CSCI1050 — Internet Essentials: Concepts, Use and Design
CSCI 1050 - Internet Essentials: Concepts, Use and Design CSCI 1050 - Internet Essentials: Concepts, Use and Design Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet. Students begin by examining the hardware and software technologies that support the Internet such as TCP/IP, HTML and JavaScript. This is followed by learning about many of the current features such as compression, search, e-mail, file transfer and internet conferencing. Concepts and guidelines are presented for internet security, privacy and safety. Students are introduced to web site design, management and search engine optimization (SEO). Current technologies, such as web browsers, content management systems (e.g. Wordpress, Joomla) and/or web-based tools are used to demonstrate the concepts and develop student proficiency. MnTC Goals None Major Content Theory and application of Internet use Role of the ISP/choosing an account Installing dial-up software, TCP/IP, PPP, web browser Theory and application of access technology Multimedia formats, their delivery and display Internet conferencing & instant messaging Telnet, FTP How the Internet works Overview of webs, web servers Client Hardware/software requirements Types of connections/transmission technologies Other network hardware (e.g. routers, gateways) Client/server architectures Introduction to transmission technologies Web server hardware and software technologies Use of the Internet in EComme