Assignment List-1 Assignment List for CIS 242 Microsoft LAN Administration II Winter 2016 (Revised 1/1/16) Getting Started Module (Orientation) - Course Syllabus, Assignments List, and other Getting Started documents (Getting Started folder on the Canvas website under the Lessons tab https://olympic.instructure.com) Assignment Type: Survey Due Date: January 9 th, 2016 Points Possible: 10* (Extra Credit) Project Duration: 15 minutes Complete the Canvas Pre-Survey found within the Getting Started Assignment folder under the Getting Started folder under the Lessons tab within your Canvas online classroom. Log into https://olympic.instructure.com and complete this survey before the assignment due date (found above). Assignment Type: Syllabus Quiz Due Date: January 9 th, 2016 Points Possible: 15 Project Duration: 15 minutes Complete the mandatory Syllabus Quiz found within the Getting Started (Orientation) module of your Canvas online classroom. Log into https://olympic.instructure.com and complete this quiz before the assignment due date (found above). Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: January 9 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20* (Extra Credit) Project Duration: 10 15 minutes Deliverable Length: 1-2 paragraphs Please provide some information on your background, education, work experience and personal interests that you would like to share with the rest of the class. Where are you from? What do you do for a living? What do you hope to get out of this course? Please indicate how many courses you have taken to-date through Olympic College, if any of them used Canvas, and if you are taking any additional courses this term. If you have any IT experience, do not hesitate to
Assignment List-2 reveal it. Please share your expectations for this hybrid course and the Olympic College program in which you are currently enrolled. Assignment Type: Course Pre-Test Due Date: January 9 th, 2016 Points Possible: 0 Project Duration: 120 minutes Complete the mandatory Course Pre-Test found within the Getting Started (Orientation) Module of your Canvas online classroom. Module 1 - Ch. 1 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: January 6 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 1-2 hours Deploying Windows Server 1. Conduct your own research in order to discover 3 or 4 alternative methods for automating the deployment of Microsoft Windows operating systems, other than Windows Deployment Services (WDS). 2. Create a table that lists the "pros" and "cons" as you compare these other technologies to WDS and each other. 3. Given the scenario of a medium- to large-size organization (i.e. over 1000 desktop computers), which technology or technologies would you recommend to most efficiently and effectively deploy Microsoft Windows to all of the desktop computers within the organization? Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: January 9 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 4 hours
Assignment List-3 Module 1 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 1-1, Case Project 1-2, and Case Project 1-3 from Chapter 1. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 1 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this 6.2 and 6.3. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 1 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: January 9 th, 2016 Finish the Module 1 Assessment found within Module 1 on Canvas. Log into Module 2 - Ch. 2 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: January 13 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 1-2 hours Windows Server Update Services 1. Several of your WSUS clients are failing to report to WSUS. This makes it ambiguous as to whether or not they are receiving their updates. What are all of the possible situations that could cause this to occur? 2. What are possible "fixes" for these same situations resulting in the failure of WSUS clients to report to the WSUS server?
Assignment List-4 Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: January 16 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 4 hours Module 2 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 2-1 and Case Project 2-2 from Chapter 2. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 2 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this English 3.1.0) provided in the networking lab (or loaded at home), complete LabSim Section 6.1. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 2 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: January 16 th, 2016 Finish the Module 2 Assessment found within Module 2 on Canvas. Log into Module 3 - Ch. 3 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: January 20 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 1-2 hours Advanced File Services Configuration -
Assignment List-5 1. What is Differential Copy, how does it work, and what impact does it have upon Distributed File System - Replication (DFS-R)? 2. What are the implications of running out of room on the system and/or boot volume? How can user disk quotas address this issue? 3. What are the implications of having no user account(s) in the Recovery Agent role if you are using any type of file/folder encryption? Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: January 23 rd, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 4 hours Module 3 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 3-1, Case Project 3-2, and Case Project 3-3 from Chapter 3. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 3 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 3 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: January 23 rd, 2016 Finish the Module 3 Assessment found within Module 3 on Canvas. Log into Module 4 -
Assignment List-6 Ch. 4 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: January 27 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 1-2 hours Server Monitoring and Auditing - 1. Download and install Microsoft Message Analyzer v1.3.1. After becoming familiar with it capabilities, compare and contrast Microsoft Message Analyzer, Microsoft Network Monitor and Wireshark. 2. Which one of these technologies would you primarily recommend to a colleague who needed to know what type of traffic was running on his/her network and why? Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: January 30 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 4 hours Module 4 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 4-1, Case Project 4-2, and Case Project 4-3 from Chapter 4. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 4 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 4 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: January 30 th, 2016 Finish the Module 4 Assessment found within Module 4 on Canvas. Log into
Assignment List-7 Module 5 - Ch. 5 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: February 3 rd, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 1-2 hours Routing and Remote Access - 1. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of remote access in business enterprises and the changes that have occurred in the last decade. What do you predict for the next decade? 2. Put yourself in the role of the senior-most Network Engineer at a large multi-national corporation. With the requirements of DirectAccess, how would you propose integrating it into a mature network that includes older components and OSs? Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: February 6 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 3 hours Module 5 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 5-1 from Chapter 5. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 5 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 5 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: February 6 th, 2016
Assignment List-8 Finish the Module 5 Assessment found within Module 5 on Canvas. Log into Module 6 - Ch. 6 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: February 10 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 1-2 hours Network Configuration Policy - 1. Should the application of automated security updates be applied transparently to all network clients or should exceptions made for users' personally-owned computers accessing the network remotely? State your position and support it by explaining your reasoning. 2. Compare and contrast password-based authentication and certificate-based authentication. When should one be used over the other and what are the pros and cons of each method? Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: February 13 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 5 hours Module 6 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 6-1 and Case Project 6-2 from Chapter 6. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 6 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this
Assignment List-9 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 6 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: February 13 th, 2016 Finish the Module 6 Assessment found within Module 6 on Canvas. Log into Module 7 - Ch. 7 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: February 17 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 1-2 hours Domain Controller and Active Directory Management - 1. In your own words, explain the impact that the Password Replication Policy (PRP) potentially has upon the ability for users the log into the domain at remote sites that only contain a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC). 2. What would be the implications to security, for those users' accounts that had been cached, if someone stole the entire server that was acting in the role of a RODC at a remote site? Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: February 20 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 4 hours
Assignment List-10 Module 7 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 7-1 and Case Project 7-2 from Chapter 7. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 7 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, and 1.8. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Wordcompatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 7 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: February 20 th, 2016 Finish the Module 7 Assessment found within Module 7 on Canvas. Log into Module 8 - Ch. 8 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: February 24 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 2-3 hours User and Service Account Configuration - 1. What problem(s) or issue(s) that existed before Windows Server 2008 came out, did the advent of Managed Service Accounts address? How were these problems and issues addressed?
Assignment List-11 2. Provide several examples of organizations or companies where multiple Password Settings Objects (PSOs) might be in effect. Make sure that you fully describe the situation(s) or circumstance(s) that would necessitate the use of multiple PSOs. Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: February 27 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 4 hours Module 8 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 8-1 and Case Project 8-2 from Chapter 8. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 8 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this English 3.1.0) provided in the networking lab (or loaded at home), complete LabSim Section 1.6. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 8 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: February 27 th, 2016 Finish the Module 8 Assessment found within Module 8 on Canvas. Log into Module 9 - Ch. 9 and Ch. 10 (Tomsho)
Assignment List-12 Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: March 2 nd, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 2-3 hours Group Policy Object (GPO) - 1. For the purpose of converting software package installations to MSI files when MSI files do not exist, research the product called InstallShield. Locate two other products that package installation software into a format that is compatible with the automated distribution capabilities of Group Policy Object (GPO). Compare and contrast the three technologies and recommend the best, with an explanation of why you recommended one over the other two. If you think that it might be helpful, don't hesitate to download trial versions, if they exist, of your selected technologies. 2. In your own words, discuss policies relating to folder redirection. What difficulties - and solutions - might exist when users log onto the network from different buildings? Sites? States? Countries? 3. For the purpose of managing non-microsoft technologies, Group Policy Object contains an extensible component that includes a programming language that allows for the creation of customize Administrative Templates, thereby making any technology potentially manageable by GPO. Research and share two of the most useful links that you can find with information on creating customized Administrative Templates for managing non-microsoft technologies via GPO. 4. What is the name of the technology that allows a GPO to target something as specific as a computer with a particular version of an operating system or a computer with a certain amount of free space remaining on its primary hard drive? Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: March 5 th, 2016 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 8 hours Module 9 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 9-1 and Case Project 9-2 from Chapter 9 and Case Project 10-1 and Case Project 10-2 from Chapter 10. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 9 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single
Assignment List-13 Word-compatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 9 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: March 5 th, 2016 Finish the Module 9 Assessment found within Module 9 on Canvas. Log into Module 10 - Ch. 11 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: March 9 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20 Project Duration: 2-3 hours Managing and Configuring DNS - 1. In your own words, describe what need(s) the scavenging of DNS resource records addresses? 2. Compare and contrast stud zones and conditional forwarders. When would you use one over the other? 3. Discuss what would be the circumstances under which an enterprise would not want DNS integrated with Active Directory. When might the extra administrative effort to manually manage records be worthwhile? 4. Active Directory is a partitioned database of information. The first three partitions are the Schema Partition, the Configuration Partition, and the Domain Partition. What would the optional fourth partition be called, if it were to be created? Describe two purposes for this optional fourth partition, including one that would directly impact hostname name resolution in a large organization with multiple domains. Assignment Type: Labs Due Date: March 12 th, 2016
Assignment List-14 Points Possible: 50 Project Duration: 4 hours Module 10 Case Project Assignment - Complete the following Case Projects - Case Project 11-1 from Chapter 11. Submit your report; along with a liberal number of screenshots (if applicable) of your work, in a single Word document, along with a screenshot of your LabSim homework (see below) for this module. Module 10 LabSim Assignment - Complete the following TestOut LabSims. The grade for this 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6. Submit a screenshot of your completed LabSim homework (see the example under the Getting Started Module on Canvas) and upload a single Wordcompatible document with this screenshot and your Case Project report, to the Module 10 Assignment Drop Box, in order to get full credit for this assignment. Assignment Type: Assessment Due Date: March 12 th, 2016 Finish the Module 10 Assessment found within Module 10 on Canvas. Log into Final Module - Course Wrap-up Review Chapters 1-11 (Tomsho) Assignment Type: Discussion Board Date Due: n/a Points Possible: 0 Project Duration: n/a None Assignment Type: Course Post-Test Due Date: March 18 th, 2016 Points Possible: 0 Project Duration: 120 minutes
Assignment List-15 Complete the mandatory Course Post-Test found within the Final Module of your Canvas online classroom. Assignment Type: Certification Practice Exam Due Date: March 18 th, 2016 Points Possible: 100* (Extra Credit) Project Duration: 1 1/2 hours Send me a screenshot of any one of your attempts to take the comprehensive "Certification Practice Exam (Microsoft 70-411 Practice Exam)" using the TestOut LabSim website http://labsim.testout.com - and I'll provide you with the passwords for the password-protected guides (under the Final Module Course Wrap-up folder). Upload your screenshot to the Final Module Assignment Drop Box under the Final Module Course Wrap-up folder of your Canvas website. Assignment Type: Final Exam Due Date: March 17 th, 2016 (5:00 7:15 P.M.) Points Possible: 100 Project Duration: 120 minutes Complete the TestOut Windows Server Pro: Manage and Administer Certification exam using the TestOut LabSim website http://labsim.testout.com on March 17 th, 2016. The TestOut Windows Server Pro: Manage and Administer performance-based assessment is scheduled to start precisely at 5:00 P.M. (in accordance with the Olympic College Final Exam Schedule for Winter Quarter 2016) for students in the on-ground section and may be completed anytime during the day for students in the on-line section. This performance-based assessment consists of only 11 questions with 40 tasks that you will need to perform. For certification purposes, a passing score will be 980 on a scale of 200 1400. Everyone will have two hours (120 minutes) to complete this one-hour exam, but I m anticipating that most students will not need the full amount of time. Log into the TestOut website using your OC-created student account and you should see the exam available [only] on the date specified above. This is a closed book exam. You can best prepare for this exam by completing the TestOut "Windows Server Pro: Manage and Administer Certification Practice Exam" on the TestOut website. Assignment Type: Final Week Survey Due Date: March 18 th, 2016 Points Possible: 20* (Extra Credit) Project Duration: 1/2 hour Complete the Faculty Assessment found within the Final Module Course Wrap-up module of your Canvas online classroom, before the assignment due date, to earn an extra 20 points towards your final score in this course.