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Introduction
The
purpose of this module is to give students knowledge to manage Internet
infrastructures.
Syllabus
and Weighting
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Weighting
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A |
Web servers –
URL, functions, components, various servers
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5%
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| B |
Issues
affecting Internet site functionality – bandwidth, Internet connection
points, ISP, connection types, graphics, etc.
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15%
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| C |
Caching –
server, client, proxy, etc.
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5%
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| D |
Users and
documents – linking and organising documents, directory indexing,
directing naming, transferring files and documents to a web server
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10%
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| E |
Internet client
infrastructure; web browsers and clients, configuring the desktop, MIME
types, patches, updates, cookies
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15%
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| F |
Internet
infrastructure, connectivity problems, domain names and DNS, TCP/IP
overview
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5%
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| G |
Hardware and
software connection devices, Internet band width technologies
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5%
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| H |
Protocols -
remote access, mail system, web system, file transfer system
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10%
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| I |
Internet
application development – understand programming-related terms, the
differences between client-side and server-side programming languages,
integrated databases, HTML, multimedia extensions, plug-ins and file
formats
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15%
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| J |
Search engines
– creating a searchable site, robots and spiders, automating
administrative tasks
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10%
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| K |
Log files –
using log files as diagnostic tools, for visitor information and
statistics
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5%
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