CIT 266 Microsoft Windows Infrastructure
KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY
Jeddah Community College
Preparation Year Computer Program
Implementing Windows Network Infrastructure
CIT 266 Course Syllabus
Instructor: Ghulam Muhammad
Phone: (02) 2870026 Ext 315
Email: gmuhammad1@kau.edu.sa
SECTION:1
Class hrs: Sun/Tue/ 11:00 – 12:55 (RM-006A)
Lab hrs: Wed, 08:00 – 09:55 am (RM-006A)
Office hrs: Posted on Staff Members Room – Building (309 A/11)
Course Description:
Credit Hours: (4: 3, 2)
(Prerequisite: CIT131, CIT 161)
This course provides overview of the Windows Network Infrastructure. Give students
knowledge and skills to install, configure, Maintain, and support a MS windows network
infrastructure.
Course Objectives:
Students will be able to:
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Introduction to Windows 2003 Network Infrastructure
Introduction to TCP/IP
TCP/IP tools
Netware Networking with Windows 2003
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Install and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server service.
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Install and configure Domain Name System (DNS).
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Install and configure Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
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Install and configure transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)
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Define a custom subnet mask and define a range of valid addresses
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Create and manage certificates.
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Configure remote access to a server.
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Configure Windows server as a network router.
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Deploy Windows workstations using Remote Installation Services (RIS).
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Establish connectivity for NetWare, UNIX, and Macintosh systems.
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Implement a web server.
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Install and configure Simple Network management Protocol (SNMP)
Textbooks / Required Materials:
ALS Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Network Infrastructure Administration, Microsoft Corporation,
Second Edition, Microsoft Press.
Required Materials:
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Storage media (Flash Memory, Handy Drive etc.)
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Two blank CD.
Location for text book and materials
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The text book and the required materials can be purchased from
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Mareekh bookstore
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02-6527052 Jeddah
Attendance:
1.
Students are required to attend all class/Lab meetings.
2.
The students are expected to be in class on time.
3.
Those who come in the class after the lecturer considered LATE
4.
Two late appearances in the class are considered as one absent and will be recorded
in the instructors Grade Book
5.
After ten (15) minutes the students are marked absent
6.
After Eleven (11) absents, a grade of “DN” (Denied) will be issued
It's responsibility of the student to keep the record of his absences.
SPECIAL Accommodations:
If there is any student in this class who has special needs because of learning disabilities or other
disabilities, please discuss these needs with your instructor or please contact Course
Coordinator.
Requirements:
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Class/Lab attendance and participation
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Quizzes
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Homeworks/assignments
Evaluation / Grading:
Students must earn 60% at least of the total possible points. The official grades in this course
are:
Marks
Grade
95-100%
90-94%
85-89%
80-84%
75-79%
70-74%
65-69%
60-64%
0-59%
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
Students earn 59% and below are failed, F (Failed Grade).
Denied students will earn DN (denied grade).
Students who do not attend at all (any exam, any lecture and any Lab) will be considered AF
(Absent Fail grade).
Evaluation Policy:Item
Marks
Homework / Assignments
Quizzes
Researches / Reports
Exam I (Written)
Exam II (Written)
Final Exam (comprehensive)
5%
5%
10%
20%
20%
40%
Late Assignments:
All assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class on the due date. Late assignments will be
penalized as follows: one day late...1 grade reduction, two days late...two grades reduced, after
three days...1/2 credit. If a student submits more than two late assignments in a term, additional
late papers may not be accepted.
Course Procedures:
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Students may collaborate on assignments, but each student must submit an original
copy of his/her OWN work. If an assignment is obviously copied, individuals involved
may receive no credit.
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If a student must miss a class/Lab he is expected to contact the instructor regarding
make-up work before the next class meets.
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Keep all graded papers to verify grades.
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It is the student's responsibility to officially drop a class. Failure to officially withdraw
from a course may result in a F (Failed grade) or AF (Absent Failed grade).
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Cell phones, pagers and electronic entertainment devices must be turned off during
all class and Lab times. Students violating this policy may be asked to leave class.
Course Schedule
Week
No.
Contents
i.
Introduction to Windows 2003 Network Infrastructure
a. Introduction to MS Windows Networking
1
b. OSI Reference Model (ch-1)
ii.
Introduction to TCP/IP
a. Configuring TCP/IP
b. Define a custom subnet mask and define a range of valid
addresses
2
c. Using Windows 2003 TCP/IP Tools (ch-2)
iii.
3
iv.
TCP/IP tools
a. Ping
b. Pathping
c. IPconfig
d. ARP
e. Netstat
f. TelNet
b. g. FTP (ch-3)
Netware Networking with Windows 2003
a. Introduction to IPX and NWlink
b. Netware Core Protocol
4
c. Windows 2003 Netware Compatibility
d. Connectivity with Other Operating Systems
e. Connectivity issues
f.
NetWare
g. UNIX
EID Break
v.
Implementing the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
a. Overview
5
b. DHCP installation and configuration
c. DHCP in a routed environment
vi.
d. DHCP troubleshooting
Install and configure Domain Name System (DNS)
a. IP host naming and DNS
6
b. Resolving Host names with DNS
c. Planning a DNS implementation
Exam 1
vii.
Install and configure Windows Internet Name Service
(WINS) Part II
a. Introduction to NetBIOS
7
b. WINS Name Registration and resolution
c. Implementing WINS
viii.
Create and manage certificates.
a. Introducing certificates
8
b. Installing and configuring MS certificates
c. Managing certificates
ix.
Configure remote access to a server.
a. Inbound and outbound connections
9
b. Routing and remote access
x.
c. Troubleshooting
Traffic Security
a. Public Key infrastructure
b. Certificates
10
c. Active Directory for certificates
d. Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)
e. Server security
EXAM II
xi.
20%
Network Router
a. Internet Protocol (IP) routing
b. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
filtering
11
c. Monitoring
d. Troubleshooting
Hajj Break
xii.
Remote Installation
a. Remote Installation Services (RIS) overview
12
b. RIS installation and configuration
c. Windows installation on client workstation using RIS
xiii.
Web Server
a. Internet access
b.
13
Internet Information
configuration
Server
(IIS)
installation
and
c. Web site configuration
d. Troubleshooting
14
Review of the entire course for the final exam
FINAL EXAM, comprehensive (40%)
NOTES:
1.
The suggested Home Work (H.W.) is considered as minimum sets of problems. It's the
responsibility of the student to solve as many as he can from the list of problems at the
end of each required section.
2.
Students must do their best to complete LAB exercises during the LAB time; it's the
instructor responsibility to discuss the discussion questions at the end of each LAB.
Good Luck
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