Going to Interview tomorrow

I am new to this forum, with this being my first thread.
I was let go 2 weeks ago working at a Music Publishing company as a "Desktop Technical Support (Level II Support)."
I was there for 5 years.
It has been awhile having a face to face interview.
What is the best way to study for the techincal part?

Here is what the job description is:
Information Technology Support Specialist - Reports to Information Systems Director
Overall responsibility
Overall support of the technology needs of the users in the company. Maintains servers, workstations, network devices, telecommunications, wireless communications, and office equipment.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Manage all aspects of Windows based network, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, File Servers, Exchange, and SQL Server
- Maintain networking equipment and infrastructure, including switches, routers, VPNs, and firewalls
- Provide support for users in remote/home offices
- Plan and assist with upgrades or changes to services for local and remote offices, working with vendors when necessary
- Maintain network security, backup, and Disaster Recovery Plan
- Support local and remote office phone systems, as well as wireless communications devices for users along with Blackberry server
- End-user software support including, MS Office applications, and ACT CRM
- MS Access development skills
- First level support for Dynamics ERP application
- Order equipment, parts, and supplies from vendors as required
Qualifications
- Microsoft certification required. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or
Information Systems, or equivalent work experience preferred
- Self-starter, with first-rate people skills, who possesses a proactive problem
solving methodology
- Working knowledge of database development
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to lift computers when required

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healthyboy

first question what is the deafult port of sql server that is used in establishing communication, what is a vlan and what is it used for give an example, what would you do if you get a apipa ip (ip starting with 169.) what is the role of a dhcp server and dns server, give me private ipv4 range, in a delll server wht r idracs used for and whats the advanrage of having one, how do you delete dns cache? How do you create a local ost record on your local machine, what port is rdp? There is a network outage 1 fourth of the network has no connectivity what steps would u do to handle this situatio technically and professonally? Answer those

buzzkill

healthyboy wrote: »

first question what is the deafult port of sql server that is used in establishing communication, what is a vlan and what is it used for give an example, what would you do if you get a apipa ip (ip starting with 169.) what is the role of a dhcp server and dns server, give me private ipv4 range, in a delll server wht r idracs used for and whats the advanrage of having one, how do you delete dns cache? How do you create a local ost record on your local machine, what port is rdp? There is a network outage 1 fourth of the network has no connectivity what steps would u do to handle this situatio technically and professonally? Answer those

I've got another one.

Where is the Return key?

mtenderenda

Buzzkill, you meant to say the Any Key? lol

paul78

@mtenderenda - Given that you only have one day, you are probably better off being well-rested for the interview. The reality is that you can never really tell what you will be asked. Just be honest with the questions that you don't know. If you are asked a technical detail that you are unsure of, simply provide how you would go about trying to answer the question or solve the problem.

When I used to conduct interviews on technical candidates, I was usually less interested in whether someone has the correct technical answer versus understanding their problem-solving or communications skills.

Good luck on your interview tomorrow. Hope it goes well.

MiikeB

healthyboy wrote: »

first question what is the deafult port of sql server that is used in establishing communication, what is a vlan and what is it used for give an example, what would you do if you get a apipa ip (ip starting with 169.) what is the role of a dhcp server and dns server, give me private ipv4 range, in a delll server wht r idracs used for and whats the advanrage of having one, how do you delete dns cache? How do you create a local ost record on your local machine, what port is rdp? There is a network outage 1 fourth of the network has no connectivity what steps would u do to handle this situatio technically and professonally? Answer those

"Describe the advantages of spell check and the backspace key"

healthyboy

MiikeB wrote: »

"Describe the advantages of spell check and the backspace key"

Thanks for the tip,

But I used my PDA when I typed this.

RouteThisWay

I don't like technical questions like "what port is _____". Those questions don't really tell me anything about you except you can memorize facts. In the real world, if you don't know the default port for FTP.. you can google it and know it really quickly.

I prefer the conversational questions that force the candidate to speak intelligently about a subject. It gives me insight into their thought process, troubleshooting steps, etc. It really drills down to the what the candidate knows, has memorized, fluffed up on the resume, etc.

Just my opinion. I know others who like to quiz candidates about DNS record names, ports, etc. which is fine and dandy.

Anyway, that is off topic. You have the best advice already- relax, breathe, and don't be afraid to say "I don't know".

EDIT: I see I am 2 days late lol. How did the interview go??

4_lom

Good luck at your interview!

Akaricloud

RouteThisWay wrote: »

I don't like technical questions like "what port is _____". Those questions don't really tell me anything about you except you can memorize facts. In the real world, if you don't know the default port for FTP.. you can google it and know it really quickly.

These types of questions are less about what you know but more about how you handle situations where you don't know the answer.

If asked "What port does RDP use?"(assuming I don't know 3389) then I would go into methods of how to find this information and bring up the fact that it can be changed from the default. Giving an incorrect answer or just saying "I don't know" reveals a lot about your personallity and how you handle fairly normal situations. These are very much conversational type questions but rely on the candidate to take charge and go beyond the minimum asked of them.