Foundations of IT Infrastructure Semester 2

Page 1 of 8 405703 Foundations of IT Infrastructure Semester 2, 2013 Assignment Contribution to final mark: 50% Due: 6:00 pm, Fri, 4 Oct 2013 (end of AUT calendar week 9). “Early bird” submission award: 5 marks (not to exceed 100%) for assignments submitted four working days earlier. Late penalty: Late submissions will be penalised at 5% of the actual assignment mark for every calendar day. E.g. assignments submitted 5 minutes late are penalised as one day late. Late work of 5 or more days will not be marked. Miscellaneous: Mandatory Linux distribution: Ubuntu 13.
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Page 1 of 8 405703 Foundations of IT Infrastructure Semester 2, 2013 Assignment Contribution to final mark: 50% Due: 6:00 pm, Fri, 4 Oct 2013 (end of AUT calendar week 9). “Early bird” submission award: 5 marks (not to exceed 100%) for assignments submitted four working days earlier. Late penalty: Late submissions will be penalised at 5% of the actual assignment mark for every calendar day. E.g. assignments submitted 5 minutes late are penalised as one day late. Late work of 5 or more days will not be marked. Miscellaneous: Mandatory Linux distribution: Ubuntu 13.04 (as one of the OS installed). Assignment will not be marked if: • It contains any form of malware (e.g. computer virus) • Submitted in non-requested compression format (e.g. 7zip, rar, …) • Not submitted in correct file format (see p.3) Keep a backup copy of your assignments to be: • uploaded to “TurinItIn” anti-plagiarism service – if requested. • submitted as a hard copy – if requested. Assignment Aim The assignment enhances the acquisition of new knowledge through reading, research and practical work in class and at home. It requires critical thinking applied to real life tasks such as: • analysis of user requirements and specifying evaluation criteria, • multi-operating systems installations and comparative investigation of the Operating System (OS) of your choice. • ICT related troubleshooting and • preparing professionally written reports. It also involves and requires team work and the evidence of effective collaborative communication. Instructions Stage 1 (individual tasks, week 1) 1. Investigate implementation of ICT infrastructure for academic home or small business use. Consider what can be the best for your interest, e.g. one computer for home Internet, study, work and experimenting with different tools