the correct dependencies are installed
A technician needs to install a Type 1 hypervisor on a server. The server has SD card slots, a SAS controller, and a SATA controller, and it is attached to a NAS.
On which of the following drive types should the technician install the hypervisor?
- A . SD card
- B . NAS drive
- C . SATA drive
- D . SAS drive
When configuring networking on a VM, which of the following methods would allow multiple VMs to share the same host IP address?
- A . Bridged
- B . NAT
- C . Host only
- D . vSwitch
Which of the following must a server administrator do to ensure data on the SAN is not compromised if it is leaked?
- A . Encrypt the data that is leaving the SAN
- B . Encrypt the data at rest
- C . Encrypt the host servers
- D . Encrypt all the network traffic
A server technician is installing a Windows server OS on a physical server. The specifications for the installation call for a 4TB data volume.
To ensure the partition is available to the OS, the technician must verify the:
- A . hardware is UEFI compliant
- B . volume is formatted as GPT
- C . volume is formatted as MBR
- D . volume is spanned across multiple physical disk drives
Which of the following actions should a server administrator take once a new backup scheme has been configured?
- A . Overwrite the backups
- B . Clone the configuration
- C . Run a restore test
- D . Check the media integrity
A server administrator needs to create a new folder on a file server that only specific users can access.
Which of the following BEST describes how the server administrator can accomplish this task?
- A . Create a group that includes all users and assign it to an ACL.
- B . Assign individual permissions on the folder to each user.
- C . Create a group that includes all users and assign the proper permissions.
- D . Assign ownership on the folder for each user.
A server is reporting a hard drive S.M.A.R.T. error. When a technician checks on the drive, however, it appears that all drives in the server are functioning normally.
Which of the following is the reason for this issue?
- A . A S.M.A.R.T. error is a predictive failure notice. The drive will fail in the near future and should be replaced at the next earliest time possible
- B . A S.M.A.R.T. error is a write operation error. It has detected that the write sent to the drive was incorrectly formatted and has requested a retransmission of the write from the controller
- C . A S.M.A.R.T. error is simply a bad sector. The drive has marked the sector as bad and will continue to function properly
- D . A S.M.A.R.T. error is an ECC error. Due to error checking and correcting, the drive has corrected the missing bit and completed the write operation correctly.
A server administrator needs to check remotely for unnecessary running services across 12 servers.
Which of the following tools should the administrator use?
- A . DLP
- B . A port scanner
- C . Anti-malware
- D . A sniffer
A server administrator needs to check remotely for unnecessary running services across 12 servers.
Which of the following tools should the administrator use?
- A . DLP
- B . A port scanner
- C . Anti-malware
- D . A sniffer