What is Network and Computer Systems Administrator?
Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability.
Minimum education level
PT3
SPM
STPM
Diploma
Degree
Average Salary
Example of a Job Position
Task
Knowledge
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination between people and resources.
English
Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.
Skills
Complex Problem Solving
Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled
Consideration and Decision Making
Consider the shortcomings and advantages of potential action choices to choose the most appropriate action.
Reading Understanding
Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.
System Analysis
Determine how the system should work and how the changes in conditions, operations, and environment affect the results achieved.
Capability
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Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to certain problems in order to produce reasonable answers.
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Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules and conclusions (including finding relationships between seemingly unconnected events).
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Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences
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Near Distance Vision - The ability to see details at close range (a few feet away from the object).