Intro to Systems Administration and Maintenance

Question 1

Typically done by information technology experts for or within an organization.

Answer 1

system administration

Question 2

a person responsible to maintain and operate a computer system or network for a company or other organization

Answer 2

system administrator or sysadmin

Question 3

they are often members of an information technology department

Answer 3

system administrator

Question 4

usually charged with installing supporting, and maintaining servers or other computer systems, and planning for and responding to service outages and other problems

Answer 4

system administrator

Question 5

Some other duties of a system administrator include:

Answer 5

scripting or light programming, project management for systems- related projects, supervising or training computer operators

Question 6

maintaining a database system, and is responsible for the integrity of the data and the efficiency and performance of the system

Answer 6

database administrator (DBA)

Question 7

maintains network infrastructure such as switches and routers, and diagnoses problems with these or with the behavior of network-attached computers

Answer 7

network administrator

Question 8

a specialist in computer and network security, including the administration of security devices such as firewalls, as well as consulting on general security measures

Answer 8

security administrator

Question 9

respond to individual users’ difficulties with computer systems

Answer 9

technical support staff

Question 10

documents, troubleshoots, and develops existing and new computer and work processes and systems

Answer 10

systems analyst

Question 11

enumerate

duties and responsibilitie of a system administrator

MPAIAARRTSK (Ampayararat, tsk!)

Answer 11

1. Morning checks of systems/software.
2. Performing backups of data.
3. Applying operating system updates, and configuration changes.
4. Installing and configuring new hardware/software.
5. Adding/deleting/creating/modifying user account information, resetting passwords, etc.
6. Answering technical queries.
7. Responsibility for security.
8. Responsibility for documenting the configuration of the system.
9. Troubleshooting any reported problem or reported problems.
10. System performance tuning.
11. Keeping the network up and running.

Question 12

Many problems are ________, and different users have different levels of competency and understanding of technology

Answer 12

Many problems are user driven, and different users have different levels of competency and understanding of technology

Question 13

duties and responsibilities of a system administrator

simple guide to every situation

ILCE (Let it go, Ilce)

Answer 13

1. Isolate the problem as much as possible
2. Look for recent changes
3. Check all of the obvious things (cables plugged in and so on)
4. Ensure each piece of equipment is working before moving on to the next

Question 14

No one should get answers without a ________, which should be used by both your users and your sys admins to refer to a request.

Answer 14

No one should get answers without a ticket number, which should be used by both your users and your sys admins to refer to a request.

Question 15

skills you need as a sysadmin

IFCKC (I focking can’t)

Answer 15

1. In-depth knowledge of operating systems
2. Familiarity with hardware
3. Cloud computing skills
4. Knowledge of networks
5. Communication and interpersonal skills

Question 16

most common problems faced by system administrators

ILRIL (I’ll ril ur ass)

Answer 16

1. ineffective software
2. lack of storage space
3. reading someone else’s code
4. internet connection
5. lack of time

Question 17

aims to manage, monitor, maintain, secure, and service and organization’s network

Answer 17

network administration

Question 18

it ensures that an organization’s computer networks– groups of computers that share information with one another– are operating to meet the needs of the organization

Answer 18

network administration

Question 19

network administration responsibilities

FIEMSRD (Fiem is red)

Answer 19

1. Fully support, configure, maintain and upgrade corporate customer;s networks and in house servers.
2. Install and integrate new server hardware and applications
3. Ensure network security and connectivity
4. Monitor network performance (availability, utilization, throughput, goodput, and latency) and test for weaknesses
5. Set up user accounts, permissions and passwords
6. Resolve problems reported by end user
7. Define network policies and procedures

Question 20

network admin skills

FUCK

Answer 20

1. Familiarity with servers
2. Understanding of network security components
3. Communication and teamwork
4. Knowledge of different types of networks

Question 21

Difference between sysadmin and network admin

Answer 21

System administration focuses on servers and computer systems, while network administrators work more specifically with network-related tasks and equipment, like setting up routing, IP addresses, and maintaining local area networks (LAN)