For the first midterm, please make sure that you have read the following:


  A Brief History of System Administration (pp. 1264-1273 ULSAH)
  Chapter 1 -- Where to Start (pp. 1-28, ULSAH)
  Chapter 2 -- Scripting and the Shell (pp. 29-76, ULSAH) 

  Chapter 1 -- What's New with Windows Server 2008 and 2008R2 (pp. 1-15 MWS2008R2)
  Chapter 2 -- Installing and Upgrading to Windows Server 2008R2 (pp. 17-109 MWS2008R2)

  The Evolution of the Unix Timesharing System (here)

  Chapter 3 -- Booting and Shutting Down (pp. 77-102 ULSAH)
  Chapter 4 -- Access Control and Rootly Powers (pp. 103-119 ULSAH)
  Chapter 5 -- Controlling Processes (pp. 120-139 ULSAH)

  Chapter 3 -- The New Server: Introduction to Server Core (pp. 111-162 MWS2008R2)

  Chapter 6 -- The Filesystem (pp. 140-173 ULSAH)
  Chapter 7 -- Adding New Users (pp. 174-205 ULSAH)

  Chapter 4 -- Windows Server 2008 IPv4: What Has Changed? (pp. 165-178 MWS2008R2)
  Chapter 5 -- DNS and Naming in Server 2008 and Active Directory (pp. 179-225 MWS2008R2)

  Chapter 8 -- Storage (pp. 206-281 ULSAH)
  Chapter 14 -- TCP/IP Networking (pp. 447-509 ULSAH)
  Chapter 16 -- Network Hardware (pp. 531-551 ULSAH)

  Chapter 6 -- Creating the Simple AD: The One-Domain, One-Location AD (pp. 227-276 MWS2008R2)
  Chapter 7 -- Creating and Managing User Accounts (pp. 279-356 MWS2008R2)