CITA310 – Midterm review – Spring 2009
I. Exam format
a. Part 1 – 60 points. 20 short essay questions (similar to quizzes).
b. Part 2 – 40 points. Lab notebook permitted. 5 or fewer in-depth questions.
II. Exam scope
a. Text – Chapters 1 through 6
b. Labs – Everything covered to date.
c. Selected Specific areas covered
i. DNS setup and configuration
1. FQDN
2. Root, Top, Second level and subdomains
3. Caching, forwarding, primary, secondary DNS servers
4. Zones and zone files
5. DNS record types (A, CNAME, IN, MX, NS, PTR, SOA)
ii. Web Server setup and configuration
1. Proxy server
2. httpd.conf file
3. Virtual hosts
4. Virtual directories
5. IIS
iii. Common Linux commands
iv. User/Group administration
v. WAN and LAN connectivity types
vi. Windows vs. Linux
vii. Server types (Application, file, etc.)
viii. Server HW/SW technologies (SCSI, RAID, etc.)
ix. Filesystems and partitioning
x. Bootloaders and Dual boot
d. General areas covered:
i. Review the Internet and the World Wide Web
ii. Learn about server administration
iii. Learn about Web server administration
iv. Explore the common tasks performed by administrators
v. Examine networking building blocks
vi. Compare Web server platforms
vii. Identify server categories
viii. Evaluate server components
ix. Plan for system disasters and reduce their effects
x. Evaluate network components
xi. Set up IP addressing
xii. Prepare the server for system installation
xiii. Understand the installation process
xiv. Install Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Red Hat Linux 8
xv. Examine basic Linux commands
xvi. Configure TCP/IP
Disclaimer: Inclusion of a topic on this review sheet is not a guarantee it will be covered on the midterm.
Likewise, omission of a topic on this review sheet is not a guarantee it will not be covered.
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