Web Technology Overview

Duration:   2 days

Participants:   Users, managers, developers, and technical staff at all levels.

Objectives:   Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to: -  Understand the present terminology / technology of the Web. -  Understand the components that are required to build and support a site. -  Become aware of emerging new technologies and future trends.

Overview:   This hands-on high-level overview gives you a better understanding of the present terminology and technology of the Web and the components that are required to build and support a site. Also, you get a first-hand glimpse of emerging new technologies and future trends.

Prerequisites:   A general understanding of the Internet and experience with an Internet browser.

Format:   Lecture and discussion with hands-on exercises.

Topic Outline:   -  Planning and Implementing a Web Site         Web client/server architecture         Introduction to client-side computing         Introduction to server-side computing         Creating and managing content         Identifying documents with URLs         TCP/IP         FTP         SMTP         POP3 -  Setting Up Your own Web Server         Selecting the appropriate server         Examining the server features of IIS         Tuning your server using performance and usage statistics         Dialup options: CSLIP, PPP, xDSL, cableTV         Dedicated access: leased line, IDSN, T1         Obtaining IP addresses and domain names         Microsoft Internet Information Server         Microsoft Transaction and Commerce Server -   Securing Your Website         Server security         Controlling access via hostname/address         Username/password authentication         Firewalls and proxy servers         Secure HTTP (SSL)         Risks to your intranet/internet         Selecting a security strategy: access restriction, event logging encryption          Security tools, digital certificates and encrypted e-mail -   Programming Technologies: An Awareness Briefing         Basic Web Technologies         HyperText Markup Language (HTML)         Basic formatting, lists, tables, frames         Adding images, sound and animation         Building Dynamic, Intelligent Web-based Applications         Combining HTML, scripting, and data access into Web-based applications         When and where to use DHTML (Dynamic HTML)         JavaScript         VB Script         Adding functionality through Common Gateway Interface (CGI) and Perl         XML and XSLT         Active Server Pages         Java         Java Servlets         Using ODBC/JDBC to access Web databases         Distributed Components and Corba         Overview of ActiveX controls          Bulletproofing Web applications with multi-tiered applications -   Web Development Tools and Environments         Microsoft FrontPage          Macromedia DreamWeaver         GoLive         TextPad         Homesite         Cold Fusion         Microsoft’s Visual InterDev         Microsoft’s Visual Studio         Other development tools -   Hot New Web Techno-Trends         e-Commerce and e-Business         Internet multimedia         New markup languages: XML, CSS, XSL, and others         New security trends: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Digital ID         Truly distributed applications (DCOM, CORBA, BOTs)         Dynamic HTML         New Infrastructure: ADSL, cable modems, and bandwidth busting         Product and media trends         New technologies on the horizon         Push technology         Webcasting         Open Source Movement         Microsoft vs. the World         Exotica: Voice browsers, internet barcode, wearable internet

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