Deck 2: System Administration

Question 1

A cold spare is a

A) Single point of failure
B) Redundant component that can replace a failed component with no downtime
C) Spare components used to replace failed components as quickly as possible
D) Popular component purchased when it is on sale

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Defining the rights of organizational members to information in the organization is called

A) Access control
B) User management
C) Installation
D) Configuration

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Selecting one among many possible combinations of features of a system is called

A) User management
B) Access control
C) Installation
D) Configuration

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A part of a system whose failure will stop the entire system from working is a

A) Single point of failure
B) Redundancy
C) Availability
D) Nagios

Question 5

Listening and/or recording the activities of a system to maintain performance and security is called

A) Access control
B) User management
C) Monitoring
D) Configuration

Question 6

Writing the necessary data in the appropriate locations on a computer 's hard drive for running a software program is called

A) Configuration
B) Access control
C) Installation
D) User management

Question 7

Cloud computing models include all of the following except

A) Revenue as a service
B) Infrastructure as a service
C) Platform as a service
D) Software as a service

Question 8

Common functions offered by system utilities in the Windows world include

A) Providing surplus capacity, to improve availability
B) Replacing failed components with minimal downtime
C) Automating the collection of music and other multimedia information
D) Automating and auditing the installation and maintenance of software

Question 9

The types of monitoring include

A) Penetration testing and access control
B) Health checking and log monitoring
C) Nagios and log monitoring
D) Reactive monitoring and pro-active testing

Question 10

The system administrator is the person responsible for

A) Day-to-day operation of a technology system
B) Writing , enforcing , and reviewing security-operating procedures
C) Developing new technology systems
D) Upgrading existing technology systems

Question 11

Common system administration tasks include

A) Developing software
B) Purchasing hardware
C) Updating software
D) Customer service

Question 12

UNIX was developed by

A) Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie in 1969
B) Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1977
C) Edgar F. Codd in 1970
D) Bob Metcalfe in 1973

Question 13

A virtual machine

A) Is another name for computers installed insider virtual reality gaming systems
B) is a software container into which an operating system and applications can be installed
C) Is the display device in virtual reality systems
D) Is a machine in name only

Question 14

Limiting access to information system resources only to authorized users, programs, processes, or other systems is called

A) Access control
B) User management
C) Installation
D) Configuration

Question 15

Active Directory

A) Encourages computer users to perform physical activities throughout the day
B) Adds icons to directories in Windows Explorer
C) Improves search features in Windows computers
D) Provides centralized user management and access control for computers

Question 16

The domain controller in Active Directory

A) Serves web pages in the domain
B) Bills users in the domain
C) Implements the active directory rules in the domain
D) Installs updated on all computers in the domain

Question 17

System administration provides all of the following except

A) Support services
B) Reliable operations
C) Efficient use of the system
D) Project management

Question 18

Redundancy is

A) Availability of choices
B) Surplus capacity, used to improve the reliability of a system
C) Availability of multiple versions of a software
D) Managing users in a domain

Question 19

A hot spare is a

A) Single point of failure
B) Redundant component that can replace a failed component with no downtime
C) Spare components used to replace failed components as quickly as possible
D) Popular component purchased when it is on sale

Question 20

The system security officer is the person responsible for

A) Day-to-day operation of a technology system
B) Writing , enforcing , and reviewing security-operating procedures
C) Developing new technology systems
D) Upgrading existing technology systems

Question 21

Linux is

A) An operating system that behaves like UNIX, though it has an independent code base
B) A different brand of UNIX
C) A version of Windows
D) A database system

Question 22

Open source software is

A) An operating system that behaves like UNIX
B) Software in which anyone can modify the source code
C) A version of Windows
D) A hobby

Question 23

A Linux distribution is

A) A collection of open source utilities and software packaged with the Linux OS
B) An older version of Linux
C) A specific version of Linux, focused on competing with Microsoft
D) The "official" version of Linux

Question 24

Multiple versions of Unix exist because

A) Availability of choices is good for customers
B) Unix and Linux are not maintained
C) Availability of versions improved the competitiveness of Unix against Windows
D) AT&T licensed many institutions to create their own versions

Question 25

Common functions of Linux System Administration utilities include

A) Automated customer service
B) Automated business processing
C) Automated installation
D) Automated marketing