Instructions

Students are reminded to read pages related to assessment rules including rules for dishonest work in the Department of Computer Science handbook.

Aim:

The aim of this assignment is to report on your research on aspects of network administration and support.

Present your findings as a written report. Indicate the extent of your research by including a reference list.

When you submit the report, make sure it includes cover sheet and marking guide sheet. Expected length of the write up is 10 -15 pages.

Research materials: books and material in the library and the Internet.

Redundancy in Client / Server Networks

Services redundancy and fault tolerance are important issues in any network environment. Discuss the general concepts of redundancy in Client / Server environment for the essential services, namely DNS, DHCP and Domain, and how they can be achieved under Windows Client / Server networks.

Assignment hand-in instruction

Electronic submission of the assignment is required for ALL assignments through www.turnitin.com by due date.

Printed copy is to be handed to the lecturer at the beginning of the lecture in the week of the due date.

Assignments which are submitted up to one day late will be marked, but cannot achieve more than a C- (pass only) grade. Assignments handed in late will not be marked unless Special Assessment Circumstances apply, so it would be better to hand in an incomplete assignment on time.

Special Assessment Circumstances

Students who, due to circumstances beyond their control, miss a test, exam or an assignment deadline or consider their performance in a test, exam or assignment to have been adversely affected, should complete the form available from the School Administration Office.
Within any semester, a student may have only one SAC per course. When requesting an SAC for an assignment, the SAC must be submitted (along with work completed to date) within the time frame of the extension requested i.e. if the Doctor's Certificate is for one (1) day, then the SAC and work completed must be submitted within one (1) day.