(A) ii. Install a virtual machine on your computer to be used as a testing environment iii. For windows, either one of these are fine 1.

(A)        ii.          Install a virtual machine on your computer to be used as a testing environment

       iii. For windows, either one of these are fine

                       1. VMWare Workstation by VMware (preferred for Windows)

                       2. Oracle VirtualBox by Oracle

        iv. For Mac OS

                      1. Here is website for a list of options

                           https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-virtual-machines/

(B).       Install OS

                         i. Install Windows Server 2018 R2 SP1 in the virtual machine you just created

                       ii. Feel free to download Windows Server 2018 R2 from your choice of source

                       iii. Here is one option

                        1.          https://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/OfferingsOfMajorVersionList.aspx?pmv=4b523f0e-3adf-e211-9000-f04da23fc520&cmi_mnuMain=bdba23cf-e05e-e011-971f-0030487d8897&ws=7837a0e8-d49b-e011-969d-0030487d8897&vsro=8

(C)        Install SQL server 2012

                 i.     Here is the link to Microsoft website for downloading SQL Server 2012   

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=29066

                 ii.       Go to textbook p31, Do the Activity 2-1 (installation)

                       1. It's the installation using the Wizard

                       2. Follows to below steps and step 29, when installation is complete take a screenshot