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SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE SYLLABUS CST125 (formerly CS28)

I. COURSE TITLE: Installing, Configuring and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Professional

II. CATALOG DESCRIPTION 2006-2008 Comprehensive introduction to implementing, administering and troubleshooting information systems that incorporate Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. Major topics include attended/unattended installation; upgrading from a previous version; deploying service packs; resource administration; installation and troubleshooting of device drivers; monitoring and optimizing system performance and reliability; configuring and troubleshooting the desktop environment; implementing, managing and troubleshooting network protocols and services; and implementing, monitoring and troubleshooting security. Prerequisite: any CST course or permission of department.

III. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Understand the OSI model. 2. Understand signaling and encoding techniques. 3. Introduction to Windows 2000/XP Professional 4. Windows 2000 Professional installation 5. Microsoft management console and task scheduler. 6. Using Windows control panel. 7. Using the registry 8. managing disks 9. TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory Service 10. Managing user accounts and groups 11. Managing printers 12. NTFS permissions and shared folder permissions. 13. Resource Auditing 14. Backing up and restoring data. 15. Win 2000 pro boot process 16. Deploying Windows 2000 pro 17. Trouble-shooting. IV. Topics Outlines with Timeline:

Week Topic Test 1 Introduction to Data Communication and Networking. Basic Concepts. Protocols and Standards. Line Configurations, topology 2 Network transmission modes, Categories of networks, Internetworking. The OSI model. 3 TCP/IP protocol suite. Signals, Encoding and Modulating. Transmission media, Data link control, Error control 4 NOS installation. Hardware compatibility. MS management console and tasks scheduler. Network protocols. Chs. 1-7. 5 DNS services. Active Directory Service. User account and groups, and network printer setup and management. Chs. 8- 12. Secure recourses with NTFS. 6 Review Midterm 1 7 Administer shared folders. Auditing resources and events. Configuring group policy and security policy. Managing data storage. 8 Backup and restoring data. 9 Monitoring access to network resources, configuring remote access. 10 The Windows 2000 Boot process. Deploying Windows 2000. 11 Review Midterm 2 12 Implementing, managing and troubleshooting hardware devices and drivers. Ch. 24. 13 Internetworking revisited. Hubs, bridges, routers and gateways. Routing protocols. 14 Multiplexing, PPP (Point to Point protocol), X.25, Frame relay, ATM, Telnet, FTP, SMTP. 15 Review Final

V. Evaluation of Student performance: To be determined by the instructor.

VI. Programs that require this course: Network Design and Administration – 392-1

VII. Courses that require this course as a prerequisite: CS51, CS55, CS56, CS57, CS68

IX. Supporting Information