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System Administrator Interview Questions

This document provides sample interview questions for a System Administrator role. It includes both technical questions about responsibilities, processes like backup and recovery, and installing/configuring hardware, as well as situational and behavioral questions. Technical questions cover topics like network infrastructure implementations, data backup procedures on Mac vs PC, installing and configuring a printer in Windows 10, and determining server capacity. Situational questions pose hypothetical troubleshooting scenarios employees may face. Behavioral questions explore how candidates stay motivated, prioritize tasks, solve problems, and stay up-to-date in their field.

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System Administrator Interview Questions

This document provides sample interview questions for a System Administrator role. It includes both technical questions about responsibilities, processes like backup and recovery, and installing/configuring hardware, as well as situational and behavioral questions. Technical questions cover topics like network infrastructure implementations, data backup procedures on Mac vs PC, installing and configuring a printer in Windows 10, and determining server capacity. Situational questions pose hypothetical troubleshooting scenarios employees may face. Behavioral questions explore how candidates stay motivated, prioritize tasks, solve problems, and stay up-to-date in their field.

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System Administrator interview questions and answers

This sample of System Administrator interview questions includes examples of technical and
situational questions to help you identify the best candidates for your company. System
Administrators may also be called SysAdmins.

System Administrator Interview Questions


System Administrators are responsible for the proper operation of the company’s IT systems,
including hardware, software and network.

SysAdmins are usually the first point of contact, so candidates need to combine excellent
troubleshooting skills with an ability to explain technical details to a non-technical audience. During
your interviews, test candidates for their knowledge of IT system best practices.

For this role, future SysAdmins will deal with various issues (e.g. backing up and recovering data,
upgrading servers and installing applications), so it’s best to choose candidates with broad
technical backgrounds. Keep an eye out for system administrator candidates who are passionate
about the IT field and enjoy continuous learning. Many of these questions work well for a windows
system admin role.

Operational and Situational questions

An employee is working from home and has trouble joining a video call. How would you
help them?
Some employees are complaining about their Internet speed. What steps would you take to
identify the problem?
We would like to create simple manuals to help employees to use our equipment properly.
What instructions would you give to help your colleagues use a printer?
How would you deal with a virus?

Role-specific questions

What are your responsibilities during network infrastructure implementations?


Describe the data backup and recovery process on a Mac. How is the process different with
a PC?
How do you install and configure a printer in Windows 10?
How do you determine a server capacity? Why and how often do you need to upgrade a
server?
What are Forests, Trees, and Domains?

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Behavioral questions

Some of your daily tasks can be repetitive. How do you stay motivated?
Describe a time when you used your knowledge of operating systems to optimize a
network.
When you have to juggle different tasks at the same time, how do you prioritize work?
Recall a time when you didn’t know how to solve a problem. What did you do?
In general, when there’s a challenging project, do you like to work with a team or prefer to
come up with a solution on your own?
How do you stay up-to-date with IT developments?

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