Quiz
System Administration
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  1. What are three types of physical servers?
  2. What are two of the common policy considerations of a sysadmin?
  3. What three configurations are necessary to integrate DNS with DHCP?
  4. What's the shortcut to exit a Linux terminal? 
  5. Name any three Cloud services.
  6. Where in Linux are Configuration Files stored?
  7. True/False? DHCP points an IP Address to a Web service or hostname?
  8. What file can one locate the output of script ​in Linux?
  9. What are the three Group Scopes of a security or distribution group?
  10. HTTP Status Codes that indicate a server-side issue start with what number?
  11. What Filesystem is compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS?
  12. When should you consider changing a printer's Page Description Language?
  13. True/False? It's possible for a Mac user to print to a printer connected to a Windows computer?
  14. Where are the Local Host Files stored in Linux?
  15. Identify a couple of factors that make the backup of client devices more complex than those of IT infrastructure and critical systems?
  16. Instead of a block storage device, what would one use to mount a Network File System (NFS) in Linux?
  17. What file can one locate the output of Get-Transcript in PowerShell?
  18. Why is maintenance on a Virtual Server easier than a physical one?
  19. Name a protocol for chat messages?
  20. True/False? Containers in a Centralized Management System can contain other containers, but OUs can't contain other OUs.
  21. With what operating system might Network File System have inter-operability issues?
  22. True/False? Cable modems, switches, and Ethernet cables are part of the physical IT infrastructure.
  23. What's the port for an encrypted POP3 connection?
  24. True/False? Printers don't require device drivers compatible with the computer brand?
  25. What are the ports for SMTP over an SSL connection?
  26. True/False? It's best practice to conduct full backups of data frequently and differential backups infrequently.
  27. A Universal Group converted to a Global or Domain Local Group can or cannot include other Universal Groups?
  28. A Global Group converted to a Universal or Local Domain Group can or cannot be a member of another Global Group?
  29. A Local Domain Group converted to a Global or Universal Group can or cannot be a member of another Local Domain Group?
  30. True/False? Members of a Domain Local Group can be assigned permissions in any domain.
  31. True/False? Members of a Global Group can be assigned permissions in any forest.
  32. Between what two Web applications does HTTPS secure a connection? 
  33. True/False? RAIDS (Redundancy Array Independent Disks) ​can protect against data corruption and file deletion.
  34. True/False? RAIDS are a cost-efficient and scalrable solution for organizational data backup?
  35. What's equivalent to the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) for mobile devices?
  36. Why might a local user be able to authenticate on a local machine when the network is disconnected? 
  37. What's the most common Web server software on the World Wide Web?
  38. True/False? In Windows, a client using RDP can access the GUI of a remote server?
  39. In PowerShell, what cmdlet checks the status of network services?
  40. In Active Directory, which GPO has precedence to enforce its policy: Link Order 9 in the least-specific container or Link Order 1 in the most-specific container?
  41. Identify five reasons why a user may be unable to authenticate her account in a computer computer?
  42. Identify three reasons that can prevent a sysadmin from accessing an RSOP Report for a remote computer.
  43. In Active Directory, which GPO is enforced first: Link Order 4 in the most-specific container or Link Order 11 in the least-specific container?
  44. True/False? GPOs are first applied to 1) Active Directory sites 2) Organizational Units 3) Domains.
  45. Name an Instant Messaging protocol?
  46. What's the PowerShell command to lookup the Domain Container (DC) a computer used to authenticate an account?
  47. Why is it a good idea to know the Domain Container if you suspect a Replication Failure in Active Directory?
  48. True/False? DNS points a domain name to an IP Address?
  49. Share folders in Windows are among applications that use SMB. What is SMB?
  50. What operating system offers the best environment for NFS?
  51. In the same AD container, which has the least precedence to enforce its GPO: Link Order 8 or Link Order 6?
  52. What's the protocol that makes Active Directory (Windows) operable with other operating systems?
  53. What's an email protocol that's hard to sync to multiple devices but fairly easy to backup messages?
  54. In Linux, what NTP command enables a time adjustment beyond 128 milliseconds?
  55. To what three things must a GPO be linked?
  56. What's the IMAP port for encrypted traffic?
  57. To target specific Group Policies, where in the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) should you organize GPOs?
  58. True/False? GPOs in Active Directory are enacted first for containers with the smallest or least-specific containers.
  59. True/False? Like on workstations, Functional Levels may restrict what operating system runs on Domain Controllers and user servers?
  60. Name at least four types of Cloud Computing services?
  61. So that specific GPOs apply, it's best practice to organize user and computer accounts in Active Directory into ______________ _____?
  62. True/False? In PowerShell, one can start and stop a service that's enabled.
  63. What cmdlet in PowerShell allows one to change the properties of a Service?
  64. How is it that POP3 allows users to access emails if offline?
  65. What are the three most common types of authentication in Directory Services?
  66. What three operating systems is FAT32 compatible?
  67. In addition to software configurations, email servers require a domain name and what two other network components?
  68. What is the PowerShell command for the Group Policy Management Console in Active Directory?
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