Introduction to Linux and Windows operating systems. Overview of systems and network administration on both Windows and Linux environments. Current systems and network administration issues in organizations. Overview of information systems management. The organizational context of information systems. Management of information systems from the perspective of systems and network administration. IT architecture and infrastructure: centralized, decentralized, and distributed computing. Overview of computer networking and Network design issues. Requirements. Topology option. Network design. Implementation. Project management. Administration issues: user administration, connectivity administration, operating systems administration, application server administration, and backup administration. Security-related issues: basic notions, threats and security mechanisms, firewall, intrusion detection and response, security strategy and risk management, legal and social issues. Documentation of designs. Installation and configuration of systems. Usage policy issues. Troubleshooting common system and network problems. Develop general strategies. Resolve boot problems. Backup and restore data and system volume. Use Event Viewer. Troubleshoot connectivity.
Labs
Students are to install Linux and Windows operating systems and perform basic administrative tasks such as adding and managing users, creating and maintaining file systems, imposing a security policy, maintaining a shell, and installing and supporting network facilities such as NFS, DNS, and DHCP. They may also be required to develop software in the Linux programming environment, for example, a web server.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the course are to:
1. Introduce students to the fundamental concepts of system and network administration.
2. Provide knowledge of system components, operating systems, and network models.
3. Develop student competence in installing, configuring, and managing Windows and Linux operating systems.
4. Familiarize students with user administration, resource management, and system troubleshooting techniques.
5. Expose students to the principles of computer networking, addressing, and peer-to-peer network design.
6. Equip students with practical skills in performing backup, recovery, and basic security administration.
7. Introduce students to common network services (DNS, DHCP, Web Servers) and their basic configuration.
8. Emphasize the importance of documentation, project management, and professional ethics in system administration.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon the completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. explain how to design and configure peer-to-peer networks for sharing of resources;
2. describe at least four (4) of the principles and goals of system administration;
3. describe the system components, advantages of Unix-like operating systems and Windows OS, major networking models, network addressing and naming systems, and network services;
4. identify four (4) operating systems to handle system and network administration routines;
5. analyze at least four (4) of the different services of Linux and windows;
6. describe the major approaches to computer management in the network environment;
7. install and configure the Linux and Windows operating systems and perform network management.
- Teacher: Aliyu Hassan Ahmad