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NOS C/W marks (2000/2002)
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CO32010
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NOS
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10%
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15%
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25%
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30%
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20%
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Matric No
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Intro
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Theory
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Corpor
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Results
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Conc.
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Mark
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Comments
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00020729
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D
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B-
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B-
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C+
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C-
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52
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Introduction: Good statement on sources but not
referenced; very basic statement of aims with no background.
Theory:no outline of why theory presented; too
much statement of the format of commands (should go in
the appendix); No outline of how TCP/IP and IPX/SPX fits
into OSI model; No NetBEUI; No discussion of IPX address
format. No coverage of network components (switch/router/etc).
Corporate: Too late to discuss protocol type and
network types (should be outlined in Theory section);
Good coverage of NDS with nice use of icons (maybe too
many, such as AFP Server and Template); Good coverage
of NDS access rights, but no critical appraisal; Very
basic coverage of NT with no discussion of file system
structure, apart from coverage of domains, which is not
defined; Good coverage of Unix file structure and file
attributes; Network Protocol section should be defined
at the start of the section (too late to at the end of
the chapter); First class contrast of client/server, and
then to define the client-server architectures used in
Craiglockhart.
Infrastructure:No introduction on the methods used;
For the first time the concept of '//' is defined, but
not previously covered in a previous section; Slightly
unstructured section; Good structure diagram of NTFS/NDS/NFS
structure with a nice contrast of the aims of an NOS;
First class diagram of network (Figure 8); Results are
stated well, but little background given; Port number
definition should have been defined in Theory section.
Conclusion:Very basic, but basically just states
the main objectives of the assignment.
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00077267
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B-
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B+
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B+
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B-
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B-
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69 (9)
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Introduction:Good structure to report; Nice narrative
on introduction.
Theory:Good introduction to section; OSI model
not initially presented (but appears after TCP/IP and
IPX/SPX); IP/IPX address format would help; Good coverage
of TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI, with some reflection;
Some of the command have too much detail on usage (better
to go into an appendix); Good coverage of network components
(including the usage of a gateway); Good discussion of
methods, with references to Appendices.
Corporate: No real introduction to this section
(which is a shame as the first sections have a good introduction;
Discussion of UNIX/NFS/NDS is a bit vague and unfocused;
Good comparison of the different OS's; Well identified
definition of the file systems for NT (especially related
to NFS); Very good discussion on integration of file system.
Infrastructure:Good diagram of network infrastructure;
NFS attributes and TCP ports should have been discussed
in Theory section.
Conclusion:Good strong conclusions which contrast
the differing network types and possible weaknesses.
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00144762
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B-
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C-
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C
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C-
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C-
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44
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Introduction:Clear statement of aims; and a brief
outline of the structure of the report (but maybe there
should have been more of an outline).
Theory:No introduction to this section to outline
the reason for the coverage; No coverage of OSI model;
No coverage of network components; Slightly unfocused.
Corporate: Basic introduction, but doesn't really
define the rest of the section; Good coverage of accounts,
but no coverage of what domains are in NT; Too much detail
on UNIX; NDS structure is unfocused; Not enough underlying
coverage to properly give a foundation for the following
section.
Infrastructure:Brief narrative, with lots
of diagrams; Some theory, such as ports, should have been
covered in the previous section.
Conclusion:Weak and very general conclusions, which basically
just state things.
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00208019
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B+
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A-
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A-
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C-
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B-
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66
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Introduction:Good and clear introduction which
defines the main objectives, and the structure of the
report. A little bit of background would have helped.
Theory:No introduction give to this section, and
it just launches into TCP/IP, with no coverage of OSI
model; Good coverage of IP routing and routers; Good coverage
of IPX/SPX and NetBEUI (with a little too much detail);
EXCELLENT comments that NetBEUI (not routeable but good
for LANs); Too much detail on TCP/IP commands.
Corporate: No introduction to this section and
launches straight into Windows NT/2000; Good coverage
of NT but no definition of domains; Too many stated items
on NDS, but good coverage of file attributes; Too many
NDS icons defined; Reasonable discussion on UNIX, but
too much superficial material in the introduction; EXCELLENT
coverage of interpretability, but too much detail in places.
Infrastructure:No introduction given; Not enough
narrative, and results are basically stated without much
discussion.
Conclusion:Reasonable conclusions, but no real discussion
on the strengths of NDS/NFS/NTFS/etc. GENERAL COMMENTS:
Strong on theory, but weak on results.
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00208108
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C
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C+
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C+
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B+
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B-
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63
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Introduction:Slightly vague and unstructured
introduction with a bit too much jargon, but states the
main objectives and gives an outline of the report.
Theory:Good coverage of OSI model (but a diagram
would have helped); Reasonable coverage of TCP/IP (but
would have helped with a diagram) to show how protocols
such as XDR fit into the model; Reasonable coverage of
NetBEUI; Reasonable coverage of TCP/IP commands (but a
little too much usage of jargon); No coverage of network
components (switches/routers/etc).
Corporate: No introduction to this section and
launches straight into Windows NT; Too much detail on
Windows NT (80386 processor required/12MB of memory) with
no definition of domains or file attributes; Too much
detail on UNIX with no outline of file structure and attributes;
Reasonable coverage of integration of NDS/NT and NT/NFS.
Infrastructure:Basic introduction given; Good structure
of results showing: location of routers; logical structure
of subnets and definition of the required servers.
Conclusion:Fair conclusions, but might have been strong
as there are a good deal of results. No real contrast
of the NOS's.
GENERAL COMMENTS:
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00224952
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A-
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C-
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C-
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A-
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B+
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66
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Introduction:Good structure to the report; Clear
introduction with states the main objectives, and defines
the main research areas.
Theory:No introduction; Weak coverage of the underlying
principles (which is a shame given the clear introduction
section); A good idea to give the main software used and
the comments, but they are just stated and no context
given.
Corporate: Underlying principles of NT/NDS and
NFS not given, and most of the coverage is basically taken
from other sources.
Infrastructure:Basic introduction given; Slightly
unstructured presentation of results, but there is evidence
of a good deal of investigation; Good coverage of security
setting in domain; Good coverage of Novell configuration.
Good, clear statement of weaknesses.
Conclusion:Reasonable conclusions, with a contrast
of NOS's.
GENERAL COMMENT:Strong set of results, but slight
weak underpinning of theory in both protocols and NOS's.
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00245003
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B
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A+
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A
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A-
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B+
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86 (3)
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Introduction:Clear introduction which states
the main objectives, but maybe should include more background
information.
Theory:Very well written section; Good and clear
introduction, maybe would have helped to include an outline
of the main sections; Excellent coverage of OSI model,
TCP/IP, NetBEUI and IPX/SPX. Good coverage of TCP/IP commands
and how they will be used. Network components are given
in the Appendix (impressive!)
Corporate: Good introduction; Good coverage of
subnet structure, but maybe slight lacking in its coverage
of NDS.
Infrastructure:Basic introduction given; Slightly
unstructured presentation of results, but there is evidence
of a good deal of investigation; Good coverage of security
setting in domain; Good coverage of Novell configuration.
Good, clear statement of weaknesses.
Conclusion:Good and strong conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:An impressive report, which is
clear, interesting in places, focused and well written.
It is also neatly presented and shows signs of extensive
research, with a good use of graphics. In general it is
difficult to fault this report.
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00279226
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A-
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A-
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A+
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B-
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A-
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82 (4)
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Introduction:Good introduction, but slightly
loose style ('Thanks to', especially).
Theory:No introduction, but good clear coverage
of TCP/IP and OSI model; Diagrams possibly taken from
Cisco material, but no reference given; Good coverage
of TCP/IP and IPX/SPX.
Corporate: No clear introduction and launches straight
into Windows NT; Excellent coverage of domains, security
and file systems in NT; Excellent coverage of UNIX and
NDS; Some of the material in this section should have
went into the Infrastructure section.
Infrastructure:Too much stated, and results should
have been taken from Section 3. Conclusion:Good and strong
conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:A very well presented report which
would easily be used as a reference source for NOS's.
Its only real weakness is that some of the material from
Section 3 should have been presented in the results section.
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00334391
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A-
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C-
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D
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C-
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C-
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41
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Introduction:Good introduction with a clear statement
of objectives and background. Also there is a clear statement
on the structure of the report.
Theory:No introduction, and starts with IPX/SPX,
which can confuse the reader; Too much detail on IPX/SPX;
Unfocused.
Corporate: Vague, with no clear objectives in this
section.
Infrastructure:Too much stated knowledge.
Conclusion:Slightly weak conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:After a good start, the report
tails off quickly. In places it is unfocused and contains
too much superficial detail (which is a shame after the
good introduction).
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00339431
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B
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C+
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C-
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C+
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C-
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50
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Introduction:Reasonable introduction, which might
have helped having a little more background.
Theory:No introduction; Good coverage of IP and
sockets; Basic coverage of IPX/SPX and NetBEUI; No coverage
of network components; Reasonable coverage of the methods
used.
Corporate: No introduction; Very little coverage
of NT, NDS and NFS.
Infrastructure:Too much data stated (these should
have went in the Appendix or summarized in a table); Coverage
of servers has too much data, but subnetting is better;
Weak on NDS.
Conclusion:Slightly weak conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:The theory is acceptable, and could
be better, but the later parts of the results are good.
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00341681
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B-
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C+
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C
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B-
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C-
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53
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Introduction:Reasonable introduction, that doesn't
quite focus of the main objectives of the report.
Theory:Basic introduction that provides a foundation
for the main network protocol, but no coverage of the
OSI model, until IPX/SPX section; No coverage of network
components.
Corporate: Basic introduction; Too much detail
on Windows NT (80486 processor with 32 MB, 1.44 MB, and
so on); Too much jargon, in places; Weak coverage of NT,
NDS and NFS.
Infrastructure:Too much data stated (these should
have went in the Appendix or summarize in a table); Reasonable
structured; Some good results; Good statement of objectives
of tests.
Conclusion:Very weak conclusions, which is a shame
as there is some good information in the results section.
GENERAL COMMENT:The results section contains too
much detail, but has got some good results.
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00357618
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C
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C+
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C-
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C+
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C+
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51
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Introduction:No real statement of the aims of
the report, but a reasonable narrative. It has the potential
to be a very good introduction, if a little more time
had been spent on it.
Theory:No introduction, but starts with the OSI
model; A little too much detail about TCP (all that's
really required is the concept of a port); Basic coverage
of IPX/SPX and NetBEUI; Too much stated information on
TCP/IP commands.
Corporate: Basic introduction; Brief discuss of
UNIX/NT and NDS, but no information on file attributes,
directory structure, and so on.
Infrastructure:Too much data stated (these should
have went in the Appendix or summarized in a table).
Conclusion:Fair conclusions, but a contrast of
NDS/NFS/NT would have helped.
GENERAL COMMENT:Slight weak on the underlying theory
of NOS's and the associated protocols.
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00359327
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A-
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B
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B+
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B-
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C-
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65
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Introduction:Very readable introduction which
clearly defines the main objectives of the report, and
how it is structured.
Theory:Excellent introduction (Well done!); Good
coverage of TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI, but no coverage
of network component.
Corporate: Excellent introduction, which leads
on well to the rest of the section. Good and readable
coverage of NDS and NT, but has the potential to be even
better.
Infrastructure:Reasonable, but lacking in a narrative.
Figure 2 shows how poor NT is in structuring the file
system (with a flat structure), but no comments given.
Conclusion:Considering the rest of the report,
the conclusions are fairly weak.
GENERAL COMMENT:A good report, which is very readable.
It has the potential to be an excellent report, with a
little bit more work. I especially like the way that each
of the sections are introduced.
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00359505
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C
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B
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C+
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C
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C
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53
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Introduction:Sketchy introduction.
Theory:No introduction; Reasonable coverage of
network protocols without really going into much detail.
Corporate: No introduction; Basic introduction
of NT and UNIX, and very limited coverage of NDS.
Infrastructure:Basic introduction; Very little
narrative, with too many screen shots.
Conclusion:Fair conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:The report has the potential to
be a good report, but a totally lacking in any narrative
in the results section.
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00399422
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B-
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C+
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C+
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C-
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B-
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53
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Introduction:Objectives are well stated, but
it could have helped to have more background.
Theory:No introduction; Too much detail on FTP
and TELNET (these could go in an Appendix), whereas ports
would be better; Basic information on NetBEUI and IPX/SPX.
Corporate: Slightly unfocused introduction; Good
coverage of UNIX file attributes; but no coverage of NT/NDS
file attributes; lacking in NDS structure. Some diagrams
would have helped to explain some of the main concepts
in this section.
Infrastructure:Much of the test results have been
put in the Appendix, but not referenced. A major error,
and make it difficult to follow.
Conclusion:Reasonable conclusions, which try and
answer the main objective of the report.
GENERAL COMMENT:This report has some potential
and would require a little more effort to create a proper
structure. The introduction and conclusions are reasonable,
and the infrastructure section could be improved with
more information on NT and NDS.
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00399437
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B
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B
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C-
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C
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C
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51
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Introduction:Slightly unstructured introduction,
but well defined aims with some discussion of the structure
of the report.
Theory:No introduction; No coverage of network
components; Reasonable coverage of IPX/SPX and NetBEUI.
Corporate: To much superficial information on Novell
(such as 'the companies which use Novell) and NT (such
as 'only 500,000 sold in the first year', and the minimum
specification for an NT server); Good contrast of NT's
and UNIX's strengths and weaknesses (but with no discussion
outwith the table).
Infrastructure:A great deal of screen shots, but
very little narrative. Some good results from SNMP, but
very little discussion of the results.
Conclusion:Weak conclusions, which could be stronger,
given the amount of data in the results section.
GENERAL COMMENT:There's too much detail in places,
with a lot of information copied from the WWW.
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00399895
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A-
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C+
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C-
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D
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C-
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42
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Introduction:Clear statement of aims, but could
be improved with a better structure and less detail.
Theory:Very basic introduction; Far too much superficial
information on TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBUEI.
Corporate: As with Theory section, too much superficial
information; but some good information in-between.
Infrastructure:Very little discussion of the main
test results.
Conclusion:Conclusions do not relate to the test
results.
GENERAL COMMENT:Far too much superficial information,
but with some good detail in places. A sharp edit and
refocusing would considerably improve the report.
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00399910
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A-
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C+
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B-
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C+
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A
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67
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Introduction:Clear statement of aims, with a
description of how they would be achieved, but maybe overly
long.
Theory:Good discussion of TCP/IP ad associated
protocols, but not so much on IPX/SPX and NetBEUI.
Corporate: Some good discussion of practical implements
of NOS's, with critical appraisal. A clear discussion
of NDS would have helped lead onto the next section.
Infrastructure:Material on NDS should have been
presented in the previous section, as it spoils the flow
to discuss theory on file attributes; Too many screen
shots.
Conclusion:Good and well defined conclusions, which
answers the main objectives of the report.
GENERAL COMMENT:The style is very much in the form
of a research paper, with a strong introduction and conclusion,
but the theory is weak and slightly unfocused, in comparison.
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00724904
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A-
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A-
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B-
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C+
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B
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67
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Introduction:Excellent introduction, with a clear
statement of aims (apart from the informal first paragraph);
Too much information is initially presented in the introduction,
before it is discusses (such as the Cisco 5509 switch).
Theory:Good coverage of the main areas (such as
network components), but contains some unrelated theory,
such as RAID, which is unnecessary and is slightly unstructured.
Good presentation on LDAP and Active Directory (but these
should maybe presented in the Corporate section).
Corporate: Some of the material from Theory section
should have been presented here. Most of the information
is basically stated in a table form, and there's too much
detail in places.
Infrastructure:To much stated information, but
shows evidence of extensive research. Some of the information
may have been better placed in an Appendix.
Conclusion:Good, but slightly unfocused, conclusions,
which do not really use the main results.
GENERAL COMMENT:The report has a great deal of
potential if some of the material was deleted, and other
information moved. The theory section contains too much,
as opposed to the Corporate Network section. Also the
results need more reflective comments.
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95506934
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C+
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C+
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C+
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C
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B
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56
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Introduction:Reasonable.
Theory:Slightly unfocused introduction, with only
a basic coverage of the main underlying network protocols.
Corporate: Slight unfocused coverage of NT/NDS
and NDS. A few diagrams might have helped. The description
of NDS is reasonable clear. There are many good critical
points, but their impact is reduced because of the superficial
information.
Infrastructure:Results should be put in an Appendix.
Too many screen shots, with very little narrative.
Conclusion:Some reasonable conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:The report lacks strong a theoretical
foundation, which in places has too much jargon, and assumes
a great deal of knowledge from the reader. A strong edit
would help, as many of the main concepts are hidden behind
the superficial information.
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95602895
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C+
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B-
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B-
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C+
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C+
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58
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Introduction: Basic introduction, with some outline
of how the objectives would be met.
Theory: Good introduction which outlines the definition
of a protocol; A little too much information on IPX and
IP.
Corporate: Good introduction to section; Reasonable
coverage of the main NOS's, but a little too much detail
in places.
Infrastructure:Too many screen shots, and not enough
narrative. Conclusion: Simple conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT: This report is well written in
places, but lacks any in-depth test results.
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96048328
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C
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D
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D
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C
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B
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43
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Introduction:Reasonable, along with the methodology.
Theory:Difficult to locate theory section.
Corporate: No real discussion of the underlying
theory of corporate networks.
Infrastructure:Results related to TCP/IP services,
and do not discuss NDS and NT (which is possibly due to
the lack of access for a part-time student).
Conclusion: Reasonable narrative for the conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:The report does not follow the
structure as given in the marking schedule this it is
difficult to properly mark each of the sections.
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96049677
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C
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C
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C
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C+
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C
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50
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Introduction:Reasonable introduction (that possibly
should be written as the third person).
Theory:Far too much detail on TCP/IP and IPX/SPX
(better with more discussion on ports).
Corporate: Reasonable coverage, but too much detail
in places. A few diagrams would have helped.
Infrastructure:Some of this section (especially
NDS attributes) should have been presented in the previous
section.
Conclusion: Basic narrative for the conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:Report contains too much detail
on TCP/IP and IPX/SPX.
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96050179
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A-
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B+
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B-
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C+
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C
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62
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Introduction:Good clear introduction, with an
outline of the report. Theory:Reasonable coverage
of the underlying protocols, but does not cover network
components.
Corporate:Basic introduction; Outline of UNIX/NDS
and NT, but no strong information on file attributes.
Infrastructure:Some of this section (especially
NDS attributes) should have been presented in the previous
section.
Conclusion: Outline conclusions that do not really
relate to the results.
GENERAL COMMENT:Reasonable report, but would have
helped to have more narrative on the results.
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96050969
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B+
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B-
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C+
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C
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C
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55
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Introduction:Reasonable introduction.
Theory:Outline theory on the main networking protocol,
with some discussion on the main services.
Corporate:Reasonable discussion of NT and UNIX,
but lacking on NDS. Some diagrams would have helped the
discussion.
Infrastructure:Too many screen shots, and not enough
narrative.
Conclusion: Weak conclusions, that do not really
make reference to test results.
GENERAL COMMENT:Reasonable report that starts well,
but tails off at the end.
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96053321
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C+
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C
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C
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C
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C+
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50
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Introduction:Reasonable introduction.
Theory:No introduction. Only basic information
given on TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI, and the TCP commands.
Corporate:Only an outline discussion of NT and
UNIX, but lacking on NDS. Some diagrams would have helped
the discussion.
Infrastructure:Too many large screen shots.
Conclusion: Some fair points, but does not use
the test results as a reference.
GENERAL COMMENT:Theory is generally weak, but some
good signs of research.
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96055154
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A-
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C+
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C+
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C-
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B-
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55
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Introduction:Good background information, that
gently introduces the subject area (maybe a bit over long,
though); Objectives have just been quoted from coursework
specification.
Theory:No introduction and launches straight into
TCP/IP. Good to see the some coverage of sockets; Very
brief outline of IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and TCP/IP commands.
Corporate:Brief outline of UNIX/NT/NDS, with a
good table which contrasts, but it only states the information.
Infrastructure:Lacking any investigation of the
desktop, or any evidence of extensive research.
Conclusion: Some fair points, but does not use
the test results as a reference.
GENERAL COMMENT:This report has some potential
to be a good report, but is lacking in test methods. It
has a good introduction, and a reasonable conclusion.
Maybe some of the work in the introduction should have
been moved to some of the later sections.
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96058722
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C-
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B-
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B-
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C+
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C+
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58
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Introduction: Basic introduction, with some outline
of how the objectives would be met.
Theory: Good introduction which outlines the definition
of a protocol; A little too much information on IPX and
IP.
Corporate: Good introduction to section; Reasonable
coverage of the main NOS's, but a little too much detail
in places.
Infrastucture:Too many screen shots, and not enough
narative. Conclusion: Simple conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT: This report is well written in places,
but lacks any in-depth test results.
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96063742
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B+
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C
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C-
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B+
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B
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62
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Introduction:Good background information, but
no discuss on how the objectives are implemented.
Theory:Very brief, and 'bitty' coverage of the
main networking protocols.
Corporate:Too many new terms are thrown at the
reader (LDAP, X.500, and so on), without being previously
covered; What does synergistic fit due to a common
lineage actually mean? Or grunt work? This
part might have been copied straight from the WWW; Too
much stated information (as it is written in US-speak).
Infrastructure:Good evidence of extensive research,
but some of data could have went into an Appendix.
Conclusion: Good clear, and readable, conclusions.
Some interesting points presented.
GENERAL COMMENT:A reasonable report which is spoiled
by the change of style in the NDS information (although
the reference to the Novell WWW site is actually stated,
it should have been made a reference and the main points
presented). It has a good introduction and conclusions,
but the theory parts are weak. The writer's style is much
better than the information taken from the Novell WWW
site (which is written in a US style and includes metaphors
(light-of-day), and business-speak (downsizing and grunt
work).
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96065524
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A
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A-
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D
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B+
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B+
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67
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Introduction:Strong introduction, with good background
information.
Theory:Very good, and clear, coverage of TCP/IP
and IPX/SPX, but would have helped to show the OSI model
as an introduction. Good clear vision on the methods to
be used. Some discussion on network components would have
helped.
Corporate:This section seems to be missing, and
there is thus no background discussion of NDS, NFS and
so on.
Infrastructure:Clear presentation of research,
and nicely presented.
Conclusion: Good clear conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:Well written and nicely presented.
Good clear style. It's a shame that it lacks information
on corporate networks.
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96065834
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B
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C+
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D
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C
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C+
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47
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Introduction:Good clear introduction which outlines
how the objectives will be met.
Theory:Too much stated information.
Corporate:This section seems to be missing, and
there is thus no background discussion of NDS, NFS and
so on.
Infrastructure:Too many screen shots and stated
information.
Conclusion: Reasonable conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:A fair report, which has a section
missing, and has too much stated information. It has the
potential to be a good report, with a little more effort.
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97001449
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B-
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C+
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C+
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C
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C
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52
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Introduction:Reasonable introduction, but launches
the reader straight into technical terms.
Theory:Reasonable coverage, but NetBEUI reads as
a history lesson.
Corporate:Reasonable, but would have helped with
a few diagrams. The comparison reads more like conclusions.
Infrastructure:A lot of tests, but very little
information.
Conclusion: Outline conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:After a reasonable introduction,
the report tails off slightly.
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97047589
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B+
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C-
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C-
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C
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C
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48
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Introduction: Good and clear introduction. With
a bit more background information it would have been an
excellent introduction.
Theory:No real introduction; Very brief coverage
of the networking protocols.
Corporate:Too much superficial information on NDS/UNIX/NT.
Infrastructure:A lot of tests, but very little
information.
Conclusion: Outline conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:After a good introduction, the
report quickly goes into to too much detail, and skims
the surface of NOS's.
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97047597
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C+
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C
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C
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C
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C
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48
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Introduction: Reasonable introduction.
Theory: Basic introduction, but then starts with
IPX/SPX, with makes reference to TCP/IP, which is covered
after IPX/SPX.
Corporate:Very basic information on NDS/NT/NFS.
Infrastructure:Very little discussion, and little
evidence of the research on the desktop provision. The
screen shots are too large.
Conclusion: Outline conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:Sketch in places.
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97105406
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A
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B+
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B
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A
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A-
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83
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Introduction: Very clear, and well structured
introduction.
Theory: Good introduction, with a little too much
detail on TCP. Good outline on NetBEUI. Corporate:
Some very good information, but a little too much information.
Infrastructure: Good diagrams showing the main
structure, and evidence of a good deal of research. Slight
unstructured in places.
Conclusion: Good outline conclusions, but maybe
there should have been more references to the previous
section.
GENERAL COMMENT: Well written report, with lots
of good information. Some of the diagrams could be improved
in their presentation.
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97106879
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C+
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C+
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B
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A
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B+
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75 (6)
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Introduction: Clear introduction, which maybe
lacks a bit of background.
Theory: Basic introduction; Some potential for
good theory coverage, and lacks any depth.
Corporate:Very little coverage of the underlying
principles of NDS/NT/NFS. Excellent coverage of methodology.
Infrastructure:Excellent high-level diagram of
network and a good investigation of each of the areas.
Conclusions:These are good, but given the excellent
test results, they could have been excellent.
GENERAL COMMENT:Nicely presented report. It is
weak on theory, but extremely strong on methodology and
analytical work. With more coverage of the underlying
principles, it could easily be a first class report.
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97107891
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A
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B
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A+
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A+
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A+
|
95 (1)
|
Introduction: Clear and well focused introduction,
which outlines the structure of the report.
Theory: Good introduction to the theory section
(well done!); Presentation of the network protocols are
a little unstructured.
Corporate:Great introduction; A little too much
detail on NT/Novell/UNIX; Good discussion on NDS; Very
pleased to see information on MAD (Microsoft Active Directory)
and NIS+; Excellent section.
Infrastructure:In a word: superb! Very difficult
to fault. Enlightened. Shows a great depth of knowledge
and a great deal of research.
Conclusions:Excellent.
GENERAL COMMENT:Excellent report which is slightly
let down by its presentation (but this is a very minor
point). The report could easily be published as a good
source of reference for the practical implementation of
a corporate NOS. It shows extensive research, and it is
obvious that the author had a good clear plan in developing
the report, and has a good understanding of the main issues
involved with NOS's. Impressed! A top quality consultancy
job awaits you!
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97109215
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B+
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C+
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C+
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C+
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C+
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57
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Introduction: Good, clear introduction.
Theory: No introduction; Basic outline of IPX/SPX
and NetBEUI; Basic information on TCP/IP.
Corporate:Some superficial information on NDS/NFS/NT.
Infrastructure:Far too much stated information
(this should have gone in an Appendix, or summarized in
a table).
Conclusions:Some of the comments in the conclusions
should have gone in the Infrastructure section. (Oh, and
Napier does use routers, they're just called switches.
If we didn't have routers, their would be very little
interconnection). Some fair conclusions, though.
GENERAL COMMENT:Acceptable report, which has a
reasonable introduction, but the theory parts, and test
results are slightly weak.
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97110221
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A-
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B+
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A-
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A
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A
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88
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Introduction: Good, clear introduction with some
well presented background information.
Theory: History section actually provides a gentle
introduction; Good coverage of the main networking protocols
(although a bit more information on TCP/IP and sockets,
especially, would have helped).
Corporate:Some excellent discuss on NOS's, which
is maybe let down by the presentation. It may have helped
to use a few diagrams to break-up the text.
Infrastructure:This section shows extensive research,
which is back-up with a good narrative.
Conclusions:Good reflective comments.
GENERAL COMMENT:Well focused report.
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97111449
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B-
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B-
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C
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B-
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C+
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57
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Introduction: Good, clear introduction with some
well presented background information.
Theory: Too much irrelevant theory on TCP, IP and
IPX, and not enough on NetBEUI.
Corporate:Too much superficial information.
Infrastructure:Too much stated information (these
should have gone in an Appendix); Good high-level diagram
of network infrastructure; Slight lacking in NDS analysis.
Conclusions:Reasonable.
GENERAL COMMENT:This report has some strengths
(such as Introduction), but also has weaknesses (mainly
the theory sections).
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97112992
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B-
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C+
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C+
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B-
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B-
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60
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Introduction: Good, clear introduction with some
discussion of the methods used.
Theory: Good discussion of sockets; Some outline
material on IPX/SPX and NetBEUI.
Corporate:A patch section, with some good information,
but lacking in other areas, especially NDS.
Infrastructure:Too much stated information (these
should have gone in an Appendix), but has a reasonable
discussion; Should included more information on the ports.
Conclusions:Good comments, but some of these should
have appeared in the previous section.
GENERAL COMMENT:This report has some strengths
(such as Introduction), but also has weaknesses (mainly
the theory sections).
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97113115
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B
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C+
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B+
|
B
|
B+
|
71 (8)
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Introduction: Good, clear introduction with a
little bit of background.
Theory: No background; Slightly inconsistent coverage
of TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and NetBEUI.
Corporate:Good narrative in places, with a little
too much detail on certain aspects. A good point about
the Novell working without the SoC (an obvious conclusion
is that it is a campus problem).
Infrastructure:Reasonable coverage, with a good
narrative.
Conclusions:Good critical analysis.
GENERAL COMMENT:Some good critical analysis, but
the structure of the report does not highlight these as
much as it could.
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97117889
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C+
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C-
|
D
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C-
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C-
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38
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Weak report with no coverage of corporate networks.
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97119164
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B-
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C+
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C+
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B
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B+
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65
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Introduction: Reasonable introduction, with a
clear statement of the objectives.
Theory: A little bit 'bitty' in places, with too
much superficial information (dates, people, and company
names, mainly).
Corporate:Reasonable outline, but maybe needs to
be expanded, in places.
Infrastructure:Maybe too much stated information;
Physical layout diagram is good.
Conclusions:A lot of good information in this section
that should maybe have been put in the previous section.
GENERAL COMMENT:Good in places, especially in the
conclusions, and in parts of the test results.
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97121517
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C
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C
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C+
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A-
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A-
|
68 (10)
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Introduction: Very brief introduction.
Theory: Good introduction; Lacks any details on
the network protocols.
Corporate:Good introduction, with a reasonable
coverage of the main NOS's.
Infrastructure:A strong section, which is well
focused, and relatively well laid-out Evidence of extensive
tests.
Conclusions:Good clear conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:A report which is very strong on
test results, but a little weak on the underlying theory.
With a little bit more work on the theory part this could
be an excellent report.
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97123242
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B
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C+
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B-
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C+
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A
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66
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Introduction: Good introduction which outlines
the main objectives, but maybe a little bit more background
would help to make it even better.
Theory: No introduction; Too much on TCP/IP and
too little on IPX/SPX and NetBEUI; Good coverage of network
tools.
Corporate:Good to see that MAD and NIS are covered,
but there isn't enough background information on these
NOS's.
Infrastructure:Good to see NIS+ covered, and how
it is used; Good start to section, but then goes into
too many stated results; These should have been summarized.
Conclusions:Good, and enlightened conclusions (some
of which should have been placed in the results section).
GENERAL COMMENT:A report which has potential, but
is let down by putting too much data, in a stated form,
into the results section. Some of the comments from the
conclusions are extremely good, but should have been used
in the test results section.
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98016377
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C+
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C+
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B
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C
|
C+
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57
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Introduction: Good introduction, but some of
it is taken straight from the coursework specification.
Theory: Reasonable introduction with OSI, but maybe
too much information on it; Slightly unfocused, with too
much detail in places (and too little detail in other
places).
Corporate: Gentle introduction with a good use
of diagrams to illustrate key points (although slightly
unfocused in places). Some of this section should have
went into the infrastructure section.
Infrastructure:Slightly weak section, which just
states much of the results. This section should have contained
some of the information from the Corporate section.
Conclusions: Reasonable, but would have helped
to refer to the results section.
GENERAL COMMENT:A reasonable report, which has
some strong areas, but, in places, it lacks focus. A little
bit of reorganization would have considerably increased
the overall mark.
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98016628
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98017942
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B-
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C+
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B-
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B-
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C
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58
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Introduction: Good introduction, with some background
information.
Theory: Good introduction; Far too much detail
on TCP and IP; and too little on IPX/SPX and NetBEUI.
Corporate: Reasonable coverage, but the layout
doesn't help to bring out the main points.
Infrastructure:Reasonable coverage, but a bit lacking
in the desktop provision.
Conclusions: These do not related to any of the
test results.
GENERAL COMMENT:A report which is good in some
areas, but the conclusions do not relate to the main research
area.
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98018183
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C+
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C
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C
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C+
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C+
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52
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Introduction: Good introduction, with some background
information.
Theory: An unstructured section which presents
the TCP/IP commands before the OSI model.
Corporate: Lacking in any great detail.
Infrastructure:Test results lack some comments.
Conclusions: Weak conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:A report which has some good points,
but lacks a little bit of focus.
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98103563
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99019582
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A-
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C
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C+
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C+
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C
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55
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Introduction: Good introduction which gives a
gentle introduction to the rest of the report.
Theory: Lacks an introduction, and goes straight
into NetBEUI.
Corporate: Lacking in any great detail.
Infrastructure:Too much state results (these should
have been put into the Appendix or in a table).
Conclusions: Most of these conclusions should have
gone in the previous section, along with the test results.
GENERAL COMMENT:After a good introduction the report
tails off for a while, but there is some reasonable analysis
work in the conclusions section. A slight restructuring
would have considerably helped the final mark.
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99022257
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B+
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B-
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C+
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C+
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C+
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58
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Introduction: Good introduction which gives a
gentle introduction to the rest of the report.
Theory: Good introduction; Outline of methods used.
Corporate: Sketchy coverage of NT/NFS and NDS.
Infrastructure: Too much stated results; Some of
the conclusions should have been put in this section.
Conclusions: Good, but some of the material in
this section should have been placed in the Infrastructure
section.
GENERAL COMMENT:A reasonable report, in places.
A slight restructuring would have considerably helped
the final mark.
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99022869
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C+
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C
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C+
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C+
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C
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52
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Introduction: Very basic introduction.
Theory: Too much detail on TCP and IP.
Corporate: Reasonable coverage of NOS's; Excellent
discussion on the NOS's that large corporations use.
Infrastructure: Screen shots are too large, and
has very little narrative; NDS file attributes should
have been discussed in the previous section.
Conclusions: Sketchy.
GENERAL COMMENT:Some evidence of good work, especially
in the NOS's that corporations use, and why, but requires
some work in other areas.
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99033631
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C+
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C+
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B-
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C+
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C+
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57
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Introduction: Clear introduction.
Theory: Good introduction, but NetBEUI is maybe
not the best to start with. Too much detail on TCP and
IP.
Corporate: Reasonable coverage of NOS's.
Infrastructure: Screen shots are too large, with
not a great deal of narrative.
Conclusions: Reasonable.
GENERAL COMMENT:This report has some potential
if the initial theory section was carefully edited.
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99034735
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B-
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A-
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B+
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B+
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B+
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77 (5)
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Introduction: Clear introduction, with some good
background.
Theory: Excellent introduction to protocols; Very
good section.
Corporate: Good coverage of NOS's, with a good
use of diagrams (but a few more would have helped even
more).
Infrastructure: Evidence of extensive research;
Results are relatively well presented, and focused.
Conclusions: Reasonable, but could have been even
better, given the amount of research carried out.
GENERAL COMMENT:Strong theory section.
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99035936
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B-
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C+
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B-
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B+
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C+
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64
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Introduction: Clear introduction, with some good
background.
Theory: Reasonable coverage.
Corporate: Reasonable coverage, and good to see
Active Directory covered; A few more diagrams may have
helped to break up the text.
Infrastructure: A great deal of discussion with
associated screen shots.
Conclusions: Reasonable, but slight chatty, conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:In places a well presented report.
With a little bit more work it would be a very good report.
A little chatty in places, though.
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B+
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A-
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B-
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72 (7)
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Introduction: Reasonable introduction.
Theory: Good introduction to theory; A little bit
too 'bitty'.
Corporate: Good, and consistent coverage of NDS,
UNIX and NT.
Infrastructure: Good investigation of desktop,
logical arrangements, and so on.
Conclusions: Good strong conclusions.
GENERAL COMMENT:This report has some very strong
points. The Infrastructure section is very well paced
and well presented.
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B-
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C+
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B-
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C+
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B-
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C
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C
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C+
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51
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Introduction: Reasonable introduction.
Theory: Sketchy material on networking protocols.
Corporate: Basic coverage of results.
Infrastructure: Good investigation of desktop,
logical arrangements, and so on.
Conclusions: Conclusions to not really relate to
the test results.
GENERAL COMMENT:The report has several weaknesses,
and requires a little bit more work.
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The assignment counts for
60% for the final mark of the module. The marking schedule which
will be used is:
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Introduction
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[10%]
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Theory
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[15%]
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Corporate Network Operating System Infrastructure
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[25%]
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Network Infrastructure
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[30%]
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Conclusions
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[20%]
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A possible structure for the report could be:
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Introduction [10%]
Objectives, background.
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2
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Theory [15%]
Introduction to TCP/IP, IPX/SPX. NetBEUI. TCP/IP commands
(Ping, nslookup, tracert), methods used.
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3
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Corporate Network Operating System Infrastructure
[25%]
Outline of UNIX, NT and NDS. Contrast methods used in
networking operating systems in creating a corporate network
infrastructure, especially in relation to providing network
services.
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4
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Network infrastructure results [30%]
Desktop provision, organisation of NTFS/NDS/NFS, logical
location of servers, test results of scans, infrastructure
of network, location of subnets, location of routers,
etc.
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Strong conclusions which summarise your main findings.
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