Category Archives: Computer Science

Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) related items will be posted under this category. Topics include, but not limited to, system administration, hardware/software troubleshooting, coding/programming (PHP, HTML, Java, Python, etc) and more.

How to join Linux to a Windows AD-DS Domain

Linux (Unix-like) servers are very popular choice in the tech world. A majority of web and file servers are hosted on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. At the same time Microsoft Windows Servers are utilized by all major organization for its easy-to-use features such as Active Directory Domain Services, also simply known as, domains. If you have a mixed environment with both Linux and Windows servers or Linux desktops (end devices) and Windows servers, you need to be able to Windows domain join Linux machines. This is a step-by-step guide on how to domain join a CentOS, which is similar to RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) to an existing Windows Domain.

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How to install Windows 11 and bypass Minimum Requirements Errors

Microsoft now requires hardware security checks before installing Windows 11. At this time, the VMware Workstation Pro 16 has no solution to bypass the per-installation check for TPM (Trusted Platform Module), CPU, RAM, and Secure Boot. The solution is to use DWORD 32-bit value entries in the Registry Editor to force bypass the pre-installation checks. In this video demonstration, we install Windows 11 Professional 64 -bit version.

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Check high school subjects in Java

Question: Using Java, write a program to compare three Array Lists containing a student high school subjects and return the subjects they passed. The program will be used by the University of Java administration staff to check minimum requirements. Assume all Array Lists are to be created in this Java program without any user input. Assume at this time, there will be no changes to the Array Lists once they are created. An Array List must include all subjects offered by Alberta public school system. Another Array List must include the subject the students has taken. Finally a third Array List must include only the subjects which the students has scored over 85% final grade. Student must obtain at least 85% overall grade to meet the minimum requirements (“passed”) for the Computer Science program.

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