SLACK ADMIN CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is a channel in Slack? - Answers -A channel is a single place for a team to share
messages, tools, and files around a specific topic.
What is a direct message? - Answers -Direct messages are one-off conversations that
do not warrant a whole channel.
True or false: When a new member joins a channel they will not be able to see past
conversations from before they joined. - Answers -False: new members can see past
conversations in channels they joined
What are the three settings for when to receive notifications in Slack? - Answers -1.
Direct Messages, Mentions, & Keywords
2. All New Messages
3. None
True or False: You can pause notifications - Answers -True
How would you limit receiving notifications from between the times of 9:00 AM and 5
PM on weekdays for each channel you are a member of? - Answers -Create a
notification schedule for each channel by clicking each channel's name
True or False: You can create custom sidebar sections on all versions of Slack -
Answers -False: This feature is only available on paid versions of Slack
What are the three Slack paid plans? - Answers -1. Standard
2. Plus
3. Enterprise Grid
What are the 3 Org-level administrative roles? - Answers -1. Org Admin
2. Org Owner
3. Org Primary Owner
Define Invited Members - Answers -Invited members are people who have been invited
to your Slack workspace but have not accepted their invitation yet. They can be added
to channels, @mentioned, and sent direct messages.
What are the 2 different types of Guests and how do they differ from one another? -
Answers -1. Multi-Channel Guests. These guests can use multiple channels as
determined by their admin and are billed as regular members. They have additional
privileges than Single-Channel Guests.
2. Single-Channel Guests are free, can only access one channel, and are limited to 5
per paid, active user in a workspace.
, Which administrative role can demote Workspace admins, promote a Workspace
owner, reset all members' passwords, and set channel retention but not transfer
ownership of a workspace? - Answers -Workspace Owner
Which administrative role can do everything a standard member can do but also
manage members, channels, workspaces they are responsible for but not view billing? -
Answers -Workspace Admin
Which administrative role can demote a workspace owner and transfer ownership? -
Answers -Workspace Primary Owner
What Org-level administrative role can create new workspaces but not configure single
sign-on ? - Answers -Org Admin
True or False: Every Enterprise Grid Org can only have a single Org Primary Owner? -
Answers -True
What is the Admin Dashboard? - Answers -The Admin Dashboard provides org owners
and admins a central, single point of access to manage large, complex organizations.
Who can create channels? - Answers -By default, org owners, admins, and members
with permission can add a channel to all workspaces they have access to.
What are the 5 different types of channels? - Answers -1. Public Channels
2. Private Channels
3. Channels shared with external Orgs (via Slack Connect)
4. Multi-workspace channels
5. Announcement-only channels
6. Default channels
What are the 4 workspace visibility and access settings? - Answers -1. Open
2. By Request
3. Invite Only
4. Hidden
What is Domain Claiming? - Answers -Domain Claiming is a feature on the Enterprise
Grid paid plan which allows Org Owners control over who can create workspaces using
their company email address.
Which Channel can you not remove? - Answers -#general
True or false: Once you convert a public channel to a private channel you can switch it
back to being public. - Answers -False
ANSWERS
What is a channel in Slack? - Answers -A channel is a single place for a team to share
messages, tools, and files around a specific topic.
What is a direct message? - Answers -Direct messages are one-off conversations that
do not warrant a whole channel.
True or false: When a new member joins a channel they will not be able to see past
conversations from before they joined. - Answers -False: new members can see past
conversations in channels they joined
What are the three settings for when to receive notifications in Slack? - Answers -1.
Direct Messages, Mentions, & Keywords
2. All New Messages
3. None
True or False: You can pause notifications - Answers -True
How would you limit receiving notifications from between the times of 9:00 AM and 5
PM on weekdays for each channel you are a member of? - Answers -Create a
notification schedule for each channel by clicking each channel's name
True or False: You can create custom sidebar sections on all versions of Slack -
Answers -False: This feature is only available on paid versions of Slack
What are the three Slack paid plans? - Answers -1. Standard
2. Plus
3. Enterprise Grid
What are the 3 Org-level administrative roles? - Answers -1. Org Admin
2. Org Owner
3. Org Primary Owner
Define Invited Members - Answers -Invited members are people who have been invited
to your Slack workspace but have not accepted their invitation yet. They can be added
to channels, @mentioned, and sent direct messages.
What are the 2 different types of Guests and how do they differ from one another? -
Answers -1. Multi-Channel Guests. These guests can use multiple channels as
determined by their admin and are billed as regular members. They have additional
privileges than Single-Channel Guests.
2. Single-Channel Guests are free, can only access one channel, and are limited to 5
per paid, active user in a workspace.
, Which administrative role can demote Workspace admins, promote a Workspace
owner, reset all members' passwords, and set channel retention but not transfer
ownership of a workspace? - Answers -Workspace Owner
Which administrative role can do everything a standard member can do but also
manage members, channels, workspaces they are responsible for but not view billing? -
Answers -Workspace Admin
Which administrative role can demote a workspace owner and transfer ownership? -
Answers -Workspace Primary Owner
What Org-level administrative role can create new workspaces but not configure single
sign-on ? - Answers -Org Admin
True or False: Every Enterprise Grid Org can only have a single Org Primary Owner? -
Answers -True
What is the Admin Dashboard? - Answers -The Admin Dashboard provides org owners
and admins a central, single point of access to manage large, complex organizations.
Who can create channels? - Answers -By default, org owners, admins, and members
with permission can add a channel to all workspaces they have access to.
What are the 5 different types of channels? - Answers -1. Public Channels
2. Private Channels
3. Channels shared with external Orgs (via Slack Connect)
4. Multi-workspace channels
5. Announcement-only channels
6. Default channels
What are the 4 workspace visibility and access settings? - Answers -1. Open
2. By Request
3. Invite Only
4. Hidden
What is Domain Claiming? - Answers -Domain Claiming is a feature on the Enterprise
Grid paid plan which allows Org Owners control over who can create workspaces using
their company email address.
Which Channel can you not remove? - Answers -#general
True or false: Once you convert a public channel to a private channel you can switch it
back to being public. - Answers -False
