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Re: interview questions for Network/Systems Admin types
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Shannon Peevey)
Wed Oct 19 11:39:29 2011
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Definitely, a self-motivated, Montana work-ethic ( :) ), type person is a
must. Also, someone who can learn quickly, find solutions to problems
effectively and creatively.
Usually, a music major...
speeves
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Albert Poracky
<Albert.Poracky@valpo.edu>wrote:
> Those are some pretty darn good questions.
>
> Al Poracky
> Help Desk/Technical Support
> Office of Information Technology
> Valparaiso University
> 219-464-6650
>
>
> >>> Stacey Kimmel-Smith <sek2@LEHIGH.EDU> 10/19/2011 10:09 AM >>>
> Hi,
> These questions were aimed at a "jack of all trades" type help desk
> position we have on the books. It has been a good way to make a first cut
> for us...
>
> 1. Describe the differences between Plain Text and HTML e-mail and the
> associated advantages and disadvantages.
> 2. What role does the registry play in Windows?
> 3. Imagine you are working at the Help Desk and receive a call from a
> client stating =93My Internet is broken=94. Pretend I am the client, a=
nd help me
> troubleshoot the issue.
> 4. How would you deal with a forgotten BIOS password?
> 5. Describe the differences between IMAP and POP e-mail and the
> associated advantages and disadvantages.
> 6. What is a foreign key and how could it be used?
> 7. Help the search committee understand the depth and detail of your
> technical knowledge by explaining to us what happens behind the scenes=
when
> you type www.google.com into a web browser.
> 8. Describe public / private key encryption and what you might use it
> for.
> 9. What is the difference between TCP and UDP. When / why to use one o=
r
> the other?
> 10. Please explain the similarities and differences between hubs,
> switches, and routers.
>
>
> Stacey Kimmel-Smith
> Lehigh University
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Willem Van Dam <wvandam@fau.edu> wrote:
>
>> I always ask if they are willing to tell me what the homepage on their
>> browser is ;)****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Willem van Dam****
>>
>> Coor. Computer Sys. Control.****
>>
>> Department of Housing and Residential Life.****
>>
>> Florida Atlantic University.****
>>
>> Building 46, Room 238****
>>
>> 1900 Dade Ave.****
>>
>> Boca Raton, FL 33431****
>>
>> (561) 297-0109****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *From:* Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Cr=
owe,
>> Sheila
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:46 PM
>> *To:* RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> *Subject:* interview questions for Network/Systems Admin types****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Does anyone have a set of interview questions that you would ask of a
>> candidate for a Network and Systems Administrator position that you are
>> willing to share? I have not interviewed candidates for this job in a qu=
ite
>> a while. BTW, if any of you are interested in moving to or relocating wi=
thin
>> Montana, contact me off list. ****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Best regards,****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Sheila Crowe****
>>
>> Director, Montana State University ResNet/Auxiliary Services****
>>
>> 406.994.4230****
>>
>> ****
>>
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Systems Programmer
Information and Instructional Technologies
St. Olaf College
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Definitely, a self-motivated, Montana work-ethic ( :) ), type person is a m=
ust. Also, someone who can learn quickly, find solutions to problems effect=
ively and creatively.=A0<div><br></div><div>Usually, a music major...</div>
<div><br></div><div>speeves<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 1=
9, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Albert Poracky <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto=
:Albert.Poracky@valpo.edu">Albert.Poracky@valpo.edu</a>></span> wrote:<b=
r>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div style=3D"margin:4px 4px 1px;font:10pt Segoe UI">
<div>Those are some pretty darn good questions.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma">Al Poracky</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma">Help Desk/Technical Support</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma">Office of Information Technology</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma">Valparaiso University</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Tahoma"><a href=3D"tel:219-464-6650" value=3D"+121946466=
50" target=3D"_blank">219-464-6650</a></font></div><br><br>>>> Sta=
cey Kimmel-Smith <<a href=3D"mailto:sek2@LEHIGH.EDU" target=3D"_blank">s=
ek2@LEHIGH.EDU</a>> 10/19/2011 10:09 AM >>><br>
</div><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">
<div>Hi,</div>
<div></div>
<div>These questions were aimed at a "jack of all trades" type he=
lp desk position we have on the books. It has been a good way to make a fir=
st cut for us...</div>
<div></div>
<ol>
<li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font-vari=
ant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt=
;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><span sty=
le=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;fo=
nt-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-w=
eight:normal;text-decoration:none">Describe the differences between Plain T=
ext and HTML e-mail and the associated advantages and disadvantages.</span>=
=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">What role does the registry play in=
Windows?</span>=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Imagine you are working at the Help=
Desk and receive a call from a client stating =93My Internet is broken=94.=
Pretend I am the client, and help me troubleshoot the issue.</span>=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">How would you deal with a forgotten=
BIOS password?</span>=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Describe the differences between IM=
AP and POP e-mail and the associated advantages and disadvantages.</span>=
=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">What is a foreign key and how could=
it be used?</span>=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Help the search committee understan=
d the depth and detail of your technical knowledge by explaining to us what=
happens behind the scenes when you type</span><a href=3D"http://www.google=
.com/" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-v=
ariant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:1=
1pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> </spa=
n><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-styl=
e:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000099;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:base=
line;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline">www.google.com</span></a=
><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style=
:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:basel=
ine;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> into a web browser.</span>=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Describe public / private key encry=
ption and what you might use it for.</span>=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">What is the difference between TCP =
and UDP. When / why to use one or the other?</span>=20
</li><li style=3D"background-color:transparent;list-style-type:decimal;font=
-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size=
:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><spa=
n style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;font-style:norm=
al;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;f=
ont-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Please explain the similarities and=
differences between hubs, switches, and routers.</span> </li>
</ol>
<div><br>Stacey Kimmel-Smith</div>
<div>Lehigh University<br></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Willem Van Dam=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:wvandam@fau.edu" target=3D"_blank"=
>wvandam@fau.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style=3D"border-left:#ccc 1px solid;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;pa=
dding-left:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">I always ask if they a=
re willing to tell me what the homepage on their browser is ;)<u></u><u></u=
></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span><=
/p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Willem van Dam<u></u><=
u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Coor. Computer Sys. Co=
ntrol.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Department of Housing =
and Residential Life.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Florida Atlantic Unive=
rsity.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Building 46, Room 238<=
u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">1900 Dade Ave.<u></u><=
u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Boca Raton, FL 33431<u=
></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><a href=3D"tel:%28561%=
29%20297-0109" value=3D"+15612970109" target=3D"_blank">(561) 297-0109</a><=
u></u><u></u></span></p></div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span><=
/p>
<div>
<div style=3D"border-bottom:medium none;border-left:medium none;padding-bot=
tom:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top:#b5c4df 1pt solid;bor=
der-right:medium none;padding-top:3pt">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:10pt"> Resnet Forum [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:RESNET=
-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU" target=3D"_blank">RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU</a>] <b>On B=
ehalf Of </b>Crowe, Sheila<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mai=
lto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU" target=3D"_blank">RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU</a=
><br><b>Subject:</b> interview questions for Network/Systems Admin types<u>=
</u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div>
<div>
<div></div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Does anyone have a set of interview questions that y=
ou would ask of a candidate for a Network and Systems Administrator positio=
n that you are willing to share? I have not interviewed candidates for this=
job in a quite a while. BTW, if any of you are interested in moving to or =
relocating within Montana, contact me off list. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sheila Crowe<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Director, Montana State University ResNet/Auxiliary =
Services<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"tel:406.994.4230" value=3D"+14069944230" =
target=3D"_blank">406.994.4230</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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