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Are you looking for a job as a system administrator? Or are you thinking about
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A system administrator is responsible for managing a multi-user computing
environment, such as a local area network (LAN). The responsibilities of the system
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administrator typically include installing and conguring system hardware and
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software, establishing and managing user accounts, upgrading software and
performing
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The main responsibilities performed by a system administrator are:

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Active Directory management (adding and conguring new workstations

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and setting up user accounts to provide authorizations)

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Installing and updating system software
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Preventing the spread of viruses and malicious programs

Allocating mass storage space
Reviewing system logs
System security management
Creating a backup and recovery policy
Performance monitoring and optimization
Before facing any interview for a system administrator position, make sure that you
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DHCP Server
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All of the questions below are very common and must be prepared for before facing
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Q: What is Active Directory?
A: Active Directory provides a centralised control for network administration and

security. Server computers congured with Active Directory are known as domain
controllers. Active Directory stores all information and settings for a deployment in a
central database, and allows administrators to assign policies and deploy and
update software.
Q: What is a Domain?
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Q: What is Domain Controller?

A: A domain controller (DC) or network domain controller is a Windows-based

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computer system that is used for storing user account data in a central database. It
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is the centrepiece of the Windows Active Directory service that authenticates users,
stores
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domain controller allows system administrators to grant or deny users access to
system resources, such as printers, documents, folders, network locations, etc., via a
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single username and password.
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Q: What is Group Policy?
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A: Group Policy allows you to implement specic congurations for users and
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computers. Group Policy settings are contained in Group Policy objects (GPOs),
which are linked to the following Active Directory service containers: sites, domains,
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Q: What are GPOs (Group Policy Objects)?
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options, and folder redirection options.
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There are two kinds of Group Policy objects:

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Local Group Policy objects are stored on individual computers.

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Nonlocal Group Policy objects, which are stored on a domain controller,
are available only in an Active Directory environment.
Q: What is LDAP?
A: LDAP (Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol) determines how an object in an

Active Directory should be named. LDAP is the industry standard directory access
protocol, making Active Directory widely accessible to management and query
applications. Active Directory supports LDAPv2 and LDAPv3.
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A: The AD database is stored in C:\Windows\NTDS\NTDS.DIT.
Q: What is the SYSVOL folder?

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shared for common access and replication throughout a domain.
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a SYSVOL folder and its only created in an NTFS
partition. The Active Directory Database is stored in the %SYSTEM ROOT%NDTS
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Q: What is Garbage collection?
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A: Garbage collection is the online defragmentation of the Active Directory which
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Q: When do we use WDS?
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A: Windows Deployment Services is a server role used to deploy Windows operating
systems remotely. WDS is mainly used for network-based OS installations to set up
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Q: What is DNS and which port number is used by DNS?
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A: The Domain Name System (DNS) is used to resolve human-readable hostnames
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like www.intenseschool.com into machine-readable IP addresses like 69.143.201.22.
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DNS servers use UDP port 53 but DNS queries can also use TCP port 53 if the former
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Q: What are main Email Servers and which are their ports?
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A: Email servers can be of two types:
Incoming Mail Server (POP3, IMAP, HTTP)
The incoming mail server is the server associated with an email address account.
There cannot be more than one incoming mail server for an email account. In order
to download your emails, you must have the correct settings congured in your
email client program.
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
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SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for sending
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The main email ports are:

POP3 port 110

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IMAP port 143
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Secure SMTP (SSMTP) port 465
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Secure IMAP (IMAP4-SSL) port 585
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Secure POP3 (SSL-POP) port 995
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Q: What do Forests, Trees, and Domains mean?

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A: Forests, trees, and domains are the logical divisions in an Active Directory
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A domain is dened as a logical group of network objects (computers, users,
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devices) that share the same active directory database.
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A tree is a collection of one or more domains and domain trees in a contiguous
namespace
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At the top of the structure is the forest. A forest is a collection of trees that share a
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common global catalog, directory schema, logical structure, and directory

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conguration. The forest represents the security boundary within which users,
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computers, groups, and other objects are accessible.
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Q: Why do we use DHCP?
A: Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol assigns dynamic IP addresses to network

devices allowing them to have a different IP address each time they are connected
to the network.
Q: What are Lingering Objects?
A: A lingering object is a deleted AD object that still remains on the restored

domain controller in its local copy of Active Directory. They can occur when changes
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When restoring a backup le, Active Directory generally requires that the backup le
be no more than 180 days old. This can happen if, after the backup was made, the
object was deleted on another DC more than 180 days ago.
Q: How can we remove Lingering Objects?

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A: Windows Server 2003 and 2008

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have the ability to manually remove lingering
objects using the console utility command REPADMIN.EXE.
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Q: Why should you not restore a DC that was backed up 6 months ago?
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A: When restoring a backup le, Active Directory generally requires that the backup
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le be no more than 180 days old. If you attempt to restore a backup that is expired,
you may face problems due to lingering objects.
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Q: How do you backup AD?

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A: Backing up Active Directory is essential to maintain the proper health of the AD
database.
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Windows Server 2003

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You can backup Active Directory by using the NTBACKUP tool that comes built-in
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Windows Server 2008
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In Server 2008, there isnt an option to backup the System State data through the
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normal backup utility. We need to use the command line to backup Active
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1. Open up your command prompt by clicking Start, typing cmd and then hit
Enter.
2. In your command prompt, type wbadmin start systemstatebackup

-backuptarget:e: and press Enter.
3. Input y and press Enter to start the backup process.
When the backup process has nished you should get a message that the backup
completed successfully. If it did not complete properly you will need to
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The questions above are very tricky and important from the standpoint of clearing
any interview for a System Administrator (Microsoft) position. It is not possible for
anyone to list every possible question, but you can get more frequently asked
interview questions for System/Server Administrator (Microsoft) Jobsfrom the
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This article is the output of my extensive research and work experience. With this
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The main responsibilities performed by a system administrator are:

Active Directory management (adding and conguring new workstations

and setting up user accounts to provide authorizations)

Preventing the spread of viruses and malicious programs

Data communication and transmission techniques

PROJECT Active Directory Domain Controller (Read only DC , Child DC)

Active Directory Domain Services

Top Interview Questions for a System Administrator (Microsoft) Position:

A: Active Directory provides a centralised control for network administration and

Q: What is Domain Controller?

A: A domain controller (DC) or network domain controller is a Windows-based

There are two kinds of Group Policy objects:

Local Group Policy objects are stored on individual computers.

A: LDAP (Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol) determines how an object in an

Q: What is the SYSVOL folder?

Incoming Mail Server (POP3, IMAP, HTTP)

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)

The main email ports are:

POP3 port 110

PROJECTIMAP4 over SSL (IMAPS) port 993

Q: What do Forests, Trees, and Domains mean?

common global catalog, directory schema, logical structure, and directory

A: Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol assigns dynamic IP addresses to network

Q: What are Lingering Objects?

A: A lingering object is a deleted AD object that still remains on the restored

Q: How can we remove Lingering Objects?

A: Windows Server 2003 and 2008

Q: How do you backup AD?

Windows Server 2003

2. In your command prompt, type wbadmin start systemstatebackup

3. Input y and press Enter to start the backup process.

Tips for Preparing for an Interview

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technical skills mentioned in your resume is through certications. This

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