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1. What is the primary purpose of Zabbix?
A. Database management
B. Network monitoring and alerting
C. Web development
D. File storage
B. Network monitoring and alerting
Zabbix is an enterprise-grade monitoring system used to collect, analyze,
and alert on IT infrastructure metrics.
2. Which Zabbix component collects data from monitored hosts?
A. Zabbix server
B. Zabbix frontend
C. Zabbix agent
D. Zabbix proxy
,C. Zabbix agent
The agent runs on monitored devices and gathers system metrics to send
back to the server.
3. What is the role of the Zabbix server?
A. Display dashboards
B. Store configuration only
C. Process and store monitoring data
D. Replace proxies
C. Process and store monitoring data
The server is the central core that processes incoming data and triggers
alerts.
4. Which database is NOT officially supported by Zabbix?
A. MySQL
B. PostgreSQL
C. Oracle
D. MongoDB
D. MongoDB
Zabbix supports SQL-based databases, not NoSQL like MongoDB.
5. What is a Zabbix proxy used for?
A. UI rendering
B. Load balancing web traffic
, C. Data collection on behalf of server
D. User authentication
C. Data collection on behalf of server
Proxies collect and buffer data before sending it to the Zabbix server.
6. Which protocol does Zabbix agent primarily use?
A. HTTP
B. Zabbix protocol
C. FTP
D. SMTP
B. Zabbix protocol
The agent communicates using a custom lightweight Zabbix protocol.
7. What is an item in Zabbix?
A. A dashboard widget
B. A monitored metric
C. A user role
D. A trigger condition
B. A monitored metric
Items define what data is collected, such as CPU load or memory usage.
8. What is a trigger in Zabbix?
A. Data collector
, B. Alert condition
C. Database table
D. Proxy node
B. Alert condition
Triggers evaluate item data and generate alerts when conditions are met.
9. What is an action in Zabbix?
A. Data item
B. Response to trigger events
C. Host configuration
D. API call only
B. Response to trigger events
Actions define what happens when triggers fire, such as sending
notifications.
10. What is a host in Zabbix?
A. A user group
B. A monitored device
C. A trigger rule
D. A dashboard panel
B. A monitored device
A host represents any physical or virtual system being monitored.