Long Test | System Administration and Infrastructure Management

You are the only sysadmin in a small shop. An employee complains they can’t print a document. Which is your first step?

• Replace the entire printer immediately

• Check if the printer is connected and online

• Escalate to a cloud service provider

• Ignore the issue until more users complain

In a school laboratory, the computers were re-imaged at the start of the semester. Why is this practice done?

• To give each computer a unique setup

• To standardize settings and reduce setup time for students

• To make the lab look newer

• To remove all security policies

Which of the following shows Procurement in the hardware lifecycle?

• Buying new laptops for teachers

• Wiping a hard drive

• Updating Windows on existing PCs

• Sending old machines to recycling

A user requests to install their favorite music app on a company laptop. What is the safest sysadmin response?

• Approve, since the user owns the laptop

• Install it only during lunch breaks

• Deny, because unauthorized apps could bring malware

• Allow it but disable the internet

A student worker asks why their Gmail is not working. You check and realize the email server is down. This server is an example of:

• A client

• A ticketing tool

• A kiosk computer

• A production service

You provision a new laptop for an employee. Which step makes inventory management easier later?

• Tagging the device with a sticker and recording it in logs

• Letting the employee choose their own hostname

• Allowing random software installation

• Asking the employee to back up their own data

A company debate arises: cloud subscription vs. buying servers. Which question shows critical evaluation?

• “Which option do most tech vloggers recommend?”

•  “What are the costs after 3 years, including maintenance or subscription fees?”

• “Which logo looks more modern?”

• “Can we avoid having passwords if we use the cloud?”

A sysadmin is doing batch updates at midnight. Why is this a good practice?

• Employees are usually not working, so downtime is minimized

• Midnight updates are faster than daytime updates

• The updates cost less after midnight

• Hackers cannot attack at night

During onboarding, a new employee asks why their computer has a “username-location” hostname. What is the best explanation?

• It allows easy identification and management of machines

• It makes the computer run faster

• It is required by Microsoft licensing

• It is a tradition in IT

 Which example shows the Maintenance stage of hardware lifecycle?

• Buying a router from a vendor

• Tagging a PC with its hostname

• Selling an old computer at auction

• Patching all servers with the latest security updates