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Asked for prior examples of how I have used automation (Powershell) to resolve tasks. Asked if I knew how to create a script to remove a specific application from a number of workstations. Asked if I knew about how to query the wmi via Powershell and make changes to the system using it
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Infrastructure Engineer

Interviewed at Morgan Stanley

3.9
Sep 13, 2017

Asked for prior examples of how I have used automation (Powershell) to resolve tasks. Asked if I knew how to create a script to remove a specific application from a number of workstations. Asked if I knew about how to query the wmi via Powershell and make changes to the system using it

Se me puso un problema donde había que parsear cadenas que contenían información sobre variaciones genéticas y regiones genómicas. Después se tenía que determinar si las variaciones genéticas se encontraban dentro de las regiones genómicas.
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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Interviewed at Helix

3.8
Feb 14, 2024

Se me puso un problema donde había que parsear cadenas que contenían información sobre variaciones genéticas y regiones genómicas. Después se tenía que determinar si las variaciones genéticas se encontraban dentro de las regiones genómicas.

What would you change to optimize spanning tree in a L2 environment? (priorities for root) Where would you configure spanning-tree root guard? (uplinks) What two additional features can be used for spanning tree optimization? (bpduguard, bpdufilter, port-fast, etc) What features could you implement for fiber problems resulting in a unidirectional link? (UDLD & spanning tree loop guard) Name the OSPF LSA types and describe each. (google) Why would the type 4 ASBR summary be used? (E1 routes with multiple points of redistribution to area 0 for competing routes to the same external route) What is BGP's loop prevention mechanism? (AS_PATH attribute) Why did you implement OSPF and not EIGRP in your network?
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IT Infrastructure Engineer

Interviewed at Red Ventures

3.1
Jul 1, 2013

What would you change to optimize spanning tree in a L2 environment? (priorities for root) Where would you configure spanning-tree root guard? (uplinks) What two additional features can be used for spanning tree optimization? (bpduguard, bpdufilter, port-fast, etc) What features could you implement for fiber problems resulting in a unidirectional link? (UDLD & spanning tree loop guard) Name the OSPF LSA types and describe each. (google) Why would the type 4 ASBR summary be used? (E1 routes with multiple points of redistribution to area 0 for competing routes to the same external route) What is BGP's loop prevention mechanism? (AS_PATH attribute) Why did you implement OSPF and not EIGRP in your network?

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