Assignment List for CMPTR 290 Condensed (Revised 6/16/08)

Week 1 -

Reading Assignment:

Ch. 1 through Ch. 4 (DiNicolo)

Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: June 28, 2008
Points Possible: 30 Project Duration: 1 - 2 hours

Deliverable Length: 4 - 5 paragraphs

Batch User Creation Utilities -

Dover Leasing currently has information about all users stored in a human resources database application. The IT manager has asked you to explore some of the possible ways that this information could be used to create user accounts and populate the Active Directory database. Which tools could be used to accomplish this, and what are some of the issues involved with using these utilities?
 

Post your answer on the Discussion Board. Be an active participant in the discussion by responding to a few posts and showing your appreciation for the contributions from your colleagues.
 

Assignment Type: Lab Due Date: June 28, 2008

Points Possible: 120 Project Duration: 4 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Using the Online facilities of LabMentors - http://course.labmentors.com - complete all five activities from Chapter One (Activity 1-1 thru 1-5), all nine activities from Chapter Two (Activity 2-1 thru 2-9), all nine activities from Chapter Three (Activity 3-1 thru 3-9), and all eight activities from Chapter Four (Activity 4-1 thru 4-8). Be sure to follow all directions. Before attempting your first lab, be sure to update your "Profile" to include my e-mail address, where the results of your lab will be sent once you have completed them - kblackwell@oc.ctc.edu. Be sure to fill out all require forms, while performing the lab exercise and do not exit out of the lab incorrectly or leave the lab prematurely (before the status of the lab has changed to "complete." You have a total of 40 hours of lab time in which to complete all labs in this course. That should be more than enough time to practice any labs that giving you difficulties.

 

Assignment Type: Test Due Date: June 28, 2008

Points Possible: 120 Project Duration:  2 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Finish the CMPTR 290 Unit 1 - Exam before next Sunday.  Log into http://www.evtestcenter.com/ and specify my name - kblackwell - for your "Instructor ID:"  Select "CMPTR 290 Week 1 - Exam."  Then specify your "ID:" as your Student ID (including the hyphens, i.e. 860-11-1111) and your password is your home phone that you provided during registration time (without the area code and with the hyphen, i.e. 555-1212).  Once you've logged in you can take your exam.  The results will automatically be e-mailed to your instructor.  The exam is not timed.  Exams for a given unit will only be displayed during the week that they are applicable.  This is an open book exam.

 

Week 2 -

Reading Assignment:

Ch. 5 through Ch. 8 (DiNicolo)

Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: July 5, 2008
Points Possible: 30 Project Duration: 1 - 2 hours

Deliverable Length: 5 - 6 paragraphs

Disk Management Strategies -

Dover Leasing is interested in implementing a disk-management strategy that will allow them to use the fault-tolerant features of Windows Server 2003. Outline each of the fault-tolerant disk methods available on Windows Server 2003, how they work, and the requirements for implementation.
 

Post your answer on the Discussion Board. Be an active participant in the discussion by responding to a few posts and showing your appreciation for the contributions from your colleagues.
 

Assignment Type: Lab Due Date: July 5, 2008

Points Possible: 120 Project Duration: 4 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Using the Online facilities of LabMentors - http://course.labmentors.com - complete all eight activities from Chapter Five (Activity 5-1 thru 5-8), all nine activities from Chapter Six (Activity 6-1 thru 6-9), all six activities from Chapter Seven (Activity 7-1 thru 7-6), and all ten activities from Chapter Eight (Activity 8-1 thru 8-10). Be sure to follow all directions. The results of your lab will be automatically sent to me once you have completed them. Be sure to fill out all require forms, while performing the lab exercise and do not exit out of the lab incorrectly or leave the lab prematurely (before the status of the lab has changed to "complete." You have a total of 40 hours of lab time in which to complete all labs in this course. That should be more than enough time to practice any labs that giving you difficulties. A running total of the time that you've spent in all of your labs is available on the LabMentors website.
 

Assignment Type: Test Due Date: July 5, 2008

Points Possible: 120 Project Duration: 2 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Finish the CMPTR 290 Unit 2 - Exam before next Sunday.  Log into http://www.evtestcenter.com/ and specify my name - kblackwell - for your "Instructor ID:"  Select "CMPTR 290 Week 2 - Exam."  Then specify your "ID:" as your Student ID (including the hyphens, i.e. 860-11-1111) and your password is your home phone that you provided during registration time (without the area code and with the hyphen, i.e. 555-1212).  Once you've logged in you can take your exam.  The results will automatically be e-mailed to your instructor.  The exam is not timed.  This is an open book exam.
 

Week 3 -

Reading Assignment:

Ch. 9 through Ch. 11 (DiNicolo)

Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: July 12, 2008
Points Possible: 30 Project Duration: 1 - 2 hours

Deliverable Length: 5 - 6 paragraphs

Troubleshooting Group Policy Object (GPO) Issues -

A fellow administrator is having problems with GPOs not being applied as expected. List five troubleshooting methods that you would use to diagnose problems with GPOs. Research and include information about the use of Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) as one of your troubleshooting methods.

Post your answer on the Discussion Board. Be an active participant in the discussion by responding to a few posts and showing your appreciation for the contributions from your colleagues.
 

Assignment Type: Lab Due Date: July 12, 2008

Points Possible: 90 Project Duration: 3 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Using the Online facilities of LabMentors - http://course.labmentors.com - complete all fourteen activities from Chapter Nine (Activity 9-1 thru 9-14), all seventeen activities from Chapter Ten (Activity 10-1 thru 10-17), and all eight activities from Chapter Eleven (Activity 11-1 thru 11-8). Be sure to follow all directions. The results of your lab will be automatically sent to me once you have completed them. Be sure to fill out all require forms, while performing the lab exercise and do not exit out of the lab incorrectly or leave the lab prematurely (before the status of the lab has changed to "complete." You have a total of 40 hours of lab time in which to complete all labs in this course. That should be more than enough time to practice any labs that giving you difficulties. A running total of the time that you've spent in all of your labs is available on the LabMentors website.
 

Assignment Type: Test Due Date: July 12, 2008

Points Possible: 110 Project Duration: 2 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Finish the CMPTR 290 Unit 3 - Exam before next Sunday.  Log into http://www.evtestcenter.com/ and specify my name - kblackwell - for your "Instructor ID:"  Select "CMPTR 290 Week 3 - Exam."  Then specify your "ID:" as your Student ID (including the hyphens, i.e. 860-11-1111) and your password is your home phone that you provided during registration time (without the area code and with the hyphen, i.e. 555-1212).  Once you've logged in you can take your exam.  The results will automatically be e-mailed to your instructor.  The exam is not timed.  This is an open book exam.
 

Week 4 -

Reading Assignment:

Ch. 12 through Ch. 14 (DiNicolo)

Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: July 19, 2008
Points Possible: 30 Project Duration: 2 - 3 hours

Deliverable Length: 5 - 6 paragraphs

Configuring and Managing Internet Information Server 6.0 (IIS 6.0) -

Dover Leasing is planning to install a Web sever on their corporate network. In a planning session, managers and representatives from each department raise several questions. You have been asked to address these concerns in the next planning session.

1. Managers are unsure of the different authentication methods available. List the various methods of authentication and the differences between them.
2. Each department will have their own Web site and wants to control whether users from other departments will be able to access their site. List the various ways in which access to these sites could be controlled.
3. If the Web server will host multiple sites, what methods can be used to uniquely identify each one?

Post your answer on the Discussion Board. Be an active participant in the discussion by responding to a few posts and showing your appreciation for the contributions from your colleagues.
 

Assignment Type: Lab Due Date: July 19, 2008

Points Possible: 90 Project Duration: 3 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Using the Online facilities of LabMentors - http://course.labmentors.com - complete all nine activities from Chapter Twelve (Activity 12-1 thru 12-9), all seventeen activities from Chapter Thirteen (Activity 13-1 thru 13-17), and all nine activities from Chapter Fourteen (Activity 14-1 thru 14-9). Be sure to follow all directions. The results of your lab will be automatically sent to me once you have completed them. Be sure to fill out all require forms, while performing the lab exercise and do not exit out of the lab incorrectly or leave the lab prematurely (before the status of the lab has changed to "complete." You have a total of 40 hours of lab time in which to complete all labs in this course. That should be more than enough time to practice any labs that giving you difficulties. A running total of the time that you've spent in all of your labs is available on the LabMentors website.

 

Assignment Type: Test Due Date: July 19, 2008

Points Possible: 110 Project Duration: 2 hours

Deliverable Length: n/a

Finish the CMPTR 290 Unit 4 - Exam before next Sunday.  Log into http://www.evtestcenter.com/ and specify my name - kblackwell - for your "Instructor ID:"  Select "CMPTR 290 Week 4 - Exam."  Then specify your "ID:" as your Student ID (including the hyphens, i.e. 860-11-1111) and your password is your home phone that you provided during registration time (without the area code and with the hyphen, i.e. 555-1212).  Once you've logged in you can take your exam.  The results will automatically be e-mailed to your instructor.  The exam is not timed.  This is an open book exam.