System Administration Best Practices
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What is the main responsibility of a system administrator?

  • Purchasing IT infrastructure services
  • Managing organizational policies
  • Ensuring hardware and software systems run efficiently (correct)
  • Providing customer service

Which skill is essential for a system administrator when interacting with users?

  • Documenting activities effectively
  • Technical knowledge only
  • Communication skills only
  • Patience and customer service attitude (correct)

What is a key aspect of routine maintenance performed by a system administrator?

  • Neglecting vendor options
  • Setting up machines and forgetting about them
  • Purchasing new machines frequently
  • Regularly providing updates and maintenance for secure software (correct)

When considering computer security, what is a crucial decision for a system administrator?

<p>Enforcing strict security policies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of documenting activities for a system administrator?

<p>To reproduce results and track changes effectively (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should a system administrator consider before purchasing new IT infrastructure services?

<p>Risks involved and comparing vendor options (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is important for a system administrator when managing bug queues?

<p>Prioritizing bug fixes based on severity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should a system administrator do when testing changes in a virtual environment?

<p>Thoroughly test changes in the virtual environment first (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes an effective system administrator from others in terms of troubleshooting techniques?

<p>Understanding root causes and solving technical problems efficiently (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for a system administrator to constantly provide updates and maintenance?

<p>To keep systems running the latest secure software (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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