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Course Description

Students are introduced to a desktop operating system. They perform the installation of the operating system as well as implementing and conducting the administration of resources, the implementation, management and troubleshooting of hardware devices and drivers, the monitoring and optimizing of system performance and reliability, and configuring and troubleshooting the desktop environment.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Install and Configure Windows 7 Professional
  • Configure users and groups, NTFS permissions and shared folders.
  • Configure TCP/IP, security policies and disk quotas.
  • Monitor a network
  • Perform system backups and recover from system failure

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.