This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to install and configure the Microsoft Windows Network Operating System (OS) on stand-alone and client computers that are part of a workgroup or domain. Includes installing the OS, managing disks, installing and configuring network protocols, DNS, Active Directory services, setting up and managing user accounts and groups, network printers, auditing resources and events, Group Policy, managing data storage, backing up and restoring data, and troubleshooting devices and drivers.
How to create a USB stick bootable Install (Download the tool and watch the video)
Malware hunting with Mark Rusinovic (creator of Sysinternals for Windows)
Resources:
For Windows 7 and Microsoft free training please check ITfreeTraining channel in YouTube
Do you want to take courses from MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Northwestern U, etc...?
Check Coursera
Or, free courses from MIT
Do you want to learn to code?
Go to Code Academy
CodeSchool.org
code.org
Another good resource is the Khan Academy
Station Q is a Microsoft Research lab, located on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, focused on studies of topological quantum computing.
Microsoft's Project Tuva which includes 7-video Messenger Lecture series from Dr. Richard Feynman from Cornell University in 1964. Check the transcript as you watch the lectures
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Labs
(Download Word Document by clicking the down arrow all the way at the bottom)
Lab 0: Compare the different versions of Windows Clients.
Lab 1 -> (send evidence via email)
Lab 2: In class lab. Join the client computer to the Domain abc.local and create User accounts, Groups, Org Units. Login with the User account that you've created in the abc.local Domain.
Lab 2.5 RSAT installation Instructions
Lab 5 ignore
Lab 6 ignore
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Testout Assignments:
My e-mail:
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Content Review:
Other Resources:
Windows 10 Preview is out. Check it here.
Textbook: MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows 7
Book Questions Solutions
Click here to download
Other Textbooks:
Client OS Exams and Certification
Exams this term will be done in the Tesout platform.
Exam 1 - Will cover Chapters 1-4
Exam 2 Chapters 5-8
Exam 3 Last few chapters.
Client Pro Certification
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Exams are online and you can take from home via Testout Labsim Portal
Exams are 200 minutes - 30 Questions
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Client Pro Certification will be available on week 14. I will announce it after it is Schedule. It is taken via Testout
For this certification exam, you will have 120 minutes and it is comprehensive.
If you pass this exam, you will receive a certificate and add it to your resume and list of achievements!
I will also use this Certification test to replace one of the Exams above 1-3 if you have done better on this exam or 100/400 if you pass the certification exam.
This Certification exam will also serve as a review and preparation for the Final Exam.
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MCSE Exam Requirements
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Notes:
Week 1: VirtualBox and Windows 7 Installation
Week 2: Reconnecting your VM and Installing Guest Additions.
Week 3: Disk Management
Lab 4 notes
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... Other cools things to try on Windows 7.
How to run XP Mode on Windows 8
How to create a Hidden Admin account for a backdoor to Windows 7
How to reset the Admin password on Windows 7 if you have forgotten.
Old XP Material:
XP
Powerpoint Slides for XP
e-Book for XP
Testout Assessment
Assessment
Make Up or Extra Credit