DIT504 System Administration (R/617/6743) Assignment Brief 2026

Qualification

QUALIFI Level 5 Diploma in Information Technology

Unit Code and Title

Unit DIT504: System Administration

Unit Reference

R/617/6743

Assignment Aim

This unit aims to provide the knowledge needed to administer a system in Linux and Windows. Topics covered include user and group management; file system management; task automation; shell scripting; Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers; mail servers; domain name servers; files and printers sharing; basic utilities and tools; application management; registry; local and group policies; backup policies; restore policies and performance tuning.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes: To achieve this unit, the learner must be able to:	Assessment Criteria: Assessment of these outcomes demonstrates the learner can:
1. Understand system administration.	1.1 Analyse the role of the system administrator.
	1.2 Analyse the elements within system administration.
	1.3 Analyse the history of the active directory and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
	1.4 Analyse the difference between snapshots and backups.
	1.5 Analyse the differences between local and group policies on Windows and Linux
	1.6 Analyse the role and requirements of backup and restore policies.
	1.7 Analyse the requirements of managing applications.
2. Perform user management and file system management.	2.1 Write shell scripts that enable administration tasks to be performed on Linux and Windows systems: Get Help; Check Services; List Users and ping a list of servers.
	2.2 Set up and configure users and groups to the agreed standard.
	2.3 Install and configure file and printer sharing to agreed standards.
	2.4 Write shell scripts to perform snapshots on Linux and Windows servers to agreed standards.
	2.5 Tune performance through the application of a range of utilities and tools to agreed standards.

Indicative Content

System administrators: duties, related fields; professional certification

Managing users and groups

Managing file systems

Automating tasks, processes and Daemon

Shell scripting

PowerShell

NFS, NIS servers and WINS servers

File and printer sharing

Application management

Customizing with Registry

Local and group policies

Backup and restore policies

Performance tuning

Answer

University	School of Business and Technology London (SBTL)
Subject	DIT504 System Administration (R/617/6743)

DIT504 System Administration (R/617/6743) Assignment Brief 2026

DIT504 Assignment Brief

Assignment Aim

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Indicative Content