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 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. HTTP Status Codes that indicate a server-side issue start with what number?
  10. What Filesystem is compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS?
  11. When should you consider changing a printer's Page Description Language?
  12. True/False? It's possible for a Mac user to print to a printer connected to a Windows computer?
  13. Where are the Local Host Files stored in Linux?
  14. Instead of a block storage device, what would one use to mount a Network File System (NFS) in Linux?
  15. What file can one locate the output of Get-Transcript in PowerShell?
  16. Why is maintenance on a Virtual Server easier than a physical one?
  17. Name a protocol for chat messages?
  18. True/False? Containers in a Centralized Management System can contain other containers, but OUs can't contain other OUs.
  19. With what operating system might Network File System have inter-operability issues?
  20. True/False? Cable modems, switches, and Ethernet cables are part of the physical IT Infrastructure.
  21. What's the port for an encrypted POP3 connection?
  22. True/False? Printers don't require device drivers compatible with the computer brand?
  23. What are the ports for SMTP over an SSL connection?
  24. Between what two Web applications does HTTPS secure a connection? 
  25. What's the most common Web server software on the World Wide Web?
  26. True/False? In Windows, a client using RDP can access the GUI of a remote server?
  27. In PowerShell, what cmdlet checks the status of network services?
  28. Name an Instant Messaging protocol?
  29. True/False? DNS points a domain name to an IP Address?
  30. Share folders in Windows are among applications that use SMB. What is SMB?
  31. What operating system offers the best environment for NFS?
  32. What's the protocol that makes Active Directory (Windows) operable with other operating systems?
  33. What's an email protocol that's hard to sync to multiple devices but fairly easy to backup messages?
  34. In Linux, what NTP command enables a time adjustment beyond 128 milliseconds?
  35. What's the IMAP port for encrypted traffic?
  36. Name at least four types of Cloud Computing services?
  37. True/False? In PowerShell, one can start and stop a service that's enabled.
  38. What cmdlet in PowerShell allows one to change the properties of a Service?
  39. How is it that POP3 allows users to access emails if offline?
  40. What are the three most common types of authentication in Directory Services?
  41. What three operating systems is FAT32 compatible?
  42. In addition to software configurations, email servers require a domain name and what two other network components?
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