TECHNICAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS How well do you know Unix, SunOS, Solaris, AIX, Linux?

How well do you know VI? Are you familiar with Perl, KSH, CSH, bash and scripting these? Have you installed Unix software before? Given a package to install, what would you do first? 1. Please outline your practical experience in terms of the: 2. What factors do you believe are important in managing a company-wide area network on a day to day basis? 3. What sort of factors should you consider when developing a company-wide area network? 4. User(s) are complaining of delays when using the network. What would you do? 5. What are some of the problems associated with operating a switched LAN? 6. Name some of the ways of combining TCP/IP traffic and SNA traffic over the same link. 7. Your staff are all working on several problems affecting several users, and you receive a call that there is a problem affecting many users at a remote site. What would you do? 8. What are the differences between a meshed and a star topology? Describe some of the advantages and disadvantages of each in a WAN context. 9. What sort of factors would you take into account in calculating bandwidth utilization levels on a link? 10. What sort of cabling is suitable for Fast Ethernet protocols? 11. What are the 3 major classes of IP network? 12. What is your greatest weakness? 13. What is your greatest strength? 14. How many hours do you normally work? 15. How would you describe the pace at which you work? 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. How do you handle stress and pressure? What motivates you? Do you prefer to work independently or on a team? What applicable attributes / experience do you have? What challenges are you looking for in a position?