KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY
JEDDAH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM- SECOND YEAR
MICROSOFT® WINDOWS NETWORK ESSENTIALS
CIT 161 COURSE SYLLABUS, FALL 2008
Course Description:
Credit Hours: (4: 3, 2)
(Prerequisite: CIT 131)
This course is designed to provide students who are new to Microsoft Windows ® with the knowledge necessary to
understand and identify the tasks involved in supporting Windows networks. This is an introductory course designed to
provide an overview of networking concepts and how they are implemented in Windows. This course emphasizes on
local area network with overview of wide area networks. Course topics include: terminology, hardware and software
components, security issues, administration, communication standards and protocols, data transfer, network
architecture, topologies, remote access, Internet and intranet connectivity. It can be considered as a preparation for
Microsoft certification examinations.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
 Describe the principal features of Windows 2000/2003 and the basics of networking with Windows 2000/2003.
 Describe the types of user accounts and the principal security features of a Windows 2000/2003 network.
 Identify the tools used to perform various administrative tasks.
 Describe the features of the common protocols used in the Windows 2000/2003network.
 Describe the fundamentals of TCP/IP, including name resolution, routing, and IP addressing-classful versus
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR).
 Describe the network communication models used in a Windows 2000/2003 network.
 Differentiate between the various types of network architectures.
 Describe the common hardware components used for network communication.
 Describe the concepts and protocols for remote access communication.
 Describe the client and server technologies used in accessing Web services.
 Describe the requirements for internet accessing and Web security.
Textbooks / Required Materials:
Required Text: "Microsoft® Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials" Microsoft® Official
Curriculum (MOC) Workbook. Course number: 2151A
Attendance policy:
Students are required to attend all class/Lab meetings. Missing any CIT161 classes/Labs may create a situation that
prevents successful completion of the course. Students with work or other conflicts that prevent regular attendance
should resolve the conflict and enroll in this course another term. Each time a student does not attend a class/Lab; an
absence is recorded in the instructor’s grade book. Absences are not evaluated as “excused” or “unexcused”.
Students with excessive absences (15% of class/Lab meetings (More than 12 hours)) may be withdrawn and may be
awarded the DN (denied grade).
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Student who joins the class within 0-5 minutes is marked late.
Student who attends the class after 5 minutes is marked absent.
Student who is absent for 3 hours will be given first Warning (W1).
Student who is absent for 6 hours will be given Second Warning (W2).
Student who is absent for 9 hours will be Denied (DN). He will not be allowed to sit in the class unless his
DN status is commuted.
If a student does not miss a single class during the whole semester he can be rewarded by giving him the
next grade in his final marks.
Always contact your instructor if you miss a class. It's responsibility of the student to keep the record of his
absences.
Accommodation Statement:
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 your Course Coordinator and/or Department Supervisor.
Requirements:
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Class/Lab attendance and participation
4-5 Quizzes
9 Home works/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%
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
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
Class/Lab attendance and participation
Quizzes
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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Use a notebook for notes, handouts and returned papers. Keep the notes and folder organized.
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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 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 contents
Week
#
Class Type
Module #
LECTURE
1
Module Title
Suggested H.W.
Assignments
Introduction to the Course
LECTURE
Module [1]
Introduction to Windows 2000 and Networking
LECTURE
Module [1]
+
Module [2]
LAB
Lab [1]
Introduction to Windows 2000 and Networking
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Administration of a Windows 2000 Network
A. Identifying Computer Networks
B. Identifying the Features of Windows 2000
Network
C. Logging On to Windows 2000
2
Module [1]
Page # (29-30)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Due Date: start of
week 3
Module [2]
Page # (45-46)
3
LECTURE
Module [2]
Administration of a Windows 2000 Network
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Due Date: start of
week 4
Lab [2]
LECTURE
Module [3]
Securing a Windows 2000 Network
LECTURE
Module [3]
+
Module [4]
Securing a Windows 2000 Network
+
Examining the Network
LAB
Lab [3]
LECTURE
Module [4]
4
5
6
A. Using Windows 2000 Help
B. Identifying Administrative Tools
LAB
A. Examining Users and Groups
B. Examining User Rights
C. Examining File and Folder Permissions
Examining the Network
Module [3]
Page # (31-33)
1,2,3,4,5,6
Due Date: start of
week 6
Module [4]
Page # (36-37)
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
LAB
Lab [4]
A. Examining the Network Architecture
Due Date: start of
week 7
EXAM [I] (Sunday, November 03, 2008) from 01 to 02 PM., covers all the above Modules, (M1-M4), (20%)
7
LECTURE
Module [5]
Examining Network Protocols
LECTURE
Module [5]
+
Module [6]
Examining Network Protocols
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Examining TCP/IP
LAB
Lab [5]
A. Identifying Protocol Capabilities
Module [5]
Page # (24-25)
1,2,3,4,5
8
Due Date: start of
week 9
Module [6]
Page # (38-39)
LAB
9
Module [6]
Examining TCP/IP
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Due Date: start of
week 10
A. Using TCP/IP Utilities
B. Identifying Processes and Protocols in TCP/IP
LAB
Lab [6]
LECTURE
Module [7]
Examining IP Addressing
LECTURE
Module [7]
+
Module [8]
Examining IP Addressing
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Optimizing IP Address Allocation
LAB
Lab [7]
A. Determining Class Addresses and Subnet Masks
B. Identifying Valid IP Addresses
C. Examining the Configuration of TCP/IP
Module [7]
Page # (31-33)
10
11
1,2,3,4,5,6
Due Date: start of
week 12
EXAM [II] (Sunday, December 21, 2008) from 11 to 12 AM., covers all the above Modules, (M5-M7), (20%)
LECTURE
Module [8]
Optimizing IP Address Allocation
Lab [8]
A. Using Calculator to Convert Decimal and Binary
Numbers
B. Determining Local and Remote Destinations
C. Allocating IP Addresses
12
LAB
LECTURE
Module [9]
LAB
Lab [9]
13
14
Examining Web Services
A. Accessing an FTP Site by Using Internet
Explorer
B. Identifying Web Concepts
Review For Final Exam
Module [8]
Page # (37-38)
1,2,3,4,5,6
Due Date: start of
week 13
Module [9]
Page # (30-31)
1,2,3,4,5
Due Date: start of
week 15
FINAL EXAM (TBA) 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.
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