A Systems Administrator Recently Added More Memory to a Database

question 474

Multiple Choice

A systems administrator recently added more memory to a database server. A week later, end users were reporting memory errors when running large queries, even though these queries worked before. Which of the following should the systems administrator do FIRST to troubleshoot this issue?

• A) Reseat the memory module.
• B) Increase the amount of virtual memory.
• C) Check the hard drive errors.
• D) Adjust memory size in the BIOS.

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