Historical Perspective and Evolution of System Administrator​

Question 1

In what year is the era of mainframes—massive, room-sized computers primarily managed by research institutions, universities, and large corporations.

Answer 1

1960s-1970s Mainframe Operators

Question 2

Back then, SysAdmins were often called ____?

Answer 2

computer operators or mainframe operators

Question 3

Operators used____ and operated directly on hardware consoles back on 1960s-1970s.

Answer 3

command-line interfaces (CLI)

Question 4

The development of ____ in the early 1970s introduced a multi-user, command-line-based operating system that could be run on smaller, less expensive computers (mini-computers).

Answer 4

Unix

Question 5

Unix was developed at what location?

Answer 5

AT & T’s Bell Labs

Question 6

The development of Unix at AT&T’s Bell Labs in the early ____ ? (what year)

Answer 6

1970s

Question 7

This era (1970s-1980s) saw the growth of ____, where multiple users accessed a single system from separate terminals.

Answer 7

Terminal-based computing

Question 8

In 1970s-1980s, what do SysAdmins had to master?

Answer 8

Shell scripting
Basic Networking
and
Command-line interfaces

Question 9

The ____ and other early shell environments became vital tools for managing these systems.

Answer 9

Bourne shell

Question 10

With the advent of the ____ in the 1980s, computing became more accessible.

Answer 10

Personal Computer (PC)
PC Emergence

Question 11

In what year does the PC Revolution and Networking emerged

Answer 11

1980s - 1990s

Question 12

____ became standard, and SysAdmins were responsible for setting up and managing networks

Answer 12

Local Area Networks (LANs)

Question 13

In what year did the admins needed expertise in TCP/IP networking, early network protocols, Windows NT or NetWare and Unix variants for server operations.

Answer 13

1980s - 1990s

Question 14

With the rise of the____, SysAdmins were also tasked with setting up and maintaining web servers, managing email servers, and enforcing more complex security protocols.​

Answer 14

World Wide Web (WWW)

Question 15

In what year did the client-server model emerged as a standard and the growth of Client-Server Architecture?

Answer 15

1990s - 2000s

Question 16

In what year Virtualization Techs and Cloud Computing emerged?

Answer 16

2000s - 2010s

Question 17

____ allowed multiple virtual servers to run on a single physical machine, improving resource utilization.

Answer 17

Virtualization technologies

Question 18

Companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure introduced ____ , which shifted infrastructure from on-premises to hosted environments.​

Answer 18

Cloud Computing

Question 19

The rise of ____ practices encouraged collaboration between SysAdmins and developers.

Answer 19

DevOps

Question 20

Does technologies like Docker and Kubernetes allow applications to run in containers, making deployment and scaling more manageable?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

CI means?

Answer 21

Continuous Integration

Question 22

CD means?

Answer 22

continuous deployment (CD)

Question 23

In what year is the rise of DevOps

Answer 23

2010s - Present

Question 24

Borrowed from Google’s approach. ____ emphasizes reliability, performance, and automation, bridging operations with engineering principles.

Answer 24

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Question 25

With the growth of ____ , SysAdmins will be managing distributed networks and data outside traditional data centers, expanding their role into these newer environments.​

Answer 25

Edge Computing and IoT devices

Question 26

____ are beginning to impact system administration, with alerting systems, automated issue resolution, and predictive analytics for resource management.

Answer 26

Artificial intelligence and machine learning