Sector: ICT

Occupation: HARDWARE & NETWORKING

SERVICE

Evidence plan
Competency
Standards: Hardware and Network Servicing
Unit of Competency
Administer and configure server
Ways in which evidence will be collected:
[tick the column]

Oral questioning
Knowledge test

Demonstration
The evidence must show that the candidate is able
to:
Configure and Administer Server
 Understand single and multiple processors, memory,

Disk drives and internal/external storage devices.
 Know server applications (such as web application,

DNS, etc)
 Understand server specification for different

applications
 Understand server specifications 
 Understand compatibility and operability 
 Configured a server as required by technical
 
requirements
NOTE: *Critical Aspects of Competency

Prepared by: Date:

Checked by: Date:

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 DEMONSTRATION CHECKLIST
Candidate name:
Assessor name:
Project-Based
Assessment:

Qualification:
Date of assessment:
Time of assessment:
Instructions for demonstration

Given the necessary materials, tools and equipment, the candidate must be able
in 6 hours.

Materials and equipment

(Please refer to the CS)

OBSERVATION to show if evidence is
demonstrated
During the demonstration of skills, did the
Yes No
candidate:
Task 1
 Check the statue of each device and fix if there is any
 
problem
 Install server 2003 operating system, drivers and give
 
an IP 192.168.1.1for the server
 Connect server, and client computer to switch.  
 Install active directory service and give Entoto.com as a
 
domain name
 Create Student, Instructor (under IT group), Audit and
Purchase users (under Finance group) use password  
P@55W0rd for all users.)
 Install a printer on the server  
 Resolve DHCP (start IP192.168.1.10 and End IP  
192.168.1.20)
 Log into the client computer by Student user and add  
network printer from the server.
 Give 10GB disk space for Audit user from the server
Hard disk drive.

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Recording Sheet for Oral Questioning

Candidate’s Name:
Unit of Competency:
Configure and Administer Server
Occupational Standard: Hardware and Networking Technology
Satisfactory response
Oral/interview questions Yes No
Q1. When do you choose a peer to peer configuration and a server based  
configuration for a user requirement?

Q2. What cable arrangement you do if you have only desktop and server  
computers on your network and want to connect them directly?

Q3. What command would you use to see all network information of the
desktop computer?  

Q4. What would you do if you have desktop computer with windows  
2000 professional service pack 1, on your existing network, that has
enough space and you are not able to install office 2007? Suggest
the solution without formatting the computer.

Q5. How do you protect files and resource on a network?  

Q6. What tools will you use to troubleshoot network problem?  

The candidate’s underpinning knowledge was:

Satisfactory  Not satisfactory 

Assessor’s Signature: Date:

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Acceptable answers are:

A1. Peer-peer when security is not an issue , the number of pc are less than 10 and their is no future
expansion of the network.
Server based when we have a security issue , we have plan to expand the server in the future and
management and support future of the network by a central administrator required .

A2. I will use cross over cable to connect them

A3. Ipconfig /all

A4. I will upgrade the service pack or upgrade the operating system

A5. Using wrist band or touch the case

A6. cable tester , ping, ipconfig, nslookup, pathping,tracert, protocol analyser(Ethernet or wire
shark)

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Performance Test

Project Title: Building a server based local area network ( LAN)

Task 1

You are required to build a LAN which will enable client computers to access
server resources. You are also requested to create one organizational unit with
two groups and each group having two users named ETVET as organizational
unit, IT and Finance as groups name and Student and Instructor under IT group
and Audit and Purchase under Finance group. In order to build this, follow the
instruction below:

A. Check the status of each device and fix if there is any problem.

B. Crimp cables and test it by using network cable tester.

C. Install server 2003 operating system, drivers and give an IP

192.168.1.1for the server.
D. Connect server, and client computer to the switch.
E. Verify connection( check the connectivity)
F. Install active directory service and give Entoto.com as a domain name.
G. Create Student, Instructor (under IT group), Audit and Purchase
users (under Finance group) use password P@55W0rd for all
users.)
H. Install a printer on the server
I. Resolve DHCP (starting IP 192.168.1.10 and Ending IP
192.168.1.20)
J. Log into the client computer by Student user and add network printer
from the server.
K. Give 10GB disk space for Audit user from the server Hard disk drive.
Task 2

After connecting the Server and the client you have to secure your network
resources using group policy, antivirus and firewall.
1. Install anti virus
2. Enable firewall on the client computer. Make sure it won’t affect your
other services in your network.

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 3. Disable password complexity requirement and make minimum password
length 4 characters.

Task 3

Let’s assume that you are an administrator of this network you build and you
want to share some valuable data.
Instruction
1. Give print full permission to IT and deny to Finance group
2. Create folder by the name Assessment on the server and share it with full
permission to Instructor user and deny it for Student.
3. Log on to the client computer by instructor user and access the
assessment folder you have created

Machineries and equipment

No. Items Qty Unit Specification

1 one In number With minimum of 512 MB RAM
,Pentium IV,80 GB hard disk and
network interface card. The power
Desktop Computer cable of the CD driver is disconnected.
2 one In number Pentium IV with 80GB hard disk
Server computer whose RAM (512MB) is disconnected.
3 3com/D.link Switch One In number 8 port
or hub

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 Tools

No. Items Qty Unit Specification

The set contains all necessary tools
1 Network tool kit 1set In set including cable tester
2 Cable Tester 1 In number Standard
3 Cable slicer 1 In number Standard

Materials and supplies

No. Items Qty Unit Specification

1 RJ- 45 connector 10 In number Standard
2 Window XP 1 In number Service pack 2(Sp2)
3 Server 2003 OS 1 In number Window 2003
4 Driver CDs 1 In number Server
5 UTP 8m Meter Cat5e or cat6e
6 Server computer 1 In number Dell Optiplex Gx 280