IT Administration and System Management Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the primary role of a system administrator?

The management of one or more hardware and software systems to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

What qualities are important for a system administrator to possess?

Communication skills, patience, ability to handle pressure, problem-solving skills, and documentation proficiency.

What is a key consideration for system administrators in terms of computer security?

Deciding on user access and implementing security measures.

Why is routine maintenance crucial for system administrators?

To ensure machines run the latest secure software and receive necessary updates. Signup and view all the answers

What should system administrators consider before purchasing new technologies?

They should weigh their options carefully. Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant responsibility of system administrators in terms of system planning?

Scaling the system to meet the organization's needs. Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of monitoring system usage and performance for a system administrator?

To ensure optimal performance, identify bottlenecks, and manage resources efficiently. Signup and view all the answers

What are the key responsibilities of a system administrator in terms of security management?

To anticipate and avoid problems, monitor system for attacks, and ensure data integrity and privacy. Signup and view all the answers

Why is it crucial for system administrators to assess new technologies?

To stay current, improve system efficiency, and plan for future upgrades. Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of system planning for a system administrator?

To design, implement, and maintain the system architecture to meet organizational needs. Signup and view all the answers

How does a system administrator approach scaling the system?

By evaluating performance, adding resources, and expanding infrastructure to accommodate growth. Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for system administrators to apply changes carefully?

To avoid disruptions, maintain system stability, and uphold security and privacy standards. Signup and view all the answers

What is the common practice for system administrators to include in bug queues or ticketing systems?

Commands executed and output obtained Signup and view all the answers

What should you do before deploying changes to a production environment?

Run them through a test environment first Signup and view all the answers

What is the key to safely making changes in a system?

Always use a test instance first Signup and view all the answers

What is a good practice to follow if there is some investigation needed before executing certain commands?

Use a command like script for Linux or StartTranscript for Windows Signup and view all the answers

How can you assess the risk involved in making changes to the infrastructure?

By considering the importance of the services and the number of users impacted Signup and view all the answers

What is reverting to the previous state called?

Rollback Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

System Administration

System administration refers to the management of one or more hardware and software systems, ensuring that the systems are running efficiently and effectively.
It is a branch of engineering that concerns the operational management of human-computer systems.

Roles and Responsibilities

Create and manage user accounts
Configure and maintain hardware and software
Provide end-user support
Perform backup and restore operations
Maintain documentation and licenses
Plan and scale the system
Assess new technologies
Anticipate and avoid problems
Manage system security
Monitor system usage and performance
Manage resources (disk, memory, CPU)
Troubleshoot and repair system problems
Perform upgrades/patches, and test devices
Schedule downtime to manage devices

Challenges

Poor quality control in software or procedures
Problems in operating clashes systems and between their incompatible subsystems
Software inexplicable phenomena, cosmic rays, viruses, and other attacks

System Administrator Characteristics

Able to communicate with technical and non-technical users
Patient and able to handle pressure with a customer service attitude
Able to solve difficult technical problems
Knows how to document activities to reproduce results
Aware of the risks of being a system administrator or sysadmin

System Administrator Tasks

Manage clients/customers, systems/sites, and organizational policies
Ensure computer security and access control
Provide IT infrastructure services (file storage, email, web content)
Perform routine maintenance (updates and maintenance)
Evaluate vendor options carefully
Avoid mistakes and know how to revert to a previous state (rollback)

Applying Changes

Record actions and include commands executed and output obtained
Use a test environment (e.g., virtual machine) to test changes before deploying to production
Assess the risk involved by considering the importance of the service and the number of users impacted.

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Test your knowledge on creating and managing user accounts, configuring hardware and software, providing end-user support, backup operations, disaster recovery, system planning, scaling, security management, and more.