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Softenger System Administrator Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 30 Dec 2024

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System Administrator Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 30 Dec 2024

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Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude and reasoning

Interview experience
5
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Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain sticky bit example
  • Ans. 

    Sticky bit is a permission set on a directory to allow only the owner to delete or rename files within that directory.

    • Sticky bit is represented by a 't' at the end of the permission string for a directory.

    • It is commonly used on directories like /tmp to prevent users from deleting each other's files.

    • Example: chmod +t /tmp

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. /tmp is an example
  • Ans. 

    The /tmp directory is a temporary directory used for storing temporary files in Unix-like operating systems.

    • Used for storing temporary files

    • Files in /tmp are typically deleted upon system reboot

    • Should not be used for storing important data

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Softenger System Administrator interview:
  • Basics of linux
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good place to work..

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Faced Multiple Questions on Redhat Linux Related to Linux essential commands, basics, Various Packages Installations, Services , Configurations, Related to Cloud AWS Services etc.,

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Confident To Crack Interview , Don't be Nervous you Will perform Well, Just reply Answer to Questionnaire Don't Speak Extra One Word Also. You will Get what you want

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I appeared for an interview in Sep 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is deadlock
  • Q2. Which technology you know and worked
  • Ans. 

    I have experience with various technologies including Java, Python, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and SQL.

    • Java

    • Python

    • HTML/CSS

    • JavaScript

    • SQL

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why you are looking for change and what is your notice period
  • Ans. 

    I am looking for a change to explore new opportunities and challenges. My notice period is 30 days.

    • Seeking new opportunities and challenges

    • Want to learn and grow in a different environment

    • Exploring better career prospects

    • Seeking a company with a better work-life balance

    • Notice period is 30 days

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 25 objective ques from Java and 25 from English
Tips: should prepare with Java Technology
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 50

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: describe clearly
Tips: should prepared

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: do you know about jsf
Tips: yes, I worked

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: this is my dream company actually, and notice is 15 to 20 days.
Tips: be confident

Skills evaluated in this interview

I appeared for an interview in Sep 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Technical interview take by client technical person actually they are hiring for another client so they took total 3 technical round and final will HR round
  • Q2. Asking about life cycle of Dot net mvc contols entity frame work and SQL queries
  • Q3. Problem based on oops and SQL queries outputs
  • Q4. Basic questions about my self ,salary discussion basic formalities form I have to fill up

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There were around 15 objective question that includes mvc, c#.net and SQL server. It was very simple question like different types of filters,Acton results in mvc. Basic oops concept and dot net web page regarding

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: After completing test round another was technical round discussed maily for mvc and SQL server questions. Around 30 mint discussion. After qualify this round another round will start from client technical staff.

General Tips: It was for 2-3 year experience person very simple to crack but focus on you which profile you are looking for study interview questions from net
Skills: Dot net mve oops concept jQuery and SQL server

What are the roles & responsibilities of a System Administrator at Softenger?

System Monitoring

  • Proactively monitor all servers using BSE tools
  • Monitor CPU and memory utilization
  • Generate monthly reports on server availability

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Joins in SQL
  • Ans. 

    Joins are used in SQL to combine data from two or more tables based on a related column.

    • Types of joins include inner join, left join, right join, and full outer join.

    • Inner join returns only the matching rows from both tables.

    • Left join returns all rows from the left table and matching rows from the right table.

    • Right join returns all rows from the right table and matching rows from the left table.

    • Full outer join returns ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Web applications, mobile applications, Hybrid applications

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Brush up the basics of Java and Mysql

Skills evaluated in this interview

Softenger HR Interview Questions

16 questions and answers

Q. Why are you leaving your current job?
Q. How many years of total experience do you have?
Q. What programming languages do you know?

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was easy with basic ques and then pymetrics tesy

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test had basic questions on Java core

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare theoritical concept of SQL and Java well
Are these interview questions helpful?

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Apr 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic questions on Java. Spring MVC flow, collections, projects that you've worked on

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This is a easy discussion. Just portray your strong points and just indirectly force them to ask you're question related to the same.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain datawindow in powerbuilder
  • Ans. 

    DataWindow is a GUI control in PowerBuilder used to display and manipulate data from a database.

    • DataWindow can be used to retrieve data from a database, display it in a tabular format, and allow users to edit the data.

    • It supports various data sources such as SQL, ODBC, and XML.

    • DataWindow can also be used to create reports and graphs.

    • It provides various features such as sorting, filtering, grouping, and computed columns...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - say basics concepts about the datawindow in powerbuilder. As datawindow is the base of powerbuilder candidate should prepare well

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Concat two linked lists in alternative way
  • Ans. 

    Concatenate two linked lists alternatively

    • Create a new linked list

    • Traverse both linked lists simultaneously

    • Alternate between adding nodes from each list to the new list

    • If one list is longer than the other, add the remaining nodes to the end of the new list

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Java and oops

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for Java and a certain of algo n ds

Skills evaluated in this interview

Softenger Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Softenger System Administrator interview?
Softenger interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Softenger interview process are One-on-one Round and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for Softenger System Administrator interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Softenger. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Softenger expect are System Administration, Linux, Patch Management, Troubleshooting and Monitoring.
What are the top questions asked in Softenger System Administrator interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Softenger System Administrator interview -

  1. Explain sticky bit exam...read more
  2. /tmp is an exam...read more
  3. Faced Multiple Questions on Redhat Linux Related to Linux essential commands, b...read more

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