SAC Assessment & Evaluation Methods 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a quantitative assessment metric in system administration?

Accepted Answer

Number of failed login attempts per hour

Answer

Quantitative metrics are numerically measurable; failed login attempts per hour provides a concrete, countable data point.

Question 2

What does RTO stand for in the context of disaster recovery evaluation?

Accepted Answer

Recovery Time Objective

Answer

Recovery Time Objective (RTO) is the maximum acceptable time to restore a system or service after a disruption.

Question 3

A system administrator is asked to evaluate change management adherence. Which artifact provides the most direct evidence?

Accepted Answer

Change request tickets and approval records

Answer

Change request tickets and approval records directly evidence whether changes followed the documented change management process.

Question 4

Which assessment technique involves sending simulated phishing emails to staff to measure click rates?

Accepted Answer

Security awareness phishing simulation

Answer

Security awareness phishing simulations test and measure employee susceptibility to phishing attacks without actual malicious intent.

Question 5

When evaluating disk I/O performance, which metric indicates a storage bottleneck most directly?

Accepted Answer

I/O wait time (iowait)

Answer

High iowait percentage indicates CPUs are frequently idle waiting for disk operations, pointing directly to a storage bottleneck.

(SAC) System Administration Certification Practice Test