BIT Year 1 – Semester 1 – Detailed Syllabi IT1403

IT1403 - Internet & World Wide Web (Compulsory)

INTRODUCTION

This is one of the 4 courses designed for Semester 1 of Bachelor of Information

Technology Degree program.

CREDITS: 04

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successfully completing this course you will be able to use the Internet resources
effectively and efficiently in learning, communication and other activities.

OUTLINE OF SYLLABUS

Topic Hours

1. Introduction to the Internet 04

2. Getting connected to the Internet 05*
3. The World Wide Web 13*
4. Electronic Mail 08*
5. Collaboration through the Internet 06*
6. Network services through the Internet 07*
7. Public services on the Internet 09*
8. Risk factors and security in Internet access 06*
9. Ethics and legal regulations in using the Internet 02

TOTAL 60

* These should be conducted in a laboratory with hands on practice.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Main Reading:

Ref 1: The Internet book, Third edition by Douglas E. Comer

Ref 2: The complete Reference Internet, Second Edition, Margaret Levine Young

Supplementary Reading:

Ref 3: Faster smarter Internet, Kathy Ivens, 2003

Ref 4: Internet complete, Second Edition, 2000

Recommended Links
Ref 5: http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~herrington/WebSite/response/legeth/gt3791b/
Ref 6: http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/Int_Policy/

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Ref 7: http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi.htm
Ref 8: http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wu_sites.htm
Ref 9: http://stylusinc.com/enhance/Ecommerce/InternetBusinessModels.php
Ref 10: http://derekstockley.com.au/eindex2b.html
Ref 11: http://www.dcfcu.coop/DCFCU_site_map.html#- ebanking tutorial
Ref 12: http://www.gov.lk/home.asp
Ref 13: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing
Ref 14: http://www.livinginternet.com/e/e.htm

DETAILED SYLLABUS

1. Introduction to the Internet (4hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Define the Internet, describe how large it is, and find out how fast it is growing
• Identify the pioneers of the Internet
• Define the acronyms LAN, WAN and DNS
• Outline the major events of the history of the Internet
• Describe how individuals use the Internet at home, school, and work
• List and Identify 5 basic Internet services

Material /Sub Topics

1.1. What is the Internet? [Refer Student manual, Ref1: pg. 4]

1.1.1. Global Infrastructure
1.1.2. Communication system
1.1.3. Information Retrieval system
1.1.4. Who pays for it?
1.1.5. Impact of the Internet
1.2. History of the Internet
1.2.1. Early years of the Internet
1.2.1.1. Emergence of WANs [Ref1:pg. 55-58]
1.2.1.2. Desirability of a single network [Ref1: pg. 59]
1.2.1.3. The ARPANET backbone [Ref1: pg.60]
1.2.2. Introduction of the Internet software -TCP/IP [Ref1: pg. 61-64]
1.2.3. Internet Growth [Ref1: pg.4, 69,70,75,77]
1.2.4. The internet improves science -NSF’s approach(1980s) [Ref1: pg. 72-75]
1.2.5. Commercialization of the Internet [Refer Student manual]
1.2.5.1. future of the internet
1.2.5.2. Internet2
1.3. Why do people use Internet? [Refer Student manual]
1.3.1. Who is using the internet?
1.3.2. Internet facilities
1.3.2.1. WWW
1.3.2.2. E-mail
1.3.2.3. chat
1.3.2.4. Video conferencing
1.3.2.5. File Transferring

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1.3.2.6. Usenet Newsgroup

1.3.2.7. Telnet

Activities

• Find the number of machines currently connected to the Internet and discuss
about your findings and references with peers using the discussion forum
• Fill a given web based questionnaire about your own Internet usage
• Find out the Internet facilities that can be used by a student and a businessman
• Outline the major events in the history of the Internet

2. Getting connected to the Internet (5hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Describe the purpose and function of an Internet service provider (ISP)

• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the different Internet access
methods
• Describe the best way to connect to the Internet, given particular circumstances

Material /Sub Topics

2.1. Information Infrastructure

2.1.1. communication infrastructure [Ref1: pg. 88,89]
2.1.2. Internet infrastructure [Ref1: pg. 90]
2.2. Internet Service Providers(ISP) and network connections
2.2.1. ISPs and access methods [Ref1: pg.111]
2.2.2. Leased circuits [Ref1: pg.112]
2.2.3. Dial-up access [Ref1: pg.113]
2.2.4. Broadband Internet access
2.2.4.1. Cable modem technologies [Ref1: pg.115]
2.2.4.2. DSL technologies [Ref1: pg.116]
2.2.5. Wireless access technologies [Ref1: pg.117]
2.3. Internet Protocols (IP)
2.3.1. Protocol [Ref1: pg.119]
2.3.2. Internet protocol [Ref1: pg.120]
2.3.3. Packet Switching [Ref1: pg.123, 127]
2.3.4. Transmission Control Protocol(TCP) [Ref1: pg.129-131]
2.3.5. client server computing [Ref1: pg.135-137]
2.4. Names for computers
2.4.1. IP address [Ref1: pg.123,124]
2.4.2. Naming a computer [Ref1: pg.139 –141]
2.4.3. Domain names [Ref1: pg.141-143]
2.4.4. Domain Name System (DNS) [Ref1: pg.143- 146]

Activities

Find out the ISP and the method you used to connect to this e-Learning course

Find out the other ISPs in Sri Lanka and their charges

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Write down the IP address that you used to connect to this e-Learning course

Configure a computer to access the Internet

3. The World Wide Web (15hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Define what it means to "surf" the Net

• Obtain an overview of the information and search tools that are available on the
Internet
• Define the concepts of linking and browsing web pages
• Define the concepts of a Web page, a home page, and a default page
• Select a Web browser and use it to go surfing
• Recognize the elements of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
• Describe how to go to any URL on the World Wide Web
• Visit some of the most exciting sites on the World Wide Web
• Identify the methods of navigating the Web using the browser's buttons and
shortcut keys
• Bookmark your favorite Web sites for quick recall whenever you want to visit
them again
• Develop a simple web page using HTML basics and a web authoring tool

Material /Sub Topics

3.1. Introduction to the World Wide Web (WWW)

3.1.1. History of WWW [Ref: 7]
3.1.2. Some WWW concepts [Ref 1: pg.8, 195] [Ref 2: pg.392-394]
3.2. Browsing the web
3.2.1. What is browsing? [Ref 1: pg.186]
3.2.2. Browser software
3.2.2.1. Web browsers [Ref 2: pg.394, 396]
3.2.2.2. How it works [Ref 1: pg.187]
3.2.3. Accessing web pages- URL [Ref 1: pg.199-203]
3.2.4. Hyperlinks, Bookmarks, Cookies [Ref 1: pg.201, 237, 238] [Ref 2: pg.420,
443] [Ref 4: pg.120, 125]
3.3. Using a web browser [Ref 2: pg.395-406]
3.4. World Wide Web documents
3.4.1. Displaying a web document [Ref 1: pg.208]
3.4.2. HTML- Creating web pages [Ref 1: pg.207 - 222]
3.4.2.1. Two main parts – head and body
3.4.2.2. making headings, adding textual paragraphs
3.4.2.3. Linking a web page to another page
3.4.2.4. HTML editors
3.4.3. Introduction to some web technologies [Ref 2: pg.386-392]
3.4.4. Helper applications [Ref 2: pg.413-415], [Ref 3: pg.261-262]
3.5. Automated web search
3.5.1. Browsing vs. Searching [Ref 1: pg.243, 244]
3.5.2. Search Engines

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3.5.2.1. Search Engine Technology [Ref 1: pg.246-248] [Ref 2: pg.393,

468]
3.5.2.2. Web Directories [Ref 2: pg.469]
3.5.2.3. Methods of searching [Ref1: pg. 249-256]
3.5.2.4. Search Engine Types [Ref 8]
3.5.2.5. Advertising to pay for search [Ref 1: pg.255]

Activities
• Search the browsers that are available other than the one that you are using,
install them and compare their usage
• Find out different web servers and search tools available
• Using 2 of the search tools described above find URLs related to Tsunami and
compare the outcomes
• Find out URLs describing the History of the Internet and write down the keywords
used
• Display the contents of a cookie
• Create a personal web page describing about yourself and your hobbies and give
a link to UCSC website
• Install a plug-in from the plug-ins provided in the list to display the given movie

4. Electronic mail (8hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Describe what an e-mail account is

• Select an e-mail client for use in sending, receiving, and filing e-mail messages
• Configure your e-mail client so you can begin using e-mail
• Send, receive, answer and forward e-mail messages with attachments
• Create a signature file that will identify who you are at the end of your e-mail
messages
• Identify harmful viruses that can be transmitted with e-mail attachments
• Use an address book to keep track of the e-mail addresses of people to whom
you send mail
• Create a mailing list that enables you to send a message to several people at
once
• Search your stored mail messages to find messages you've filed for future
reference
• Determine unwanted mail and detect fake mail IDs
• Describe the security features of e-mail usage

Material /Sub Topics

4.1. How e-mail works [Ref 1: pg.157,158,161]

4.1.1. Description of Functionality
4.1.1.1. Introduction
4.1.1.2. E-mail vs. Postal service
4.1.1.3. Facilities of e-mail system
4.1.2. Technology

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4.2. E-mail accounts [Ref 1: pg.158]

4.2.1. E-mail client types
4.2.2. Mailbox address format [Ref 1:pg.162]
4.3. Using E-mail
4.3.1. Composing and Sending an e-mail [Ref 2 : pg.123] [Ref 4 : pg.34-36]
4.3.2. Receiving an e-mail [Ref 2 : pg.122]
4.3.2.1. Downloading an e-mail [Ref 2 : pg.128]
4.3.2.2. Deleting an e-mail [Ref 2 : pg.129]
4.3.2.3. Attachments [Ref 2: pg.134, 182-183]
4.3.3. Replying an e-mail [Refer Student manual]
4.3.4. Forwarding an e-mail [Refer Student manual]
4.3.5. Address books [Refer Student manual]
4.4. E-mail software
4.4.1. SMTP [Ref 2: pg.122] [Ref 4: pg.90,189]
4.4.2. POP [Ref 1: pg.337] [ Ref 4: pg.98,333] [Ref 14]
4.4.3. IMAP [Ref 14]
4.5. Mailing lists [Ref 1: pg.165-169] [Ref 2: pg.236-266]
4.6. Controlling your e-mail [Ref 2: pg. 194,198-201,202-206)
4.6.1. Filtering e-mail, Replying to messages automatically, Blocking junk mail
4.7. Impact and significance of electronic mail [Ref 1: pg.168]
4.8. Spam or unsolicited mail [Ref 4: pg.109, 113] [Ref 2: pg.194-197]

Activities
• Using your mail account send a mail to a given address
• Find out the difference between CC and BCC by sending a mail to yourself
• Send a given file to a given account
• Add given e-mail addresses to your address book
• Subscribe to the “How to use e-mail” mailing list and post a message
• Organize your mailbox according to subject
• Subscribe to a given mailing list and view the auto reply
• Simulation of deleting an e-mail
• Simulation of forwarding an e-mail
• Simulation of saving an e-mail attachment

5. Collaboration through the Internet (6hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Define the most popular methods for communicating in real time over the Internet
• Identify the benefits of teleconferencing
• Define streaming and name the different kinds of media that are being streamed
over the Internet

Material /Sub Topics

5.1. Radio programs on the internet [Ref 1: pg.257-260]

5.2. Web casting [Ref 1: pg.261]

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5.3. Phone and Faxes [Ref 1: pg.269-270]

5.4. Whiteboard service [Ref 1: pg.267]
5.5. Audio and video teleconferencing [Ref 1: pg.262, 266-267]
5.6. TV on the Internet [Refer Student manual]

Activities
• Configure a computer for videoconferencing and participate in conversations that
let you see and hear your conversation
• Find 3 Instant messaging(IM) clients available
• Find out the facilities available with an IM client
• Communicate with a friend using an IM client

6. Network services through the Internet (7hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Describe what FTP is and how it works

• Learn FTP commands used in downloading and uploading files
• Identify the features of newsgroups

Material /Sub Topics

6.1. FTP service

6.1.1. How FTP works [Ref 1: pg.274-275]
6.1.2. FTP commands [Ref 1: pg.270-274]
6.2. Bulletin Board service
6.2.1. Netnews – Newsgroups [Ref 1: pg.173] [Ref 2: pg.268-280]
6.3. Remote access to different computers
6.3.1. TELNET& SSH [Ref 1: pg.277-285]
6.3.2. VNC [Ref:13]
6.4. Chatting [Ref 3: pg.225-231] [Ref 2: pg.224-234]

Activities
• Download a file from an FTP site by using FTP
• Upload a file to the Internet by using FTP

7. Value Added Services on the Internet (7hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Define e-learning, e-commerce, e-government concepts

• Describe the use of value added services and their Impact on the society
• Identify the benefits of e-commerce and the types of e-business interactions

Material /Sub Topics

7.1. e-Learning [Ref: 10]

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7.1.1. Pedagogical Assumptions

7.1.2. Content Model Used
7.1.3. Other Classifications
7.1.4. Current Status and Trends
7.2. e-Commerce [Refer Student manual]
7.2.1. Revenue Models for e-Commerce
7.2.2. Optimizing Operational Costs and Efficiency
7.2.3. Issues confronting e-Commerce
7.3. e-Government [Ref: 12]
7.4. e-Entertainment [Refer Student manual]
7.5. The web as Library [Refer Student manual]
7.6. Platforms for Journaling and Collaboration [Refer Student manual]

Activities
• Find out the benefits of an e-government
• List the benefits of an e-learning environment

8. Risk Factors and Security in Internet access (6hrs.)

Instructional Objectives

• Identify the security risks, and describe ways of minimizing them

• Identify the use of secure protocols
• Identify symptoms of a virus attack

Material /Sub Topics

8.1. viruses and worms [Ref 2: pg.138] [Ref 3: pg.60-70]

8.1.1. virus symptoms
8.1.2. virus transmission methods
8.1.3. virus dangers
8.1.4. general precautions
8.2. Hacking and password security [Refer Student manual]
8.3. Firewall
8.3.1. Firewall Types [Ref 3: pg.33,34,58]
8.3.2. How a firewall works [Ref 3: pg.31]
8.4. secure communication [Ref 1: pg.287-294, pg.296-298] [Ref 2: pg.730]
8.4.1. authentication- digital certificates [Ref 1: pg.288]
8.4.2. encryption [Ref 1: pg.289]
8.4.3. secure protocols [Ref 1: pg.296-297]

Activities
• Identify 4 security risks in communicating over the Internet
• Discuss 4 precautionary measures against viruses

9. Ethics and legal regulations in using Internet (2hrs.)

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Instructional Objectives

• Explain how the Internet threatens your right to privacy, and know what you can
do about that.
• Define the term netiquette and explain its derivation.
• Determine the appropriate security measures to protect the privacy of your
information on the Internet.
• State the concept of copyright and fair use in cyberspace, and realize how
important it is to exercise your right of fair use of electronic resources.

Material /Sub Topics

9.1. Ethics in cyberspace [Refer Student manual]

9.2. Crimes on Internet [Ref : 5]
9.3. Legal acts for Internet usage [Ref : 6]

Activities
• Discuss the ethics in Internet usage

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