Which three critical functions does grounding serve for a standby generator? (Choose three.)
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Prevents harmonics from affecting the IT load
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Provides a low-impedance electrical return path
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Prevents electrical shock during maintenance and/or repair
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Serves as a reference signal to the automatic transfer switch
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Ensures circuit breakers trip before electrical malfunctions develop into fires
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Provides a low-impedance electrical return path
Prevents electrical shock during maintenance and/or repair
Ensures circuit breakers trip before electrical malfunctions develop into fires
Question 2
Which three preventative maintenance activities are required to ensure reliability of a standby generator and automatic transfer switch? (Choose three.)
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Take coolant samples.
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Perform a thermal scan.
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Perform a diagnostic on the rectifier.
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Perform an inverter voltage regulation check.
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Perform a trip setting check of all major circuit breakers.
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Take coolant samples.
Perform a thermal scan.
Perform a trip setting check of all major circuit breakers.
Question 3
Which two concepts does "NCPI agility" address? (Choose two.)
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Ability to virtualize
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Ability to oversize
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Ability to reconfigure
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Speed of deployment
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Ability to reconfigure
Speed of deployment
Question 4
What are three transformer types? (Choose three.)
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Step-up transformer
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Isolation transformer
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Step-down transformer
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Delayed input transformer
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Limited induction transformer
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Step-up transformer
Isolation transformer
Step-down transformer
Question 5
The power cable should be marked, at minimum, with which two pieces of information? (Choose two.)
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The source PDU
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The date installed
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The circuit breaker it is fed from
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The voltage capacity of the cable
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The source PDU
The circuit breaker it is fed from
Question 6
Which two would cause a swell? (Choose two.)
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Ground fault interrupt
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Sudden load reductions
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Single-phase fault in a three-phase system
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Automatic transfer switch (ATS) transfer to secondary power
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Sudden load reductions
Single-phase fault in a three-phase system
Question 7
What are two circuit breaker types found in a building or data center? (Choose two.)
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Thermal
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Magnetic
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Fast-acting
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Photovoltaic
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Thermal
Magnetic
Question 8
Which statement is a recognized characteristic of single-phase power?
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Single-phase power excludes the use of three-phase power in the data center.
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Single-phase power provides an effective means for delivering DC power to the data center.
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Single-phase power is an effective choice of power supply when data center users require large volumes of power.
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Single-phase power implies that power comes into the data center with one "hot" wire, along with accompanying neutral and ground.
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Single-phase power implies that power comes into the data center with one "hot" wire, along with accompanying neutral and ground.
Question 9
Cooling towers are a typical component of which heat rejection system?
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Water cooled system
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Glycol cooled system
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Air cooled split system
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Air cooled self-contained system
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Water cooled system
Question 10
What represents a direct cost of downtime when an outage occurs in the data center?
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Brand perception is damaged.
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Revenue streams are slowed or stopped.
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Data center personnel need to be retrained.
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Software needs to be upgraded to latest versions.
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Revenue streams are slowed or stopped.
Question 11
Seismic enclosures are designed to protect installed equipment from what hazards?
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Earthquakes
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Liquids
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Dusty environments
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Fire or excessive heat
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Earthquakes
Question 12
Click the Exhibit button.
Which type of power problem is illustrated in the exhibit?
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Harmonics
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Overvoltage
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Overcurrent
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Frequency variation
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Overvoltage
Question 13
Which benefit is provided when air distribution methods return the warmest air to the CRAC units?
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Decreased heat load in the data center
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Increased capacity of the cooling system
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Maximized mixing of supply and return air
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Elimination of resistance created by underfloor cables
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Increased capacity of the cooling system
Question 14
What is a limiting factor when specifying the height of a rack / enclosure?
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Cable capacity
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Cooling requirements
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Overhead fire sprinklers
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Enclosure door clearance
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Overhead fire sprinklers
Question 15
What is an advantage of ceiling mount systems?
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They plug into wall outlets
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They provide the highest capacity units
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They rapidly redeploy to a different location
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They do not take away from IT equipment space
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They do not take away from IT equipment space
About the DU0-001 Free Practice Test
Prepare for the Data Center University Associate Certification (DU0-001) exam with this free practice test from Study4Pass, built around the real APC syllabus. The 15 questions are a free sample of the full Study4Pass practice set of 325 questions, so you can check your level before you commit to the real exam. The free sample includes 8 single-answer and 7 multiple-answer questions — the same mix of formats you will meet in the full set. Questions are spread across the areas that matter most on the real exam: Data Center Infrastructure, Data Center Security, Data Center Management and Data Center Automation. The APC DU0-001 exam is an entry-level certification exam for Data Center University (DCU) students.
The target audience for APC DU0-001 exam is IT professionals who have at least 1-2 years of experience in the field of IT and want to pursue a career as… The APC DU0-001 exam does not have any specific prerequisites.
Certification: Data Center University Associate Certification (DU0-001)
Vendor: APC
Free on this page: 15 practice questions with answers and explanations
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Data Center Infrastructure — This topic covers the design and implementation of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, cabling, and server hardware.
Data Center Security — This topic covers the security of a data center, including physical security, network security, and identity and access management.
Data Center Management — This topic covers the management of a data center, including asset management, monitoring, and capacity planning.
Data Center Automation — This topic covers the automation of data center processes, including scripting and orchestration.
Network Services — This topic covers the network services used in a data center, including DHCP, DNS, and IP addressing.
Storage Systems — This topic covers the storage systems used in a data center, including SAN, NAS, and object storage.
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