Course detail

Microsoft Windows Desktop Systems

FEKT-XPC-MW1Acad. year: 2020/2021

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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Radomír Kurečka

Department

Faculty of Information Technology (FIT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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

Prerequisites

Common user ability to work with Microsoft Windows.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every year.

Course curriculum

1. Installation and upgrade, user data migration.
2. System image creation, virtual hard drive management.
3. System image management and deployment.
4. Network (IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, network management tools, wireless networks).
5. Windows Firewall, remote management and application compatibility.
6. Resource sharing and security (file and printer sharing, offline files, NTFS permissions, EFS, BitLocker).
7. Mid-semester test.
8. Authentication and authorization, user account control (UAC), application restriction.
9. Device, disk and power management.
10. Monitoring and performance, WMI.
11. Backup and restore.
12. BranchCache, DirectAccess and VPN connections.
13. Windows Update and Internet Explorer.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Windows Internals, Part 1, 6th Edition - Mark E. Russinovich, David A. Solomon, Alex Ionescu, Microsoft Press (CS)
Windows Internals, Part 2, 6th Edition - Mark E. Russinovich, David A. Solomon, Alex Ionescu, Microsoft Press (CS)
Windows 7 resource kit - Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, Jerry Honeycutt, Ed Wilson, and the Windows 7 Team at Microsoft,ISBN 9780735627000

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radomír Kurečka

Syllabus

Exercise in computer lab

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radomír Kurečka

Syllabus

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Microsoft Windows Desktop Systems

Type of course unit