18 Questions
The system administrator is responsible for __________ and managing resources (disk, memory, CPU)
monitoring system usage
To avoid problems, the system administrator must __________ new technologies
assess
System administrators are responsible for monitoring system ______ and performance.
usage
In Security Management, it is crucial to __________ problems
anticipate
One of the key concerns of a sysadmin is computer ______.
security
When it comes to System Planning, the administrator must focus on __________ the system
scaling
One of the challenges for a system administrator is __________ changes
applying
System administrators must be adept at assessing new ______.
technologies
A key responsibility of a system administrator is to __________ and performance
monitor
A critical aspect of system administration involves thorough system ______.
planning
Sysadmins need to consider scaling the system to accommodate ______ growth.
organizational
Routine maintenance for a sysadmin involves providing updates and maintenance to ensure systems run the latest secure ______.
software
The key to safely making changes is to always run them through a ____________ environment first.
test
System administrators working with bug queues or ticketing systems include the commands executed and the output obtained in the corresponding ____________ or ticket.
bug
In cases where you don’t know which commands to execute, using a command like script for Linux or StartTranscript for Windows can be ____________.
helpful
Assessing the risk involved in making changes involves considering how important the services are to the infrastructure and how many users would be ____________.
impacted
Reverting to the previous state is called a ____________.
rollback
The test environment is usually a virtual machine running the same configuration as the production environment but isn't actually serving any ____________ of the service.
users
Study Notes
System Administrator Roles
- Create and manage user accounts
- Configure and maintain hardware and software
- Provide end-user support
- Perform backup and restore operations
- Determine backup strategy and policies
- Configure backup software
- Perform backups
- Monitor backup logs
- Check backup integrity
- Determine disaster survival plans
- Perform restores
- Maintain documentation and licenses
System Administrator Challenges
- Software or procedure quality control issues
- Operating system clashes between incompatible subsystems
- Inexplicable phenomena, cosmic rays, viruses, and other attacks
- Poor quality control in software or procedures
System Administration
- Refers to the management of one or more hardware and software systems
- Ensures that the systems are running efficiently and effectively
- Branch of engineering that concerns the operational management of human-computer systems
- Performed by a system administrator
System Administrator Requirements
- Able to communicate with technical and non-technical users
- Patient at all times and knows how to handle pressure
- Has a customer service attitude
- Able to solve difficult technical problems
- Know how to document activities to reproduce the results
- Aware of the risks of being a system administrator or sysadmin
System Administrator Tasks
- Manage datacenter, networks, and clients/sites
- Implement organizational policies
- Ensure IT infrastructure services (file storage, email, web content)
- Perform routine maintenance (updates and maintenance)
- Manage vendors and weigh options before purchasing
Applying Changes
- Think carefully about computer security and access control
- Record actions and include commands executed and output obtained
- Use a test environment to run changes before deploying to production
- Assess the risk involved by considering service importance and user impact
Test your knowledge on IT administration tasks such as managing user accounts, configuring hardware and software, providing support, backup operations, disaster recovery planning, and system planning involving scaling, technology assessment, problem anticipation, and security management.
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