this is some of the most poorly written english i've seen.. and, more importantly, the questions are not 100% Seems like a 3rd world sysadmin created this.
A collection of sysadmin test questions and answers for interviews/exams
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#13this is some of the most poorly written english i've seen.. and, more importantly, the questions are not 100% Seems like a 3rd world sysadmin created this.
Assuming you're a master of the English language, can you clarify what "the questions are not 100%" is supposed to mean? Also I think you made a number of mistakes yourself.
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#15I haven't seen mention of the fork bomb in a long time. I'm impressed that it was included here; gives me hope for the next batch of sysadmins.
why would this "give you hope for the next batch of sysadmins"? Most sysadmins/SRE's i have met (especially on *nix), are very capable in their craft.
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#16"what happens when you type api.example.com and press enter?" This has been one of my interview questions for years. Take a minute to speak your answer aloud. Do it now, I'll wait. It requires walking through several layers and subsystems. Really a great question for exposing how the candidate models a complex system. The best part, as an interviewer, is seeing how deep the candidate goes down the potentially infinit…
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#17"what happens when you type api.example.com and press enter?" This has been one of my interview questions for years. Take a minute to speak your answer aloud. Do it now, I'll wait. It requires walking through several layers and subsystems. Really a great question for exposing how the candidate models a complex system. The best part, as an interviewer, is seeing how deep the candidate goes down the potentially infinit…
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#18"what happens when you type api.example.com and press enter?" This has been one of my interview questions for years. Take a minute to speak your answer aloud. Do it now, I'll wait. It requires walking through several layers and subsystems. Really a great question for exposing how the candidate models a complex system. The best part, as an interviewer, is seeing how deep the candidate goes down the potentially infinit…
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#19"what happens when you type api.example.com and press enter?" This has been one of my interview questions for years. Take a minute to speak your answer aloud. Do it now, I'll wait. It requires walking through several layers and subsystems. Really a great question for exposing how the candidate models a complex system. The best part, as an interviewer, is seeing how deep the candidate goes down the potentially infinit…
That's easy.
Bash checks all the directories as listed in my $PATH, doesn't find it and then prints "api.example.com: command not found" on the screen.
If you want me to tell you how a bluetooth keyboard works you're going to need to pay more than a sysadmin's salary.