UNIVERSITY OF TOURISM, TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS STUDIES (UTB)

DEPARTMENT OF B&IT

Course Outline

CE 3312 – N-COMPUTING & VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES

COURSE PARTICULARS
Course Code: CE 3312
Course Title: N-Computing & Virtualization Technologies
No. of Credits: 10
Course Duration: 42 hours
Status: Compulsory
Course Email Address: jnizeyimana@utb.ac.rw
Course Webpage: http://utb-elearning.com/course/index.php?categoryid=16

COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Jean Paul NIZEYIMANA
Dept. of B&IT
UTB/ Kigali Campus
Phone: +250-788-771-540
Email:jnizeyimana@utb.ac.rw

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides an essential study and practices of N-Computing and Virtualization
technology and its effect to suitable development using thin client computing architecture. N-
Computing and Virtualization is a new technology. (Actually, it’s a pretty well-established
technology, but a confluence of conditions happening just now has brought it into new
prominence — more on that later in this course.) Virtualization is a technology being widely
applied today with excellent operational and financial results, but it’s by no means universally
used or understood. That’s the purpose of this course: to provide you with an introduction to the
subject so that you can understand its promise and perils and create an action plan to decide
whether virtualization is right for you, as well as move forward with implementing it should you
decide it is right for you.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES
After successfully completing this course, students will:
 Understand the commercial impact and potential of N-Computing and virtualization
 Be able to design N-Computing and virtualization deployments
 Be able to implement N-Computing and virtualization deployments
 Be able to manage N-Computing and virtualization environments

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES / COMPETENCIES

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
(Knowledge based)

 Explain the concepts N-Computing, VMware vSphere and Virtualization

 Understand Internetwork and Design with Thin Clients architecture

 Explain Private Cloud Computing: Consolidation, Virtualization, and Service-Oriented

Infrastructure

 Classify VMware Performance and Capacity Management

 Understand Network Infrastructure design with N-Computing Devices and Technology

(Skills)
 install, configure, optimize and upgrade N-computing system
 install, configure, optimize and upgrade the virtualization environment
 implementing, troubleshoot and manage VMware Server
 Compare the functions of Oracle VM Virtual Box and VMware

GRADING SYSTEM FOR THE COURSE

This course will be graded as follows:
Assignments 20%
CAT(Theory) 20%
CAT(Practical) 20%
Final Examination 40%
TOTAL 100%

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 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Attendance: It is expected that every student will be in class for lectures and also participate in all
practical exercises. Attendance records will be kept and used to determine each person’s qualification
to sit for the final examination. In case of illness or other unavoidable cause of absence, the student
must communicate as soon as possible with the instructor and the HoD, indicating the reason for the
absence (Refer to UTB Student Handbook).

Academic Integrity: Violations of academic integrity, including dishonesty in assignments,

examinations, or other academic performances are prohibited. You are not allowed to make copies
of another person’s work and submit it as your own; that is plagiarism. All cases of academic
dishonesty will be reported to the University Management for appropriate sanctions in accordance
with the guidelines for handling students’ misconduct as spelt out in the UTB Students’ Handbook.
Assignments and Group Work: Students are expected to submit assignments as scheduled. Failure to
submit an assignment as at when due will earn you zero for that assignment. Only under
extenuating circumstances, for which a student has notified the instructor and the HoD in advance, will
late submission of assignments be permitted. Note that all assignments must be submitted through the
Course Website (UTB E-Learning Platform) f

Code of Conduct in Lecture Rooms and Laboratories: Students should turn off their cell phones
during lectures. Students are prohibited from engaging in other activities (such as texting,
Watching videos, WhatsApp, etc.) During lectures. Food and drinks are not permitted in the
laboratories.

READING LIST
http://international.scholarvox.com/catalog/book/docid/88843144?searchterm=VIRTUALIZATION

William Stallings. Network Security Essentials (2nd edition). Prentice Hall. 2003. (ISBN: 0130351288)

VMware NSX Network Essentials, Sreejith.c, Editeur: Packt Publishing ,Publication: 2016 ISBN: 978-1-
78217-293-2

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.aspx

COURSE OUTLINE
Day Topic Remarks
1 Review syllabus and course outline; introductions, During this first class, the
commercial impact and potential of N-Computing expectation of the students from the
virtualization course will also be documented.
Understand Internetwork and Design with Thin Practical exercise will involve
2 Clients architecture The design of thin-client using the
& Cisco Packet Tracer Simulator and
3 Vspace N-computing Emulator
4 Understand Virtualization Applications and
Products
5 Simulation of N-Computing Environment
Note: CAT 1 will be given
During the class, we will compare
current applications and Products of
virtualization in terms of cost,
performance and efficiency. These
products will include VMware, ESX
Server, Sun, Xen, SWSoft, …
Students should be able to install,
configure, optimize and upgrade
N-computing architecture using
the V-Space Emulator

At 11H00am students will sit for

the first CAT which will be
theory. It will be on 18th January
2019

6 Implementing Virtualization Fundamentals of operating systems

& will be reviewed especially in the
7 perspective of this course.

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  The pros and cons of VMware Server Students should be able to install,
architecture configure, optimize and upgrade
 Downloading and installing VMware operating systems.
Server
 Creating a guest virtual machine
 Installing a guest operating system
 Skipping the boring operating system
installation
 Skipping the boring application
installation

8 Managing a Virtualization Environment CAT 2 will start on this day and it will
be practical. It will be on 23rd January
2019

9 Security of Virtualization Environment Fundamentals of security will be

reviewed especially in the
perspective of this course.

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 Students should be able to install,
configure, optimize and upgrade
security of the computer system.
Students should also be able to
perform preventive maintenance for
the computer’s security.

10 REVISION This is the day preceding the final

examination. At this time, evaluation
will be done to assess how far the
students’ expectations for the course
have been met.

The final examination will be on Monday, January 28th 2019 at 9H00am