Using the text as a general outline,
the following topics will be the basis for 1 to 4 class presentations.
Additional materials will be presented or referred to in these presentations
and will be available in the class zone.
I.
Introduction The Virtual Classroom
A.
Calendar
B.
Private Mail (Email)
C.
Bulletin Boards (Fora)
D.
The Classroom
E.
Software you need
II.
Introduction to Electronic Information
A.
Communications technology
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Internet
concepts
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How
Computers Communicate
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nterchangeable
Media
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Connecting
One Computer To Another
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B.
LAN Technologies
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Connecting
a Computer to a LAN
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NIC
(Network Interface Card)
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The
Importance of LAN Technology
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C.
LAN Defined
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Ethernet
Animation
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The
Concept of the Shared Resource
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Relationship
to the Internet
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The
LAN-WAN Network
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D.
History of the Internet
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700
BCE to the Present
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III.
Basic Services on the Internet
A.
Electronic Mail
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Access
to Services Via E-mail
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The
Structure of Email
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What
is SMTP?
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What's
POP?
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What's
IMAP?
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Impact
and Significance of Electronic Mail
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Emoticons
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Emoticons
(Japanese)
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B.
Bulletin Board Service (Network News)
C.
Remote Login (TELNET)
D.
Other Services
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PING
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Finger
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Gopher
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SNMP-Simple
Network Management Protocol
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TRACERT-Trace
route.
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E.
Browsing the World Wide Web
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Browsing
Vs. Information Retrieval
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Recording
the Location of Information
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The
Anatomy of a URL
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Inside
a Browser Program
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World
Wide Web Documents (HTML)
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Advanced
Web Technologies
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Active
Pages
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Automated
Web Search (Search engines)
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How
a Search Engine Works
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How
An Automated Search Service Operates
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Audio
And Video Communication
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A
Combined Audio, Video, and Whiteboard Service
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IV.
Structure of the Internet
A.
Basic Structure
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Infrastructures
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The
New Meta-infrastructure
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What
Does the Internet Look Like?
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B.
Packet Switching
C.
OSI
D.
IP, TCP and Routers
E.
Binary Numbers
F.
Internet Scaling Problems
G.
IP Address Introduction
H.
Primary Address Classes
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Class
A Networks (/8 Prefixes)
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Class
B Networks (/16 Prefixes)
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Class
C Networks (/24 Prefixes)
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Other
Classes
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I.
Dotted-Decimal Notation
J.
Review: IP and the Internet
K.
TCP: Software For Reliable Communication
L.
Structure of the Internet: DNS
V.
The Internet Connection
A.
Types of Internet Connection
B.
Dedicated Circuits
C.
The Temporary Connection
D.
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
E.
xDSL Digital Subscriber Line
F.
Internet as Cable Service: Cable Modems
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Dynamic
HTML
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Dynamic
HTML Features
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Dynamic
HTML Object Models
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XML
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XML
Standard W3C
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XML
Effect
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VI.
E-Commerce/E-Business
A. General
Introduction to E-Commerce
B. Anatomy
of E-Commerce
C. Security
Systems
VII.
Society and the Net
A.
Netiquette
B.
Social implications
C.
Educational implications
