CompTIA SK0-005 Exam - Topic 1 Question 14 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's SK0-005 exam

Question #: 14
Topic #: 1

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?

AA 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

BA 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

CA 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

DA 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.

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Suggested Answer: C

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by Cristal at May 03, 2022, 10:14 PM

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Ines

4 months ago

An ECC error? Sounds a bit too good to be true, right?

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Goldie

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure it’s not just a false alarm?

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Isaac

4 months ago

I think it could just be a bad sector, drives can still work fine after that.

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Frank

4 months ago

Totally agree, better to replace it sooner than later!

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Sage

5 months ago

A S.M.A.R.T. error usually means the drive is on its way out.

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Brunilda

5 months ago

I vaguely recall something about ECC errors being related to S.M.A.R.T., but I can't remember the specifics. Option D sounds familiar, but I’m not sure if it fits this scenario.

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Telma

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like S.M.A.R.T. errors could also relate to bad sectors, which makes me lean towards option C.

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Jacki

5 months ago

I remember studying that S.M.A.R.T. errors usually indicate a potential failure, so I think option A might be the right choice.

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Kimberely

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question where S.M.A.R.T. was mentioned, and I think it was about predictive failures. So, A seems plausible, but I’m not 100% confident.

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Carin

5 months ago

I'm a little unsure about this one. Should we be uploading the consent as a separate file, or is that implied in the question? I'm leaning towards option C, but I'm not 100% confident.

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Devora

5 months ago

I think the answer is B. OMARESTORE sounds like the right macro to use for restoring backup files.

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Dannie

5 months ago

I think the key here is understanding the core difference between EPOs and PPOs. EPOs have a more limited network, so out-of-network care is likely to be less covered. I'm going to go with C - not covered.

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Myrtie

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully trace the code to figure out the output.

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