What is the difference between network administration and system administration?

Answer 1

In the simplest of terms they are the same, it is just the target supported is different. Network administration supports the hardware and software that makes up the network, switches and routers for example. System administration would involve the support of the various servers that would be connected to the network, database, email, and web servers are good examples. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator

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Answer 2

It's in the names. A system administrator administers systems, and a network administrator administers, guess what, the network. network has several meanings. Here it usually means the physical network, the wires, the routers, the hubs, the T1 lines, the internet connections, the WiFi systems.

Answer 3

Short answer:

The Sys.Admin takes care of the network, its security and often domain administration.

A Systems Programmer writes code that helps systems (applications) work together or separately within a given industry or genre.

Answer 4

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There is quite a difference in a Network Systems Engineer & System Administrator. You can consider the Engineer the actual architect of the said Network. Engineers are the people who are responsible for the "from scratch" work. Such as designing the physical and logical lay-out of the network. Designing & Implementing these plans to properly setup the lay-out of a network. While a Systems Administrator takes these existing lay-outs and is responsible for the actual administration & managing of the existing network. Administrators are usually responsible for things such as setting up the Users accounts, assigning permissions to these users and over-all performing the day-to-day operations within the network to ensure the network maintains stability and consistency to optimize network performance. An example of these in educational terms would be an MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) & MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer). Think of the System Engineer as the person who is responsible for laying the foundation of the network and seeing that is put together piece by piece properly to ensure a fully functional network. Then afterwards, the Administrator is responsible for carrying out the daily routines & all other activities involved in administrating the already put-together network.

Answer 5

A Network Engineer will likely be working with the hardware side of a network - routers, switches and IP traffic. A Systems Engineer will be monitoring the software side - management consoles, firewalls, storage and so on.

Answer 6

The system administrator is something like a particular school that uses the internet and the network would be the group of differnet schools in that area.