NSA Capstone Project
Dr. Gordon Plorin, PMP
ITT Technical Institute
Unit 06: Oral Assessment Review
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NSA Capstone Project
Dr. Gordon Plorin, PMP
ITT Technical Institute
Unit 06: Oral Assessment Review
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Oral Assessments
Skills Assessment Interview
• 15% of the course total
The questionnaire consists of
• 15 sets of questions
• 3 questions in each set
Most Challenging questions = 10 points each.
Medium Challenging questions= 8 points each.
Least Challenging questions = 6 points each.
Assessment Areas
Topic 1: The Input /Output Process
Topic 2: OSI Model
Topic 3: SOHO Broadband
Topic 4: TCP/IP
Topic 5: Client-Server
Topic 6: Windows Server
Topic 7: Active Directory
Topic 8: Universal Group Membership
Caching and the Global Catalog
Topic 9: General Programming
Topic 10: Databases
Topic 11: Linux Networking
Topic 12: Routing Protocols
Topic 13: IP Addressing & Routing
Topic 14: Information System Security
Topic 15: Project Management Process
Topic 1: The Input /Output Process
Level 3: Troubleshooting questions
Question: You typed “abcd”, but the locally attached printer prints garbled text. How do you go about resolving this issue?
Topic 1: The Input /Output Process
Level 3: Troubleshooting questions
Answer: This may be a communications error most likely with a corrupted or incorrect driver. The student should detail the process of how to isolate the driver via update, remove, install, etc…
Topic 1: The Input /Output Process
Level 2: Application
Question: Explain in simple terms the I/O process.
Topic 1: The Input /Output Process
Level 2: Application
Answer: Data is entered (input) into the computer via an input device
(mouse, keyboard, touchscreen, microphone, etc.). Given the application used, the CPU will process this data into output
(speakers, monitor, printer, etc.)
Topic 1: The Input /Output Process
Level 1: Definition
Question: A person wishes to purchase a personal computer for home usage. Identify