ICTSAS312 - Provide basic system administration

Unit code: ICTSAS312 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
20
Location
Footscray Nicholson
Online
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to select, operate and implement basic system administrative processes in stand-alone or client server environments.
The unit applies to individuals who may work in supervised technical support roles, with some responsibility in undertaking administrative activities, using a wide range of information and communications technology (ICT) skills and knowledge.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • perform at least two system backup procedures on a client server.
    In the course of the above, the candidate must:
  • authenticate security access to organisational network for at least one client server
  • apply required organisational policies and procedures.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • key functions and features of:
  • security access
  • password-protected client servers
  • licensed software and server records
  • operating systems, hardware, software and equipment
  • organisational security procedures
  • computing diagnostic tools
  • organisational requirements for obtaining client access and clearance levels
  • methods to authenticate and document user access to a network
  • techniques and standards used to categorise system vulnerability alerts
  • types and features of organisational device and network security threats
  • methods to conduct system backups
  • key organisational requirements to carry out required work tasks, including:
  • backup and restore operations
  • creating security access registers
  • configuring access control settings
  • backup labelling and storage
  • recording security and software details
  • detecting threats and alerts
  • organisational formats for documentation
  • organisational policies and procedures relating to work tasks.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate III in Information Technology
ICT30120 | Certificate iii | Duration:

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