Course details

Microsoft Windows Desktop Systems

IW1 Acad. year 2008/2009 Winter semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Introduction to administering Windows, introduction to network technologies TCP/IP, IP addresses, introduction to DNS, NetBIOS and DHCP services. Administration of Windows: user accounts, file systems, user rigths vs. permissions, shared resources and printing, user environment (profiles, Group Policy), disk quotas, hardware and device drivers, troubleshooting system issues and backup, software installation, remote administration and Remote Desktop, system security (passwords, EFS, domains, Windows Firewall), auditing, security policies and templates, installation: unattended instalation CD based, network based, Service Packs, introduction to Windows Deployment Services, Windows Update, administration tasks scripting.

Guarantor

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures
  • 26 hrs pc labs

Department

Lecturer

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Ability to implement, manage, maintain and support Microsoft Windows desktop systems as well as troubleshoot common issues.

General insight into problems of computer networks and their implementation.

Learning objectives

To obtain strong knowledge about administering, implementing and designing Microsoft Windows desktop systems and network technologies based on the technologies. Course will provide students with hands on practice at lab environment. Course will provide guidance for preparation for Microsoft certification exams for desktop systems.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Common user ability to work with Microsoft Windows.

Study literature

  • McLean, I., Thomas, O.: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-680): Configuring Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Press, 2009
  • Tulloch, M., Northrup, T., Honeycutt, J., Wilson, E., The Windows 7 Team at Microsoft: Windows 7 Resource Kit, Microsoft Press, 2009
  • Bott, E., Siechert, C., Stinson, C.: Mistrovství v Microsoft Windows 7, Computer Press, 2010
  • Russinovich, M. E., Solomon, D. A., Ionescu, A.: Windows Internals, Fifth Edition, Microsoft Press, 2010
  • Regan, P.: MCTS 70-680 Exam Cram: Microsoft Windows 7, Configuring, Que, 2011
  • Windows 7 Technical Library:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349342.aspx

Fundamental literature

Syllabus of lectures

  1. System architecture, History, Processes, multitak, services, multi user, networking, multimedia, minimum system requirements, HCL
  2. Instalation and upgrade systému, Upgrade, instalaion loging, Unattend instalation, Instalation from network, RIS, sysprep a riprep station part
  3. Hardware and drivers, Plug and Play ,Windows driver model, Hardware abstraction layer, driver signing, multiprocessor systems, Device manager
  4. Disk management, Primary and extended partition, MBR,
    File systems, Dynamic disks, defragmentation, disk cleanup 
  5. Performance, Botlencsk subsystems - processor, memory, disk, network, Task manager, System monitor and Performance logs and alerts conzole, System information, Performance maintaining
  6. Software and systéem aktualization , Administrativ tools,
    Software a komponents, msi packages, Service pack andhotfix, Windows update a package distribution, automatic updates, sigverif
  7. Users and groups, user accounts propperties, skupiny default users and groups, Authentication, Access token, password policies, User Access Control 
  8. User Desktop, Control panel, Accesibility tools,
    local a roaming profiles, mandatory profiles,
    Fast user switching
  9. NTFS file system, NTFS properties: Permitions, indexation, Inheritence, copy and moving, cacls command
  10. Network configuration, MS Windows networks network protokols (NetBeui, IPX/SPX) TCP/IP, klient sítě MS Win, sdílení, default configuration, IP address configuration, DNS, WINs servers, alternative configuration, Detekce commands: ipconfig, ping, tracert, Virtual connections (NIS, modem/VPN), Domains and workgroups 
  11. Sharing, local and network access, Administrative sharing, sharing permittions, Map network drive, Offline files, Net use, net share, net view
  12. EFS security, encryption theory, moving and copy,
    import a export certifikates, Recovery agents, Command cipher
  13. Backup and recovery, Event viewer, Authomatic repare, Printing, Remote Desktop

Progress assessment

No requirements.

Teaching methods and criteria

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Controlled instruction

No requirements.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
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