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Level 2 Networking Principles (7540-002) Assignment A Introduction – Information for Candidates

About this document
This assignment comprises all of the assessment for Level 2 Networking Principles (7540-002).

Health and safety
You are asked to consider the importance of safe working practices at all times. You are responsible for maintaining the safety of others as well as your own. Anyone behaving in an unsafe fashion will be stopped and a suitable warning given. You will not be allowed to continue with an assignment if you compromise any of the Health and Safety requirements. This may seem rather strict but, apart from the potentially unpleasant consequences, you must acquire the habits required for the workplace.

Time allowance
The recommended time allowance for this assignment is 4 hours.

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Level 2 Networking Principles (7540-002) Candidate Instructions

Time allowance: 4 hours Assignment set up:
This assignment is made up of two tasks: • Task A – Set up, configure and test a peer-to-peer network consisting of two computers • Task B – Manage user accounts on a network

Scenario
A company, Signom Networks, provide installation and technical support services for clients networks. They receive requests from clients for network installation and maintenance and support services. Technicians are then sent out to a client’s site to provide the service required. Two jobs have been assigned to you. A Proot Printing, a small print service company using two stand-alone computers, require a network to be set up to allow them to back-up their daily work quickly and easily at the end of the day. Your manager has decided that a peer-to-peer network would satisfy this requirement and has asked you to visit the company to set up the network. A new LAN has just been installed for Aximo Marketing, a small market research company. The user accounts must now be set up. Your manager has asked you to visit the company and set up the user accounts.

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Task A – Set up, configure and test a peer-to-peer network consisting of two computers
In this task you are required to connect two computers in a peer-to-peer network and undertake some file and print operations on the network. You are permitted to use manufacturer’s manuals and tutor notes. 1 Produce the following planning document for the hardware and software requirements of the network:
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the name of the operating system and the software publisher cable types and connectors required Network Interface Card (NIC) type and speed type of switch/hub and speed software required (eg drivers, client, sharing, protocol) specify anti-virus and firewall software.

Label this document planning.

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Use appropriate tools and safety/ESD protection equipment to:
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disconnect the computers from the power supply remove their covers conduct pre-installation checks on hardware components install the network cards into the computers make any required connections.

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Ask the assessor to check the safety of your installation. After approval:
• refit the covers • connect the computers to the power supply, switch them on and boot up • if the NIC uses software for set-up, use the supplier’s software or the operating system

utility to configure the NIC.

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Install and configure the appropriate components to allow the computers to be connected in a peer-to-peer network including manually setting up the protocols. Take a screen print of the outcome. Set up suitable computer and workgroup names for all computers and take a screen print. Configure guest computer access using a password. Configure the computers to access resources to:
• allow full access to all users to the hard drive on all computers • share the printer and give it a share name to include the printer’s make or unique

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identifier.

Demonstrate to your Assessor the operation of the network components (eg to show hard drive and printer access over the network). 7 Test the functionality of the network file system. Log on to a computer that does not have the printer attached. Create a directory/folder on the other computer. Create a text file with your name in the first line of the text. Save the text file with the filename yourname.txt in the directory/folder that you created on the other computer. • Test access to the printer by printing the text file created above. Label this printout printout1. • Write down, on printout1, the path of the directory/folder and file that you created. • Log off the computers.
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Task B – Manage user accounts on a network
In this task, you are required to plan for and set up user accounts for the network for Aximo Marketing. The company employs 20 permanent members of staff and has a total workforce of 40. They all
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work on a 9am-5pm basis. Some employees are temporary and may only work for the company for very short periods of up to a maximum of 4 months. This temporary status must be reflected in the usernames. Each employee requires a secure home folder and a user account. You should use the word password whenever you need to set up user passwords during this task. Please note that this is not generally good security practice but the method should be used in this assignment. 1 Develop and state a naming convention that will accommodate all employees, taking into account the possibility of duplicate names and the requirements for temporary staff on the Answer Sheet provided. Use the Usernames table to produce a list of ten example names and their respective usernames including two examples for temporary staff. On the Usernames table, write the location (paths) of the home folders. On the computer network, log on as administrator. Create six new user accounts, using names from your list, confirming that home folders have been created for the new accounts. These should be for permanent members of staff. Create two new user accounts for temporary staff, using details from your list. Delete one user account created in Task B5. Configure the temporary user accounts to expire after three months. Apply restrictions to all the home folders created only to allow access to the owner. On the Answer sheet provide, describe three of the file management facilities used on a network such as: • group access • back-up • copy, rename, delete, move • search tools • file listing • directory/folder structure • access rights to directory/folder structure. 9 10 Attempt to access a folder from another login and take a screen print of the result. Log off the network. (Answer the following on the Answer sheet provided)

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Describe two of the main features (speed, access method, topology and media) of the following network technologies: • • Ethernet token ring

• wireless • FDDI/CDDI. 12 Describe three of the main functions of a Network Operating System from the points below: • • • • • 13 administration share level security user level security hardware support storage support.

Describe using examples simplex, duplex and half duplex communication methods.

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Describe the differences between peer-to-peer and server based networks including at least three of the points below: • • • • • • • • servers clients peers shared resources operating systems administration security central support systems.

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Describe, giving an example for each, binary and hexadecimal numbering systems.

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Describe the purpose and benefit of using anti-virus software.

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Identify the basic characteristics of the following Internet access technologies: • • • • DSL broadband (ADSL) satellite wireless.

When you have finished working: • • Sign each document above your name and label all removable storage media with your name. Hand all paperwork and removable storage media to your assessor.

If the assignment is taken over more than one period, all paperwork and removable media must be returned to the test supervisor at the end of each sitting.

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