NET 211: Supporting Operating Systems

Course Description

Provides students with hands-on experience installing, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting a currently popular operating system. Topics also include troubleshooting desktop user environments, networking and network resources such as printers and storage devices. Recommended preparation: NET 111 and NET 112 or equivalent experience.

Course Outline70-620 Windows Vista Configuration

  1. Introducing Windows Vista
  2. Installing Windows Vista
  3. Configuring System Settings
  4. Working with Disks
  5. Working with Users and Groups
  6. Working with Drivers and Printers
  7. Configuring Network Connectivity
  8. Configuring Windows Vista Security
  9. Configuring Windows Vista Applications
  10. Optimizing Windows Vista Performance
  11. Troubleshooting Windows Vista
  12. Working with Mobile Computers  

Required Materials

  • 70-620: Windows Vista Configuration – Wiley –
    Electronic ISBN: 978-0-470-47046-6
    Print ISBN: 978-0-470-06958-5
  • Internet access and a Harper Blackboard account.
  • A computer that can be partitioned, reformatted, etc.  As an alternative, you can use a PC with VMWare to create virtual machines for many of the lab exercises.  Harper lab I 205 has computers and software that may be configured as necessary for this course.

Faculty Contact

For questions about this course contact:

Dave Braunschweig
dbraunsc@harpercollege.edu
847.925.6817