Question 1easymultiple choice
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Exhibit
Data Room Environmental Sensor Log 10:15 Humidity: 82% 10:16 Leak Sensor Under Rack 7: Dry 10:17 Leak Sensor Under Rack 7: Wet 10:18 Water Detected Under Raised Floor Facilities Note: 'Condensation forms on the chilled-water pipe during humid afternoons.'
Based on the exhibit, which control should be installed or expanded to provide the earliest warning of this hazard?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Best answer
Install or expand water-leak sensors under the raised floor and near the pipe path.
Water-leak sensors provide early warning when moisture reaches vulnerable areas near equipment. The exhibit shows condensation and an increasing humidity condition, so additional leak detection under the raised floor and along the pipe path would alert staff before water damages systems. This is an appropriate environmental-monitoring control for a server or data room.
B
Distractor review
Add badge readers to every rack so the servers can be tracked physically.
Badge readers control human access, but they do not detect water or condensation hazards.
C
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Replace the cameras with motion detectors to improve environmental safety.
Motion detectors are for intrusion detection, not for identifying water leaks or humidity problems.
D
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Increase automatic screen lock timeouts on all administrative workstations.
Screen lock settings help endpoint security, but they do not provide physical environmental warning.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Install or expand water-leak sensors under the raised floor and near the pipe path. — The exhibit points to a moisture problem developing around a chilled-water pipe and under the raised floor. Water-leak sensors are the best early-warning control because they detect moisture before equipment is damaged. In a data room, environmental monitoring is a critical operational safeguard, and placing sensors in likely leak paths provides faster notification than waiting for visible pooling. Why others are wrong: Badge readers control access to people, not water. Motion detectors detect movement and are useful for intrusion detection, but they do not identify moisture or condensation. Screen lock settings are unrelated to environmental hazards and would not help protect equipment from leaks.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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