CIW  Foundations (1D0-510)

This course prepares you to take the CIW v5 Foundations (1D0-510) examination, in conjunction with hands-on practice and other self-study.

Learning Segment 1: IT Job Roles

This learning segment teaches you about the different IT job roles associated with the creation, development, and management of an Internet Web site.

Objectives:

·         Describe Internet Web site job roles

·         IT Job Roles

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Learning Segment 2: Internet Access Infrastructure

Summary:

This learning segment teaches you about the history of the Internet, client/server infrastructure, and the infrastructure required to access the Internet.

Objectives:

·         Describe the relationship between clients and servers

·         Define Internet client access infrastructure

·         Internet Access Infrastructure

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Learning Segment 3: Web Browsers

This learning segment teaches you about the functions and usage of Web browsers.

 

Objectives:

·         Identify the functions of Web browsers

·         Use Web browsers to access the World Wide Web and other computer resources

·         Web Browsers

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Learning Segment 4: Electronic Mail

This learning segment teaches you about different e-mail technologies and protocols used over the Internet

Objectives:

·         List e-mail technologies and protocols

·         Describe e-mail technologies and protocols

·         Electronic Mail

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Learning Segment 5: Networking and Internet Services

 

This learning segment teaches you about news clients, instant messaging, and other networking and Internet services.

Objectives:

·         Describe news clients

·         Differentiate FTP-based and HTTP-based file retrieval

·         Describe Secure Shell

·         Describe Internet conferencing

·         Define network communications privacy issues

 

 

Learning Segment 6: Communicating with Internet Technology

 

This learning segment teaches you about effective means of communicating with Internet technology.

Objectives

·         Explain effective Internet-based communication

Learning Segment 7: Web Browser Customisations

 

 

This learning segment teaches you how to identify and configure user customisation features in Web browsers.

Objectives:

·         Configure browser preference configuration

·         Describe cookie and browser caching

·         Troubleshoot connectivity issues

Learning Segment 8: Internet Client Security Issues

This learning segment teaches you how to protect Internet clients from viruses and other Internet-based attacks

Objectives:

·         Explain how encryption and authentication are used in the workplace

·         Describe ways to protect your computer from viruses

·         Differentiate between viruses and worms

·         List ways to protect your computer from spyware and malware

Learning Segment 9: Web Search Engines

 

Objectives:

·         Use Web search engines effectively

·         Evaluate information obtained from Web search engines

Learning Segment 10: PIMs, File Transmissions, and Usage Issues

Objectives:

 

·         Devine personal information managers (PIMs)

·         Explain Internet file transmissions

·         Discuss legal and ethical issues surrounding the Internet

Learning Segment 10: Project Management Concepts

 

Objectives:

·         Describe the process for managing Internet-related projects

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Learning Segment 11: Database Concepts

 

 

 

 

Objectives:

·         Explain essential database concepts

Learning Segment 12: Web Page Creation

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about the history of markup languages and the relationship mong HTML pages, hyperlinks, and the World Wide Web.

Objectives:

·         Explain the history of markup languages

·         Describe how markup languages are used to create Web pages

·         Discuss how hyperlinked pages create the World Wide Web

Learning Segment 13: HTML and Graphics

 

 

This learning segment teaches you how to add images and graphical formatting to HTML pages.

Objectives:

·         Use of the tag in adding images and graphical formatting to HTML pages

·         Describe the three main graphic file formats

Learning Segment 13: Web Page Design and Colour

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about design and colour principles for Web pages.

Objectives:

·         Explain design and colour principles for Web pages

·         Discuss the impact of colour choices on Web pages

Learning Segment 14: HTML User-Input Forms

 

 

 

This learning segment teaches you how to create HTML user-input forms.

Objectives:

·         Use the tag and other tags associated with it

·         Explain how CGI scripts process information coming from forms

Learning Segment 15: HTML Frames

This learning segment teaches you how to create and use frames on HTML pages.

Objectives:

·         Use frames on HTML pages

·         Explain the and tags

Learning Segment 16: XML and Server-Side Programming Languages

This learning segment teaches you about XML's functionality and its relationship to other languages.

Objectives:

·         Explain the functionality of XML

·         Discuss how XML relates to server-side programming languages

 

 

Learning Segment 17: Web Site Navigation and Accessibility

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about the concepts behind designing an easily accessible and navigable Web site.

Objectives:

·         Explain the necessity for stakeholder and end user input

·         Describe the accessibility standards and compliance issues

·         Elaborate on usability and browser compatibility issues

Learning Segment 18: Cascading Style Sheets

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about the usage of cascading style sheets (CSS) in formatting the appearance of Web pages.

Objectives:

·         Describe the structure of cascading style sheets

·         Apply styles using cascading style sheets

Learning Segment 19: Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)

 

 

This learning segment teaches you how Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) is used to create Web pages.

Objectives:

·         Define Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)

·         Describe how XHTML is used to create Web pages

Learning Segment 20: Web Technologies

This learning segment teaches you about technologies that can enhance the user's Web.

Objectives:

·         Explain common programming languages and file format used in Web pages

·         Differentiate push and pull technologies

·         Describe the different types of media files used on the Web

Learning Segment 21: GUI HTML-Editing Software

 

This learning segment teaches you about the issues behind using graphically-oriented HTML editor to create Web pages.

Objectives:

·         List the established standards for GUI editors

·         Use GUI editors to validate HTML files

·         Explain the features of graphical HTML editors

Learning Segment 22: Web Site Performance Issues

This learning segment teaches you how to validate your Web documents and how to analyse your Web sites for performance.

 

Objectives:

·         Validate Web documents

·         Estimate download times for your Web pages

·         Test your Web pages in different browsers

Learning Segment 23: Web Site Planning

This learning segment teaches you about the Web site planning and development process.

Objectives:

·         Explain the necessity of site development teamwork

·         Describe the process of site plan communication, feedback, and improvement

Learning Segment 24: Web Site Development and Maintenance

 

This learning segment teaches you about the issues involved with Web site development and maintenance.

Objectives:

·         Discuss legal issues surrounding Web site development

·         Explain site management and maintenance issues

Learning Segment 25: Oral Web Site Presentations

This learning segment teaches you about the necessity for planning and delivering oral presentations when developing Web sites.

Objectives:

·         Use management and client feedback in preparing the presentation

·         List different presentation software and tools that are available

·         Present information at a Web site meeting clearly

Learning Segment 26: E-Commerce Technologies

 

 

This learning segment teaches you how to define electronic commerce (e-commerce) and related concepts and technologies.

Objectives:

·         Define electronic commerce (e-commerce) terms

·         Explain electronic ecommerce payment issues

·         Discuss global business issues related to e-commerce

Learning Segment 27: Database Connectivity

This learning segment teaches you about the languages and technologies used to provide database connectivity to Web sites.

Objectives:

·         Describe server-side programming languages

·         Explain Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programming methodologies

·         Desribe how hyperlinked pages create the World Wide Web

·         Discuss database structures and Structured Query Language (SQL)

·         Differentiate one-tiered, two-tiered, and three-tiered applications

 

 

 

 

 

 Learning Segment 28: Service Providers

This learning segment teaches you the benefits and drawbacks of running a Web server in-house versus contracting out to an Internet Service Provider or an Application Service Provider.

Objectives:

·         Explain what an Internet Service Provider (ISP) can do for you

·         Explain what an Application Service Provider (ASP) can do for you

·         Weigh the costs and benefits of running your Web server in-house, as opposed to contracting it out

Learning Segment 29: End-User Experience / Site Creativity

 

 

 

This learning segment teaches you how to use custom site feature technologies to manage an end-user's experience and improve site creativity.

Objectives:

·         Explain Web site branding issues

·         Discuss Web site corporate culture issues

·         Discuss Web site ethnic and cultural issues

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Learning Segment 30: Copyright and Ethical Issues

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about copyright and ethical issues related to creating Web pages.

Objectives:

·         Explain copyright issues related to creating Web pages

·         Discuss ethical issues related to creating Web pages

Learning Segment 31: Basic Data Communications

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about the basics of Internet-related data communications.

Objectives:

·         Explain basic data communications

·         Describe the OSI networking model

·         Differentiate local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs)

·         Describe the TCP/IP suite of protocols

Learning Segment 31: Networking Hardware

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about the different types of Internet hardware and software connection devices and their configuration.

Objectives:

·         Differentiate Internet networking cable types

·         Describe Internet hardware / software connection devices

·         Explain TCP/IP network addressing fundamentals

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Learning Segment 32: IP Addresses

 

This learning segment teaches you about the relationship between IP addresses and domain names, as well as the assignment of IP addresses within a subnet.

 

Objectives:

·         Explain IP addressing and address classes

·         Differentiate between public and private IP addresses

·         Differentiate between the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols

Learning Segment 33: Internet Servers

 

 

This learning segment teaches you about the functions and components of servers commonly used on the Internet.

Objectives:

·         Discuss functionality and components of HTTP (Web) servers

·         List common Internet services and protocols

·         Evaluate the choices for Internetworking servers

Learning Segment 34: Client Performance Issues

This learning segment teaches you how to use troubleshooting tools to analyze and diagnose common performance issues affecting Internet clients.

Objectives:

·         Troubleshoot IP-enabled systems

·         Tifferentiate between client-side and server-side problems

·         Troubleshoot issues with cable and ADSL modems

Learning Segment 35: Network-Aware System Maintenance

 

This learning segment teaches you how to perform maintenance from a network and Internet perspective.

Objectives:

·         Describe network system component maintenance

·         List common network peripherals

Learning Segment 36: Network-Based Client Operating Systems

This learning segment teaches you about the fundamental elements associated with the management of modern network-based client operating systems.

Objectives:

·         Discuss application licensing, startup, and failure issues

·         Explain common file systems of network-based client operating systems

·         Describe file system management tools

·         Discuss hard drive partitioning and formatting issues

Learning Segment 37: Wireless Networks

 

 

 

This learning segment teaches you how to configure and troubleshoot wireless networks.

Objectives:

·         Explain wireless modes

·         Discuss wireless network security issues

·         Define wireless access points

·         Troubleshoot wireless connectivity issues

 

Learning Segment 38: Managing IT Careers

This learning segment teaches you about career goal, job search, and resume strategies associated with an Information Technology (IT) career.

Objectives:

·         Differentiate file formats available for presenting one's resume

·         Explain the importance of education in technology jobs

·         Discuss different career paths and jobs in the IT industry

Features:

·         Flash-based instructional demonstrations applying course concepts.

·         Instructional audio with graphics highlighting key points.

·         A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.

·         Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.

·         Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.

·         Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.

·         A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.

·         A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.

·         Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.

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Technical Requirements:

P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.