ZABBIX CERTIFIED SPECIALIST EXAM 1 EXAM
PREP 2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE GRADED
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◉ What properties do Templates have in common with Hosts?
Answer: Name, Visible Name, Groups, Description, Linked
Templates, Tags, User Macros, Value Maps
◉ What are the two ways in which you can link Templates to Hosts?
Answer: Automatic lookup field or List selector
◉ What happens when a Host is linked to a Template? Answer: It
will inherit all entities from the Template but will generate a new ID
◉ What is shown in the name of an Item on a Host if linked to a
Template? Answer: It will be preceded by the Template name
◉ What happens if you add a Template to a Host that has a matching
key? Answer: It will inherit the key from the Template
◉ What is the difference between Unlink, and Unlink and clear when
it comes to removing Template entities from a host? (same for
Delete, and Delete and clear) Answer: Unlink will remove the
, template and reliquish the entities to the host. Unlink & clear will
remove the template and the entities
◉ What must you do every time you modify the
/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf file and what command does this?
Answer: Restart Zabbix agent using the 'systemctl restart zabbix-
agent' command
◉ True or false. Template tags are inherited by a Hosts own entities.
Answer: False. But the reverse is true, Template entities will inherit
tags from the Hosts entities.
◉ What can Items from one host be copied to? Answer: Other hosts,
All hosts or templates in a host group, Templates
◉ What is the difference between clone and full clone when
duplicating hosts or entities? Answer: Clone will retain all
parameters and template linkage. Full clone will retain the above +
local entities.
◉ What properties from a Template can be overridden on a host? &
Will these be overridden by the Template if changes are later made
to it? Answer: Update interval, history and trend storage periods,
other settings (depending on item). Yes changes will be overridden
by the Template.
PREP 2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE GRADED
A+
◉ What properties do Templates have in common with Hosts?
Answer: Name, Visible Name, Groups, Description, Linked
Templates, Tags, User Macros, Value Maps
◉ What are the two ways in which you can link Templates to Hosts?
Answer: Automatic lookup field or List selector
◉ What happens when a Host is linked to a Template? Answer: It
will inherit all entities from the Template but will generate a new ID
◉ What is shown in the name of an Item on a Host if linked to a
Template? Answer: It will be preceded by the Template name
◉ What happens if you add a Template to a Host that has a matching
key? Answer: It will inherit the key from the Template
◉ What is the difference between Unlink, and Unlink and clear when
it comes to removing Template entities from a host? (same for
Delete, and Delete and clear) Answer: Unlink will remove the
, template and reliquish the entities to the host. Unlink & clear will
remove the template and the entities
◉ What must you do every time you modify the
/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.conf file and what command does this?
Answer: Restart Zabbix agent using the 'systemctl restart zabbix-
agent' command
◉ True or false. Template tags are inherited by a Hosts own entities.
Answer: False. But the reverse is true, Template entities will inherit
tags from the Hosts entities.
◉ What can Items from one host be copied to? Answer: Other hosts,
All hosts or templates in a host group, Templates
◉ What is the difference between clone and full clone when
duplicating hosts or entities? Answer: Clone will retain all
parameters and template linkage. Full clone will retain the above +
local entities.
◉ What properties from a Template can be overridden on a host? &
Will these be overridden by the Template if changes are later made
to it? Answer: Update interval, history and trend storage periods,
other settings (depending on item). Yes changes will be overridden
by the Template.
