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Overview 14 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/6
•Items that should be accomplished before the beginning of the current time frame:•Review for test 3
•Begin Lab 10
Please submit a 3-5 page paper, double spaced, 1 inch margins, 12 point font,
on the following:
Scenario: You are hired to work for a small business that is about to set up
a computer network. For cost reasons, you suggest they use Linux, and a lot
of the free software that comes with it.
Task: Describe the installation process. Include planning, installation (software
choices, server choices), network/group/user set up (and rational), server monitoring
(tools/logs/counters used), and server security. Please explain all the choices,
including the pros and cons of your decisions.
•MUD (My Understanding, Details) respond as directed
to the following:
What parts of the book did you find especially
helpful?
What parts of the book did you find less
than helpful? Why?
•Class Discussion/BFO (Blinding Flash of the Obvious):
respond as directed to the following:
Now that the book is finished, why do you
suppose the author spent so much time in the command line area?
•Each test has a review; you may wish to write out pertinent information from the readings and activities
•After completing this overview, you may wish to start on the next Overview material, and preview Lab 10