SAC Study Guide 2026

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1. What is the PRIMARY purpose of continuing education requirements in Assessment & Evaluation Methods for SAC professionals?
Maintaining current knowledge and competency as the field evolves

Continuing education in Assessment & Evaluation Methods ensures professionals maintain current knowledge and skills as standards, technologies, and best practices evolve in the System Administration field.

2. How does risk management apply to daily practice in Documentation & Record Management for System Administration professionals?
Through proactive identification of potential hazards and implementation of preventive measures

Effective risk management in Documentation & Record Management requires proactive hazard identification and preventive measures, not just reactive responses. This approach reduces incidents, improves outcomes, and protects both professionals and clients.

3. Which approach BEST ensures documentation remains accurate when infrastructure is managed as code (IaC)?
Generate documentation automatically from IaC code and store it alongside the code

Auto-generating documentation from IaC code (e.g., Terraform docs, README generation) keeps documentation synchronized with the actual infrastructure state.

4. An administrator notices repeated failed login attempts from a single IP address. Which security measure would BEST mitigate this threat?
Implement account lockout and IP-based rate limiting

Account lockout policies and IP-based rate limiting prevent brute-force attacks by blocking excessive failed authentication attempts.

5. What does the term 'uptime' measure in system administration?
The amount of time a system has been continuously running

Uptime refers to the duration a system has been operational and available without interruption.

6. Which protocol is used to securely transfer files between systems over an encrypted channel?
SFTP

SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) provides encrypted file transfer over an SSH connection, unlike plain FTP which transmits in cleartext.

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