System Administration Post Practice Quiz

As discussed, a System administrator can wear many hats and must have some knowledge in a broad spectrum of duties. Jack, a newly graduated System administrator, is looking for a basic sysadmin job. From the options below, what should Jack be on the lookout for as duties he should/would be able to perform as a sysadmin?

• Allocating storage on a virtual environment

• Removing dormant accounts as written by current policy

• Cleaning and maintain the servers (physically)

• Auditing security logs

Jane is currently configuring a small virtual environment that will be used for testing and training. Which network adapter type would work best for this scenario?

• Bridged

• Static

• Dynamic

• Local/Host only

Sanji is wanting to have more experience with different types of OS's. If an OS did not have a GUI, how else could it work?

• A GUI is essential to OS installation

• By configuring the GUI when installing the OS

• Using a command language with a command-line OS

• A graphics card can be supplemented

The ______________ relationship/model describes the relationship between at least two computers that communicate through the internet or local area network (LAN). One makes a request and the other responds.

• User and Host

• Client and Server

• Workstation and Workgroup

• Server and Host

During a board meeting, several Sys engineers and admins were discussing the possibility of bringing in more virtualization into their current environments. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of virtualization that could be brought up?

• Reduced capital and operating costs

• Simplified data management

• Zero monetary cost to implement

• Increased IT productivity and efficiency

Tom, a system administrator must access the company's hypervisor in order to manage all the virtual machines (VMs) configured. The company's is using a Type 1 Hypervisor. What is another name for this Hypervisor?

• Virtual Machine Manager

• VMNet

• Virtual Machine

• Virtual Machine

Amanda has been tasked to install a specific server role to their Windows Server 2019 server that distributes and temporarily binds an IP address to a machine/or device automatically so that she does not have to go set IP addresses statically. What server role must be installed for this to happen?

• DHCP

• DNS

• WSUS

• Active Directory

You have been tasked to create a few user accounts by your supervisor while on a mission. You know this is a fairly simple task so you agree to create 45 user accounts. As you begin, you see that you cannot complete the first account because the button has been greyed out (as if you have not filled out all the necessary information). What are some REQUIRED attributes that define the schema in Active Directory for a user account so that the button is no longer greyed out and the account can be created? (Select All That Apply)

• Logon name

• Email address

• Password

• Account description

While configuring some changes in the Group Policy Management Console, you notice that the changes are not be applied. You have checked everything you could think of and everything seems to be correct on the console. With no place else to go, you remember that changes in the Group Policy Management Console alter the ________ and although it can be very tricky and difficult, you go there to continue troubleshooting.

• registry

• Active Directory

• local group settings

• system files

As a system administrator, you might need to reach out to vendors for the latest tech and software. You are currently compiling a list of different Operating Systems (OS) for upper leadership to choose from. From the options below, what could be some operating systems on that list? (Select All That Apply)

• Android

• Safari

• Windows

• BIOS