Oromia Regional Health Bureau
Examination for the position of System Administrator
April 12, 2021 Time allowed: 1 hr.
Code: ____________________ Signature: ____________
I. Multiple Choice Questions. (1 pt each)
1. What is smallest unit of the information?
A. A bit C. A block
B. A byte D. A nibble
2. How long is an IPv6 and IPv4 address respectively?
A. 32 bits, 32 bits C. 64 bits, 32 bits
B. 128 bits, 64 bits D. 128 bits, 32 bits
3. ________ records information about all of the users, computers, and
resources on your network.
A. Active Directory C. Domain Controllers
B. Group Policy D. Firewall
4. __________ is a utility that allows an administrator to deploy an
operating system remotely.
A. Access controls
B. Windows deployment services
C. IIS
D. Windows update services
5. You need to stop an application from running in Task Manager in
Windows 10. Which tab would you use to stop an application from
running?
A. Performance C. Options
B. Users D. Processes
6. ____________ is a security application built into Windows, designed to
filter network data transmissions to and from your Windows system
and block harmful communications and/or the programs that are
initiating them.
A. Performance C. Firewall
B. Group Policy D. Event Viewer
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7. What type of network must a home user access in order to do online
shopping?
A. LAN C. the Internet
B. an intranet D. an extranet
8. The _____ attribute is checked to indicate that the folder or file needs
to be backed up because it is new or changed.
A. read-only C. backup
B. system D. archive
9. What is the first step in diagnosing a completely dead computer at the
client site that was working the day before.
A. replace the CMOS battery
B. check the AC outlet
C. reseat the hard drive controller cable
D. Test the power supply of the computer
10. What is your first action when windows reports that your hard
drive is developing bad sectors?
A. replace the hard drive
B. run secclean from dos
C. run defrag on the hard drive
D. run scandisk with the "thorough" option
11. __________ describes the opportunity to establish a protected
network connection when using public networks by encrypting your
internet traffic and disguise your online identity.
A. VLAN C. IPSec
B. VPN D. DHCP
12. Which of the following is a mechanism to verify integrity of a file
downloaded over the internet?
A. Downloading only zipped file
B. Using antivirus software
C. Checking the File size
D. Checking the hash value of the file
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13. What command is used to create a backup configuration?
A. copy running backup
B. copy running-config startup-config
C. config mem
D. wr mem
14. What does a VLAN do?
A. Acts as the fastest port to all servers.
B. Provides multiple collision domains on one switch port.
C. Breaks up broadcast domains in a layer 2 switch internetwork.
D. Provides multiple broadcast domains within a single collision
domain.
15. When data is encoded as pulses of light, which media is being
used to transmit the data?
A. fiber –optic cable
B. copper Cable
C. Wireless
D. Copper and Fiber cable
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II. Answer the following questions.
1. What is different between differential backup and incremental backup?
(2pts)
2. Why is DHCP IP reservation is needed (2 pts)
3. An employee in your organization reported that his laptop is connected
to the wireless network but cannot access the Internet. He informed
you that he previously connected to another organization’s wireless
connectivity and accessed Internet.
When you check the IP address of the laptop, the laptop is configured
to use dynamic IP address but not getting the current organization’s IP
address range. How do you solve this problem? (start from easiest
solution) (2pts)
4. List down OSI Reference Model layers. (3 pts)
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