IT 246: Introduction to Networks
IT 341: Introduction to System Administration
IT 444: Network Security Administration II

Chapter Summary Requirements

Due: Start of Final Exam*

Here are the requirements for the chapter summaries from:

• Networking Essentials (for IT246)
• The Practice of System and Network Administration (for IT341)
• Both Textbooks (for IT444)

Further Requirements:

• Each chapter must be summarized in a separate file. Even if multiple chapters are assigned on the same day, each chapter should get its own file.
• The files must be plain text documents, not Word documents, RTF files, or any other format
• Each chapter summary must be at least 200 words for IT246 and IT341 and 250 words for IT444
• Each summary must be placed in the chapters directory inside your it246 or it341 or it444 directory, depending on which class you are taking.
• The file name for each chapter should be "chap" followed by an underscore,  _  , followed by the chapter number (prefixed with a zero if the chapter number is a single digit), followed by the proper extension. For example, chap_03.txt or chap_11.txt .

  NOTE: Further filename requirements for IT444 students...

  • Summary files need additional material to indicate which book, as well.
  • For Gray Hat Hacking, add GHH_ to the start of the filename. For example, GHH_chap_03.txt
  • For Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures, add EHC_ to the start of the filename. For example, EHC_chap_03.txt

• The file name should have a .txt extension

If these rules are not followed, you will lose points.

ADVICE: You will do better to start by skimming the chapter and trying to grasp its main points, before trying to do a close reading. The former should usually be sufficient to write a decent summary! Remember, summaries do not have to be particularly polished -- not nearly on the same level as a lab report.

IT246 students will complete 10 chapter summaries: Chapters 1-9, plus your choice of one of the last five chapters of the textbook -- Chapters 10-14.