- •МиноБрНауки россии
- •Mathematical software and information systems administration
- •305040, Г. Курск, ул. 50 лет Октября, 94. Unit I system administrator
- •Topical Vocabulary.
- •Read and Translate the Text. Text a a system administrator
- •Answer the Questions.
- •Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.
- •Read the text and answer the questions.
- •Text b Deeper Insights into Our Speciality
- •Prepare a report about your future speciality. Additional reading Computer and Information Systems Managers
- •Unit II system administrator’s Skills
- •Topical Vocabulary.
- •Read and Translate the Text. Text a
- •Answer the questions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and word combination.
- •Read the text and match the passages with the titles.
- •Text b Mathematics and Computer Science at Oxford
- •According to text b, are these statements true, false or not mentioned?
- •Speak about the sysadmin’s skills. Additional reading Computer Scientists and Database Administrators
- •Unit III Duties of a system administrator
- •Topical Vocabulary.
- •Read and Translate the Text. Text a a system administrator's responsibilities
- •Answer the questions.
- •Max is an it major. Read his letter to his American friend and put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense forms.
- •Work in pairs: you are Max and his friend. Ask and answer the questions.
- •Prepare a report “sysadmin”. Additional reading Computer Support Specialists and Systems Administrators
- •Unit IV the world of mathematics
- •Topical Vocabulary.
- •Read and translate the text. Text a Welcome to Mathematics!
- •Answer the questions.
- •Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.
- •Match the words in a to the ones in b to build collocations.
- •Read the text and do the following tasks. Text b Philosophy of Mathematics
- •Which of the following is not mentioned in the text b or is not true?
- •Speak about Mathematics and its role in your specialty. Additional reading Computer Systems Analysts
- •Information systems administration
- •Topical Vocabulary.
- •Read and translate the text. Text a
- •Information Systems
- •Answer the questions.
- •Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and word combinations.
- •Read the following text. Text b
- •Information Systems Administrator Resume
- •Are these statements true, false, or there is no information?
- •Write a resume of your own. Additional Reading Mathematicians
Unit III Duties of a system administrator
Topical Vocabulary.
log ‒ регистрация, запись; журнал регистрации
issue ‒ расхождение, несоответствие
audit ‒ проверка
backup ‒ резервная копия
reset ‒ восстанавливать
query ‒ вопрос
tuning ‒ настройка
ensure ‒ гарантировать
demarcation ‒ разграничение
Pre-reading discussion.
Do you think the responsibilities of sysadmins are similar or different in large and small companies?
Where is it more difficult to work as a sysadmin in a large company or in a small one?
Read and Translate the Text. Text a a system administrator's responsibilities
A system administrator's responsibilities might include:
Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer systems.
Introducing and integrating new technologies into existing data center environments.
Performing routine audits of systems and software.
Performing backups.
Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
Installing and configuring new hardware and software.
Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords, etc.
Answering technical queries and dealing with often frustrated users.
Responsibility for security.
Responsibility for documenting the configuration of the system.
Troubleshooting any reported problems.
System performance tuning.
Ensuring that the network infrastructure is up and running.
In larger organizations, some tasks listed above may be divided among different system administrators or members of different organizational groups. For example, a dedicated individual(s) may apply all system upgrades, a Quality Assurance (QA) team may perform testing and validation, and one or more technical writers may be responsible for all technical documentation written for a company.
In smaller organizations, the system administrator can also perform any number of duties elsewhere associated with other fields:
Technical support
Database administrator (DBA)
Network administrator/analyst/specialist
Application analyst
Security administrator
Programmer
System administrators, in larger organizations, tend not to be system architects, system engineers, or system designers. However, like many roles in this field, demarcations between system administration and other technical roles often are not well defined in smaller organizations. Even in larger organizations, senior system administrators often have skills in these other areas as a result of their working experience.
In smaller organizations, IT/computing specialties are less often discerned in detail, and the term system administrator is used in a rather generic way ‒ they are the people who know how the computer systems work and can respond when something fails.
Answer the questions.
What are the main responsibilities of a sysadmin?
The duties of system administrators and system engineers are the same, aren’t they?
Were you right answering the question about the responsibilities of sysadmins in large and small companies?