Internet: Technical Introduction

Code:

 ZD75-931

Series:

 Computer Professional

Duration:

 1 day
A History of the Internet
Origins and Development of the Internet
How Internet Standards are Developed
Predicting the Future of the Internet

How Computers Communicate on the Internet
Moving Data across the Internet
Internet Protocols
Internet Addresses
Making the Connection

The World Wide Web
A Look behind the Web
Web Pages and Other Content
Web Clients
Web Servers
Web Applications		 Web Site Development
Who Builds Web Sites
Web Content Authoring
Web Graphics Design
Web Programming
Web Server Administration

Other Internet Services
Electronic Mail
FTP
Newsgroups
Other Internet Services

Internet Security
Security and the Internet
Security Tools
E-commerce Security Issues

Internet: Technical Introduction

Course specifications
Course number: 075 931
Course length: 1 day


Course description

Overview:
Students will learn introductory technical concepts underlying the Internet and the World Wide Web. This course is suitable for anyone who has used a Web browser to access the World Wide Web, but is now looking to learn more about how the Internet and the Web work.

Prerequisites:
Netscape Communicator 4.5: Introduction, Internet Explorer 5.0: Introduction, or equivalent knowledge.

Delivery method:
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits:
Students will learn what goes on behind the scenes to enable Internet and Web connections to work. This information is useful for anyone embarking on a technical career related to computers or the Internet, as well as those who intend to use the Internet for business or commercial purposes.

Target student:
Students enrolling in this course should understand fundamental computer concepts (such as how to run applications, manage files, and so forth) and how to use a Web browser.

What's next:
This course is not part of a series, although students who want to build upon the concepts covered in this course can take a variety of other courses on Web site development and e-commerce (depending on the skills they would like to acquire), such as Effective Web Design, E-commerce: Internet Business Strategies, FrontPage 2000: Introduction, JavaScript Programming, and others.


Internet: Technical Introduction

Performance-based objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Recount a brief history of the Internet, and explain its impact on business, the culture at large, and its possible impact on the future.
  • Explain how computers communicate across the Internet.
  • Explain how Web servers and client software such as Web browsers work together to enable users to browse information and run applications on the Web.
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of Web site developers (including authors, designers, programmers, and administrators), the tools they use, and the general principles they follow when developing Web sites.
  • Name and describe some of the services provided by the Internet other than the World Wide Web.
  • Describe security hazards that go along with connecting to the Internet, and some of that tactics that can be used to minimize those hazards