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Sys Admin Interview Q A

The roles of a system administrator include installing, supporting, and maintaining servers and computers. Key responsibilities are installing operating system and software updates, reviewing system logs, managing user access and permissions, disaster recovery planning, backup and restore, and ensuring password and security policies are followed. Windows Server operating systems include versions 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016. Some of the main roles in Windows Server are Active Directory services, DHCP, DNS, file and storage services, Hyper-V virtualization, print services, network access services, remote desktop services, volume activation, web server, Windows deployment, update services, and more.

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Sys Admin Interview Q A

The roles of a system administrator include installing, supporting, and maintaining servers and computers. Key responsibilities are installing operating system and software updates, reviewing system logs, managing user access and permissions, disaster recovery planning, backup and restore, and ensuring password and security policies are followed. Windows Server operating systems include versions 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016. Some of the main roles in Windows Server are Active Directory services, DHCP, DNS, file and storage services, Hyper-V virtualization, print services, network access services, remote desktop services, volume activation, web server, Windows deployment, update services, and more.

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1. Question 1. What Are The Roles Of System Administrator?

Answer :
The role of System Administrator differs in the organization. The three main task
of a System Admin is Installing, Supporting and maintaining servers & computers.
o Install patches & OS Updates
o Review system logs access administration
o Access administration for users
o Disaster recovery planning
o Creating and Restoring system backups
o Comply with password requirements
o Access control
o System audit logging
2. Question 2. What Is The Different Version Of Windows Server?
Answer :
The following are are the different version of windows servers:
o Windows Server 2003 (2003)
o Windows Server 2003 R2 (2005)
o Windows Server 2008 (2008)
o Windows Server 2008 R2 (2009)
o Windows Server 2012 (2012)
o Windows Server 2012 R2 (2013)
o Windows Server 2016 (upcoming – 2016)
3. Question 3. What Are The Different Roles In Windows Server?
Answer :
The following are the different roles in Windows server:
o Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
o Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)
o Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
o Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS)
o Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS)
o Application Server
o DHCP Server
o DNS Server
o FAX Server
o File and Storage Services
o Hyper-V
o Print and Document Services
o Network Policy and Access Services
o Remote Access
o Remote Desktop Services
o Volume Activation Services
o Web Server (IIS)
o Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
o Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
4. Question 4. What Is Dns?
Answer :
Domain Naming System(DNS) resolves IP address to the hostname(domain) and
hostname(domain name) to IP address.
5. Question 5. What Is Dhcp?
Answer :
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) helps in automatically allocation IP
address over the network with defined scope.
6. Question 6. What Are The Types Fsmo Roles?
Answer :
The are five FSMO roles:
o Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
o Infrastructure master
o Relative ID (RID) master
o Schema master
o Domain naming master
7. Question 7. What Is Active Directory?
Answer :
Active Directory is Microsoft directory services used on Windows servers. Active
directory is a centralized database for users, computers, networks, printers, files
etc.
8. Question 8. What Do Forests, Trees, And Domains Mean?
Answer :
Domain, tree and forest are a logical structure in Active Directory.
Domain: A domain is a collection of computers, users, and objects which share
common AD and has trust relationships.
Tree: A tree collection of one or more domain.
Forest: The forest is the top of the Active Directory structure. It is consists of
multiple trees which share a common global catalog.
9. Question 9. What Is Domain Controller?
Answer :
Domain Controller is used in windows based operating systems for security
authentication of users, computers etc. It is a central database for storing users
account information and security enforcement. For example, DC helps which
users to allow or deny the access to a particular folder in a particular domain.
10. Question 10. Explain About Hyper-v?
Answer :
Hyper-V is Microsoft’s virtualization tool for creating multiple virtual machines on a
single physical server, thus reducing the cost of hardware and improving
efficiency.
11. Question 11. What Is Ldap?
Answer :
LDAP is a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. The directory services are just
like a database for storing computers, users, objects etc. which helps in adding,
removing and updating computer objects in the directory.
12. Question 12. What Is Wds?
Answer :
Windows Deployment Services helps for installing Windows operating
system(OS) remotely over the network
13. Question 13. What Is Wsus?
Answer :
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is developed by Microsoft to manage
the distribution of updates in Windows environment.
14. Question 14. What Is Powershell?
Answer :
Windows PowerShell is Command-Line Shell developed by Microsoft. The main
purpose of the PowerShell is to automate administrative tasks which work both
local and remote windows machines. PowerShell is built on .NET Framework.
15. Question 15. What Is Replication?
Answer :
Replication is a process in active directory which keeps domain controller syncs
with other DC over the network.
16. Question 16. What Is Schema?
Answer :
Schema is a master database which contains all the information about the object
in Active Directory.
17. Question 17. What Is Trust Relationship?
Answer :
Trust relationship allows access between different domains or forest.
18. Question 18. What Is Server Manager?
Answer :
It is utility tool in Windows Servers for the administrator for managing servers
roles(like adding or removing server roles.

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