Lessons Learned Forum at Oakbrook Terrace

Please read the article and respond with at least a 5-7 sentence summary of the article and about how this will benefit you as you start working in the field of IT.  Be sure to include 3 things you learned and 3 things you’d like to implement when it comes to disk partitions, data protection, defragmentation and performance.

This is a great article on disk partitioning which we had the chance to go over.  This article will be a great refresher and hopefully teach you something new.  This assignment is due midnight Monday 7/06.  Please remember that this can be viewed and commented by your fellow students.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/tulloch_partition.mspx

For the final week of 291, write a 5-7 lines summary of what you have learned in the Network Infrastructure module of the program. Feel free to elaborate on what was challenging, what was interesting to learn, and what you would explore further to enhance your skills on the job. Many students often find the tasks and technologies that they love, or hate, working with in this book. Ideally, it will give you an overall view of what it takes to keep a network up and running efficiently and effectively.  Posts are due by class start on Tuesday.

For this assignment, you should review the animation from the following link for the Managing Permissions on Files and Folders topic, and “Users and Groups” subsection. The animation is 6:35 minutes long. Following review, write a short paragraph (5-7 lines) discussing the benefits and disadvantages of the different group scopes that we briefly discussed.  Postings are due by Sunday at midnight (07/06/09).

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/evaluation/demos/sims/dayinlife/viewer.htm

The following link is video clip presented by PC Magazine that shows how to set up and configure Parental Controls in Vista. The video clip demonstration is narrated by Jason Cross of Extremetech.com. Your task this week is to watch the video clip and write a paragraph (5 to 7 lines) summarizing what the benefits of Parental Controls are and give examples of what you would use Parental Controls for. Please remember that these comments can be viewed and commented on by your fellow classmates. Postings are due by Monday at midnight.

http://zdpub.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ziffdavisplayer/flvplayer2.html?show=PCMAG&movie=212

For this weeks assignment I would like each of you to research RRAS on the web.  Find an article or video that helped you understand how everything works.  Then summarize what you have learned and post 5-7 sentences along with the link to the article/video you found.  Posts are due by class start on Tuesday.

Your task this week is to read the following article and write a paragraph (5 to 7 lines) summarizing when to use each backup type as part of a design/recovery strategy. For example, when would it be best to use a Differential backup - for faster backups or faster restores? Please remember that these comments can be viewed and commented on by your fellow classmates. Postings are due by Sunday at midnight.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784306.aspx

For the final blog post, write a summary of your experience here at ComputerTraining.com. Include an overall summary of what skills you have gained, what you intend to accomplish following the class, and what you would have done differently if you could do it all again.
As your instructor, I always learn from my students and each class that I teach. I am proud to say that I’ve learned a lot about your class – your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have impressed me tremendously over the last 6 months.  I personally wish each of you only the best and hope to continue to hear from each of you about your successful IT careers and new certifications in the near future.

Steve

For this weeks post I would like you to explain, in your own words, how the Request, Require and Respond policies work in IPsec.  As a bonus if you come across any videos that help you explain the following please post the link as well.  Make sure your posts are at least 5-7 sentences. Posts are due by class start on Tuesday.

As a network administrator one of your many tasks will be to install Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista Operating Systems. In the previous course that you have just completed, you installed Windows Vista both on your lab computer in class and on your lab computer at home. Your first lab in the new course is to install Windows Server 2003 on your lab computer in class. Your task this week is to compare the installation process of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista and write a paragraph (5 to 7 lines) summarizing the differences and similarities of the installation process.  Please remember that this can be viewed and commented by your fellow students.  This post is due Sunday before midnight (06/22).

Please review the following sites on Vista’s Calendar and post 5-7 sentences on what you have learned.  Take time out and go find a calendar on the internet and subscribe to it.  I want you to utilize what you have learned.  At the bottom of the first site there are related links…Calendar part 1, 2, etc.  Read through those if you get stuck.  Please remember that this can be viewed and commented by your fellow students.  Posts are due Monday at midnight (06/22).

   http://www.vista4beginners.com/Windows-Calendar-Part3  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/calendar.aspx