2024 ZABBIX CERTIFIED SPECIALIST DAY
1 EXAM WITH ANSWERS
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What is the default page when you login to frontend? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSMonitoring > Hosts
What do Zabbix hosts use to collect metrics? - CORRECT-ANSWERSItems
Where is data preprocessing for a host defined? - CORRECT-ANSWERSItem
configuration
What is the four step Zabbix data flow? - CORRECT-ANSWERSItem > Trigger > Event
> Conditions (then Operations)
Can a trigger belong to multiple hosts? - CORRECT-ANSWERSYes
Scheduled execution of operation steps is called what? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSEscalation
Can templates be linked to a host group? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNo, only similar
hosts
What entities can be tagged? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHosts, Templates, Items,
Triggers
True or false. An event will inherit all the host, item and trigger tags. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSTrue
What options exist for filtering through hosts? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHost group,
template, name, DNS, IP, Port, Monitoring by (any, server, proxy), tags
What tabs exist when creating/editing a host? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHost, IPMI,
Tags, Macros, Inventory, Encryption, Value mapping
What are the four types of Macros and how are they written? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSBuilt in {MACRO}, User defined {$MACRO}, low level discovery {#MACRO},
Expression {?MACRO}
What is the macro for 'last received metric'? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS{ITEM.LASTVALUE}
, On what levels can macros be defined and in what order do they take precedent? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS1. Host 2. Template 3. Global
True or false. Inherited macros are displayed by default? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSFalse
Host groups are used for? - CORRECT-ANSWERSLogical grouping of hosts and
templates
True or false. All access rights are based on user groups and host groups. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSTrue
True or False. It is required to create the parent host group before creating nested
host groups. - CORRECT-ANSWERSFalse
Can an admin create a host group? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNo
If a host belongs to multiple host groups and you disable one of these groups,
what happens? - CORRECT-ANSWERSAll hosts in that host group will be disabled
What entities are available for monitoring when configuring a host? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSItems, Triggers, Graphs, Web scenarios, Discovery rules
True or false. Host names & visible names must be unique and are case sensitive?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSTrue
What are the four supported interface types? - CORRECT-ANSWERSZBX (passive
zabbix agent), SNMP, IPMI, JMX (Java)
What item types require an interface but may or may not use it? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSSimple check, external check, Telnet/SSH
What does the Grey availability icon mean? - CORRECT-ANSWERSAt least one
interface had unknown status and none unavailable
What are the default values for unreachable pollers? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSUnreachableDelay=15, UnreachablePeriod=45, UnavailableDelay=60
What must be unique when adding an Item to a Host? - CORRECT-ANSWERSKey.
Names do not need to be unique (not recommended)
Passive data collection is also called polling, what is the other name for active
data collection? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTrapping
When working with Items, Optional parametres '<>' will use what if not specified? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSDefault values
1 EXAM WITH ANSWERS
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What is the default page when you login to frontend? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSMonitoring > Hosts
What do Zabbix hosts use to collect metrics? - CORRECT-ANSWERSItems
Where is data preprocessing for a host defined? - CORRECT-ANSWERSItem
configuration
What is the four step Zabbix data flow? - CORRECT-ANSWERSItem > Trigger > Event
> Conditions (then Operations)
Can a trigger belong to multiple hosts? - CORRECT-ANSWERSYes
Scheduled execution of operation steps is called what? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSEscalation
Can templates be linked to a host group? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNo, only similar
hosts
What entities can be tagged? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHosts, Templates, Items,
Triggers
True or false. An event will inherit all the host, item and trigger tags. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSTrue
What options exist for filtering through hosts? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHost group,
template, name, DNS, IP, Port, Monitoring by (any, server, proxy), tags
What tabs exist when creating/editing a host? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHost, IPMI,
Tags, Macros, Inventory, Encryption, Value mapping
What are the four types of Macros and how are they written? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSBuilt in {MACRO}, User defined {$MACRO}, low level discovery {#MACRO},
Expression {?MACRO}
What is the macro for 'last received metric'? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS{ITEM.LASTVALUE}
, On what levels can macros be defined and in what order do they take precedent? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS1. Host 2. Template 3. Global
True or false. Inherited macros are displayed by default? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSFalse
Host groups are used for? - CORRECT-ANSWERSLogical grouping of hosts and
templates
True or false. All access rights are based on user groups and host groups. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSTrue
True or False. It is required to create the parent host group before creating nested
host groups. - CORRECT-ANSWERSFalse
Can an admin create a host group? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNo
If a host belongs to multiple host groups and you disable one of these groups,
what happens? - CORRECT-ANSWERSAll hosts in that host group will be disabled
What entities are available for monitoring when configuring a host? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSItems, Triggers, Graphs, Web scenarios, Discovery rules
True or false. Host names & visible names must be unique and are case sensitive?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSTrue
What are the four supported interface types? - CORRECT-ANSWERSZBX (passive
zabbix agent), SNMP, IPMI, JMX (Java)
What item types require an interface but may or may not use it? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSSimple check, external check, Telnet/SSH
What does the Grey availability icon mean? - CORRECT-ANSWERSAt least one
interface had unknown status and none unavailable
What are the default values for unreachable pollers? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSUnreachableDelay=15, UnreachablePeriod=45, UnavailableDelay=60
What must be unique when adding an Item to a Host? - CORRECT-ANSWERSKey.
Names do not need to be unique (not recommended)
Passive data collection is also called polling, what is the other name for active
data collection? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTrapping
When working with Items, Optional parametres '<>' will use what if not specified? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSDefault values
