Database Connectivity Issues Quiz

5 questions • Pass: 70% • +25 pts

Quiz covering Application and Database Issues

Database Connectivity Issues Quiz

5 questions | Pass: 70% | Earn 25 points

Questions in this quiz

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  1. 1

    Which of the following is the most common first step to verify if a database server is reachable from an application server?

  2. 2

    An application is throwing a 'Connection Refused' error. What is the most likely cause?

  3. 3

    You receive a 'Too many connections' error in your application logs. How should you address this?

  4. 4

    An application can connect to the database locally, but remote connections fail. Which configuration file is most likely the culprit?

  5. 5

    Your application intermittently fails with a 'Socket Timeout' error during peak traffic. The database CPU usage is low. What is the most likely bottleneck?