ICTSAS304 Provide basic system administration LMS 1

Project Assessment

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  Unit code, name
  ICTSAS304 - Provide basic system administration (1)
  ICTNWK301 - Provide network systems administration (1)
  Qualification/Course code, name and release number
  ICT30118 - Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology (1)
  Tafe NSW
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Assessment instructions

Table 1 Assessment instructions

Assessment details	Instructions
Assessment overview	The objective of this assessment is to assess your knowledge and performance to: · maintain security access records · record software licenses · contribute to the formulation of a disaster recovery plan and provide the client with an optimised network that complies with the organisational guidelines.
Assessment Event number	1 of 2
Instructions for this assessment	This is a project-based assessment and will be assessing you on your knowledge and performance of the unit. This assessment is in four parts: 1. Manage software in a networked system 2. Record security access 3. Provide input into disaster recovery plan 4. Perform a backup and restore under supervision This assessment is also supported by: · Assessment feedback This will be provided after you have submitted your assessment for marking.
Submission instructions	When you have completed this assessment, submit it online for marking by your assessor. Ensure you have typed your name at the bottom of each page of every document you create. Submit the following documents or files for each part: · Part 1: Manage software in a networked system o Provide network systems administration— Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1). · Part 2: Record security access o Provide network systems administration— Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1) o This document including screenshots of you completing the tasks for question 3. · Part 3: Provide input into disaster recovery plan o Provide network systems administration— Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1) and screenshots for question 3. · Part 4: Perform a backup and restore o A recording of your meeting with your client (teacher) where you clarify the task requirements. o This assessment document including: § screenshots and questions for task 1 § backup/restore record for task 2. It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hardcopy assessments submitted to TAFE and complete the assessment declaration when submitting the assessment.
What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result?	To achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment all questions must be answered correctly and all demonstrations must be marked satisfactory.
Assessment conditions	Assessment conditions will replicate the workplace, including noise levels, production flow, interruptions and time variances. Make sure there is background noise, such as music for example, and interruptions while you are completing this assessment.
What do I need to provide?	· A personal computer with the following minimum specification – 4GB RAM, 2GHz processor. · Internet access and login details. · A word processor, such as Microsoft Word for creating the documentation required as part of this assessment. · Access to screen capture software such as the Snipping Tool to take screenshots of the demonstration tasks you complete on a computer. · Access to MS Teams or Skype to meet with your client (teacher). · Speakers and a microphone (headset/webcam) to be used with your computer. · A USB drive or other storage method with enough free space to save work to. · Virtualisation software, for example Virtual Box, to set up a virtual machine. See instructions in assessment under ‘Preparation instructions’.
What will the assessor provide?	· Access to the Learning Management System. · Provide network systems administration—Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1) · The virtual hard disk file named CentOS7-LinuxClass-VB which is included in Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR2.zip file.
Due date and time allowed	Indicative time to complete assessment: · Parts one to three—three hours · Part four— twenty minutes.
Supervision	Your assessor may ask for additional evidence to verify the authenticity of your submission and confirm that the assessment task was completed by you.
Reasonable adjustment	If you have a permanent or temporary condition that may prevent you from successfully completing the assessment event(s) in the way described, you should talk to your assessor about ‘reasonable adjustment’. This is the adjustment of the way you are assessed to take into account your condition, which must be approved BEFORE you attempt the assessment.
Assessment feedback, review or appeals	Appeals are addressed in accordance with Every Student’s Guide to Assessment in TAFE NSW.

Specific task instructions

The instructions and the criteria in the tasks and activities below will be used by the assessor to determine whether the tasks and activities have been satisfactorily completed. Use these instructions and criteria to ensure you demonstrate the required knowledge.

For Parts 1 to 3 of this assessment, use the Provide network systems administration—Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1) to document your answers.

For both Part 2—Task 3 and Part 4—Task 1, you will use a virtual hard disk file called CentOS7-LinuxClass-VB to perform the tasks.

Preparation instructions

If you already have VirtualBox installed on your computer, you will not need to install it again.

Install VirtualBox:
- Go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
- Under VirtualBox platform packages, select Windows hosts or OS X hosts (depending on your operating system) to download the .exe file.
- Install VirtualBox by double-clicking the VirtualBox package.
Create a virtual machine:
- Watch Creating a new Virtual Machine (VM) in Virtual Box (Vimeo 9:00 min) and follow the steps in the video to create a virtual machine using the virtual hard disk file called CentOS7-LinuxClass-VB (in zip).
- Login credentials are as follows:
  - Administrative account username: root
  - Password: rootpassword

Part 1: Manage software in a networked system

Document your answers in the Provide system administration—Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1) Part 1. Ensure you have cited all references (web links, books, etc.) in the Bibliography section of the above document.

Refer to the BSA | The Software Alliance official website (www.bsa.org) to understand the legal and regulatory responsibilities in relation to security access and software. Based on this research, state five reasons why it is important to be a responsible software user.
State three responsibilities of a systems administrator regarding copyright in an organisation.
Refer to the Software asset management guide on the BSA website.
1. Briefly outline in your own words, how you can keep an inventory of installed software in a networked system. (This process is also known as software auditing).

Your answer should include a minimum of 50 and no more than 85 words.

List three questions you can answer to confirm understanding of an accurate software inventory.
Briefly outline what information or material you need to collect regarding the software installed computers in a networked system.
Briefly outline how you can determine what software is authorised or unauthorised (legal or illegal) in a networked system. Your answer should include a minimum of 50 and no more than 85 words.

What is the best way of reporting to your manager if you found that certain users in your organisation are downloading illegal software? Select the appropriate form, channel and mode of communication for reporting the illegal software. Provide a sample of your communication in which you should include the following:
1. Address the communication to the right person.
2. State the situation.
3. Explain the threat to the organisation.

Part 2: Record security access

Read the scenario given below to understand organisational requirements regarding client access requirements and clearance levels for different user groups.

Question 3 requires you to use screen capture software such as the snippet or snipping tool to take screenshots of the tasks you complete.

Scenario

North Sydney IT is an IT institute providing IT-related education to students both international and local. North Sydney IT, teaching section have different access levels for resources provided for different user groups, who are classified as students, teachers, managers and staff

Read the following security access guidelines given by management carefully.

Students

Can only view and copy resources from the shared folder: /nsit/learn
All students belong to their own user private group.
Students also belong to a secondary group called students

Teachers

Can view, copy, write and modify resources in the shared folder: /nsit/learn
Can view, copy, write and modify resources in the shared folder: /nsit/teach
Can only view and copy resources in the shared: /nsadmin/policies
All teachers belong to a primary group called teachers and a secondary group called staff

Head Teachers

Can view, copy, write and modify resources in the shared folder: /nsit/learn
Can view, copy, write and modify resources in the shared folder: /nsit/teach
Can view, copy, write and modify resources in the shared folder: /nsadmin/policies
All head teachers belong to a primary group called “teachers” two secondary groups called staff and management

Staff

All nsit employees including belong to the primary group called staff
All staff members should be able to access the shared folder: /nsadmin/policies

Administrator/super-user (root)

Systems administrator is responsible for creating and maintaining the following resources, thus he has the user ownership of all the following resources:

/nsit/learn
/nsit/teach
/nsadmin/policies

You are provided with some information about new students and new staff members at North Sydney IT. Obtain client access requirements ad clearance levels according to the scenario given.

Following are names of new students enrolled in courses

James Brown
Teresa Green
Mary White

Following are names of new teachers employed at North Sydney IT

Bob Martin
Sam Jenkins
Melany Triso

Following are names of new Head Teachers employed at North Sydney IT

Pete Evans
Tina Homes

All login names should be created in the following format

Example: if the client name is John Smith, the user login name should be jsmith

Provide a summary of:
- two general functions of an operating system
- two networking features of an operating system
- two basic features of Linux operating system used in the above scenario.

Document your answer in Part 2 of the Provide system administration—Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1).

Identify the primary and secondary group associations for all the new students, teachers and head-teachers in the scenario given. Document your answers in the table given in Part 2 of the Provide system administration—Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1).

Identify which user groups in North Sydney IT have access to which system resources. Document your answers in the sample template for a security access register given in Part 2 of Provide system administration—Project Report (Cl_SysAdmin_AE_Pro_1of2_SR1). The security access register must be maintained in line with the organisational guidelines provided in the scenario.
Using the virtual machine that you set up at the beginning of the assessment, configure the user accounts, groups and resources given in the scenario and document the steps (take step-by-step screenshots). Follow the guidelines given below when performing this task. Record the commands that you used and include any screenshots from the system to support your answers.
Create the new user accounts for students, teachers and head-teachers according to the scenario. Ensure the users’ full name is included in the comments field of the user account configuration file.