You are the Administrator in charge of the Certkiller servers and you want to know from the new Certkiller trainee what the purpose of the KVM switch is when talking about rack-mount systems with limited pointing and visual peripherals?
A.
Operate multiple servers using 1 keyboard and monitor
B.
Operate one server using the monitor
C.
Operate multiple servers using 1 monitor
D.
TO turn of different servers
Explanation:
The purpose and function of the KVM switch is to enable the administrator to configure access and monitor multiple servers using 1 keyboard and monitor with a rack-mount system.
Incorrect Answers:
B: This is one of the functions of the KVM switch that is used for configure access and monitor multiple servers using 1 keyboard and monitor with a rack-mount system.
C: This is one of the functions of the KVM switch that is used for configure access and monitor multiple servers using 1 monitor but a keyboard or mouse is required for input with a rack-mount system.
D: This is not the function of the KVM switch as the KVM switch is used to share the peripherals like the mouse and monitor amongst multiple servers in a rack-mount system.
Reference:
Server+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam SK0-002), Charles J. Brooks, Que, November 2005, pg