Design and Implementation of a Virtual University Prototype Technology requirements and Evaluation

Information system (IS) and information technology (IT) tools are utilized in this research to design and implement a virtual university (VU) system and a prototype based on Microsoft family of servers and some other software with the design of the VU network infrastructure. It was found from this research that there is a wide spectrum of technology and software that allow the design and implementation of the virtual university and remote distance learning. The decision of choosing those tools is based on the complexity of the system and how it will be used. A simple prototype has been implemented to introduce some e-learning tools and technologies to the traditional education in the technical college of Mosul to let the students and faculty staffs get used on it, then gradually expand its use with time and a lot of investment and hardworking of a complete team of technicians, engineers, programmers, and educational content producers until the reach of the complete virtual university to provide remote distance learning for students