Couple of IT interview questions..
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[TW]Fox;12986555 said:
Ok, well perhaps rather than ripping into him relentlessly several times, for no other purpose than to make you feel better about yourself - how about educating him?
Nothing I can't stand than people picking on other people because of their lack of knowledge.
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He's applying for a job where he's expected to know this stuff and would get paid to know it, it's not as if he's just posted for a bit of help fixing his own computer and got a load of abuse from the elitist nerd squad?
These comments are actually quite helpful. I should have looked it up beforehand, the critism doesn't bother me, a few hours doing some reading will get me up to date with a few things. And at the end of the day i will be the one with the PC engineers job.
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[TW]Fox;12986678 said:
Yeah, and there are ways of letting him know that he isn't suitable for the job without being a complete ****.
Whatever, happened to a bit of common courtesy?
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possibly, if no one else turns up.
From the OPs latest post looks like Fox's "Tough love" approach worked.
Seriously though, have you ever worked alongside/under someone who clearly knows nothing about their job, what is required nor possesses the skill to do it? There is not much more demoralising in the work place than that.
From the OPs latest post looks like Fox's "Tough love" approach worked.
Everyone wins.
The OP will now spend his evening on Wikipedia after being given a short, sharp shock. He will walk into the interview with his head up high, and get the job. This will give him money, which will help the economy.
And we got to LOL.
I'm failing to see the negative side here.
Soldato
I commend your attitude.
Try looking at some similar job descriptions and anticipating what sort of things you might do in a typical day, and what sort of knowledge you'd need to support this.
How stuff works, and other learning websites will help you get off the ground and no doubt jog your memory somewhat.
Good luck.
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[TW]Fox;12986747 said:
Alternatively, he becomes a massively depressed, gathers illegal arms, hunts down and murders Fox.... still I supposed I dont see the downside there either
[TW]Fox;12986678 said:
Actually the question states, (Not required knowledge: an answer is optional)
I wasn't even going to bother with an answer hence why i didin't bother too much with it, it was a mismatch in terminology rather than a lack of understanding about networking.
Ok you have server based networking and peer-to-peer.
Also, who has never learned their job as they go along, i appreciate that this is pretty basic knowledge but i have now cleared up what i need to know.
Peer-to-peer: No dedicated file server, Mac, Windows and Linux system compatible, read/write permission, shares etc...
What i meant was that the principle is the same as p2p software whereas there is no central server, it's direct connection between systems. Essentially each client is a server and visa versa.
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From the OPs latest post looks like Fox's "Tough love" approach worked.
Seriously though, have you ever worked alongside/under someone who clearly knows nothing about their job, what is required nor possesses the skill to do it? There is not much more demoralising in the work place than that.
Perhaps, in this instance you might be right. But many people could do without seeing some faceless individuals patronising them with their sarcasmotron. How about motivating people to learn opposed to ridiculing them so they give up?
I have worked with such people and it is frustrating. However these people, usually lack social skills, drive, enthusiasm, and generally a personality. A vibe i'm not getting from the OP.
I'm all up for a bit of fun, but when the bandwagon piling commences, it all gets a bit boring very quickly.
[TW]Fox;12986747 said:
This time perhaps.
Next time Hannibal, next time.
Alternatively, he becomes a massively depressed, gathers illegal arms, hunts down and murders Fox.... still I supposed I dont see the downside there either
I hadn't considered that possibility - by all means continue Fox
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[TW]Fox;12986747 said:
is it wrong that im still laughing at this
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Thing is someone can be self taught, everything i've learnt is self taught but that means that even though I could fix a problem I still wouldn't know the official technical terms.
However, as that is the case I wouldn't be going for a job interview in an IT area
However, as that is the case I wouldn't be going for a job interview in an IT area
Caporegime
Seriously now, READ before replying.
Peer to Peer is a TOPOLOGY, it has NOTHING to do with file servers, OS, CPU architecture, permissions, shares, etc.
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES > Go read about them.
A problem? Which problem? All of them?
This is the wrong attitude to take if you are completely self "taught".
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Can I watch your interview, I'll pay.
3 interviews ago I went for a Service Desk job, and got asked during the interview if I knew some TCP/IP ports - I think at the time I knew of HTTP on 80, SMTP on 25, FTP on 21 and possibly one other.... and it felt SOOO bad because I could just see the interviewers knew loads more than me - didn't matter in the end, I did get the job 
To Op though - yep, I'm afraid you have put foot into mouth posting that before even checking up basic info first. Perhaps time to learn to do a little background reading before posting?
To Op though - yep, I'm afraid you have put foot into mouth posting that before even checking up basic info first. Perhaps time to learn to do a little background reading before posting?