Admas University

Faculty of Informatics
Department of Information Technology
Course Title: System and Network Administration
Course Code: IT 2042
Credit hr: 3
Instructor:
Prerequisite: ICT 2041
Course Description:
This course is designed to include review of networking fundamentals, network design
concepts and principles and network administrations which is the core area. In addition
network applications and connectivity administration will be dealt in depth. Moreover
network troubleshooting is included.
Course Objective:
After completing this course the students will be able to:
 Administer systems and network services.
 Design networks effectively
 Identify network connectivity and solve network problems by troubleshooting
 Implement group and Network security policies
Chapter 1: Overview on Networking (… continued from the previous
course)
1.1. Fundamentals of communication
1.2. Computer network related topics (topology, access methods)
1.3. Protocols (OSI, TCP/IP reference models)
1.4. Network devices
1.5. Identify Different Network cabling and Cable Testing
Chapter 2: Network Operating Systems
Fundamentals of Operating Systems
2.1. Types of Operating System
2.1.1. Desktop Operating Systems
2.1.2. Network Operating Systems
2.2. File Systems
Chapter 3: Network Services and network administration
3.1. Network Services
3.1.1. Directory Service
3.1.2. Mail Service
3.1.3. Web Service
3.1.4. FTP Service
3.1.5. DNS Service
3.1.6. DHCP Service
3.2. Tasks of system administration
3.3. Network operating systems administration
3.4. Basic elements of Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Chapter 4: Server types and Installing Servers and Services
4.2. Types of Server
4.2.1. Domain Controllers
4.2.2. Member Servers
4.3. Server Hardware Components
4.4. Server Hardware Requirements
4.5. Preparing for Installation
4.5.1. Partitioning Disk
4.5.2. Formatting Disk
4.6. The Boot process in MS-Windows Operating Systems
4.7. Install and configure Windows Server 2008
4.8. Install and configure Microsoft Active Directory Services
4.9. Install and configure Windows Server 2008 network components
4.9.1. Installing Active Directory, DNS and DHCP Services
4.9.2. Joining Clients to Domains
4.10. Install and configure new hardware with Windows Server 2008
4.11. Install and configure Microsoft Internet and Information Services (IIS)
Manager
Chapter 5: Group Policy Object (GPO)
5.1. Group policy Management
5.2. Group policy Object Application
Chapter 6: File and Print Service
6.1. File service
6.2. Print service
6.3 Quota Management
6.4. Backup and Restore
Chapter 7: Network security
7.1. What is Network Security
7.2. Developing a Network Security Policy
7.3. Threats to Network Security
7.4. Implementing Security measures
7.5. Applying Patches and Upgrades
Instructional Methods:
Lectures, practical laboratory exercises using Microsoft Windows Server Operating System,
assignments, and projects works.
Assessment:
 Continuous Assessments( quizzes, tests, assignments, class activities, etc)
45%
 Project
15%
 Final Exam
40%
Total
100%
Textbook:
 Mastering Windows Server 2003. Mark Minasi, Christa Anderson and Lisa Justice.
SYBEX Inc. 2002.
Reference:
 The Network Administrators' Guide by Olaf Kirch.
 Mastering Active Directory for Windows Server 2003. By Robert R. King.