Pre-requisite Skills
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I am familiar with the PC and use of a mouse , and know how to startup and properly shut down a personal computer. (This is a pre-requisite skill , and therefore is not taught in CIS-111. If you answered NO to this question then take the survey for CIS-100 and the survey for CIS-101 and consider taking one of these courses prior to CIS-111. If you are interested in the basics of how to use the internet consider taking CIS-108, Internet basics.)
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2.
I can use Microsoft® Word word processing software to cut, paste, copy, and move text, and I can insert graphics into a document. (This is a pre-requisite skill , and therefore is not taught in CIS-111. If you answered NO to this question then take the survey for CIS-115 and the survey for CIS-101 and consider taking one of these courses prior to CIS-111. If you are interested in the basics of how to use the internet consider taking CIS-108, Internet basics.)
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3.
I understand good file management , can create folders, and know how to navigate, find, and copy files from a location on the hard drive to a floppy and visa versa. (This is a pre-requisite skill , and therefore is not taught in CIS-111. If you answered NO to this question then take the survey for CIS-100 , the survey for CIS-101 and the survey for CIS-115 . Then consider taking one of these courses prior to CIS-111. If you are interested in the basics of how to use the internet consider taking CIS-108, Internet basics.)
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4.
I have an e-mail account and know how to send and receive email with attachments. (This is a pre-requisite skill , and not taught in CIS-111. If you answered NO to this question then take the survey for CIS-100 , Then consider taking CIS-100, or CIS-108 prior to CIS-111. If you are interested in the basics of how to use the internet consider taking CIS-108, Internet basics.)
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Lab Skills and Internet Concepts
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I can identify at least three browsers and name the software developer of each browsers.
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I can define the primary purpose of a browser.
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I can clearly explain the difference between a browser and a search engine.
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I can define HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and explain why HTML was so instrumental in the growth of the Internet.
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I can list the required tags in a basic HTML document.
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I can create a web site with external and internal links, graphics, email links, tables and forms.
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I can create an internal Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)to change the appearance of text on a web page.
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I can describe different types of search indexes, such as static index/site map, keyword index, full text index.
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I am adept at using various search engines with key phrases that include Boolean operators to quickly and efficiently find information on the web.
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I can define online service and Internet service provider, and distinguish between dial up, DSL, Broadband Cable, ISDN connection technologies.
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I am proficient at using FTP to transfer files using a browser, using an FTP client, and from the command line.
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I can identify and explain the difference between and OS (operating system) and a NOS (Network Operating System.)
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I can explain the services that use various communication protocols, such as TCP/IP, HTTP, SHTTP, FTP, Telnet, Mailto, NNTP, POP, SMTP, and IMAP.
18.
I can explain client-server architecture.
19.
I can identify streaming and non-streaming sound and video files used on the web.
20.
I can explain WML and WAP as it relates to wireless internet appliances.
21.
I can name the seven layers of the OSI model.
22.
I can explain the OSI model layers as applied to a TCP/IP network.
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I can name four or more different types of servers.
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I can define push versus pull technology.
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I can explain what an octet is, and how this relates to IP addressing.
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I can explain DHCP.
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I can explain the difference between hubs, switches, bridges, routers and gateways.
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I can explain sub-netting versus segmenting methodologies for dividing large networks.
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I can explain the Client/Server Database model.
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I can define DHTML and give examples of web pages that employ dynamic content.
31.
I can give some examples of client side versus server side scripts.
32.
I can define the difference between compiled languages and scripting languages.
33.
I can define DBMS (database management system), and RDBMS (relational database management system.)
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I can list and explain network intrusion types, such as SYN flooding, Ping flooding and Mail flooding.
35.
I can list and explain protection strategies including authentication strategies such as User ID & Passwords, Smart Cards, and Digital Certificates.
36.
I can define asymmetric encryption and PGP encryption.
37.
I can define computer virus and describe the four main types which are boot sector, file, Trojan horse, and macro viruses.
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I can explain how to set up a proxy server and how to use it as a firewall.
39.
I can identify at least three ways to draw more traffic to my corporate web site.
40.
I can name six (or more) important features to look for in selecting a hosting service, and explain why each feature is critical to a web based business.
41.
I can explain each of the following strategies for doing business on the web: EDI, Online Cataloging, Shopping Carts, EFT and EBT.
42.
I can explain the legal concerns in E-business, including topics such as jurisdiction, contracts, and intellectual property rights.
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I can explain what each of the following organizations do/have done in standardizing the Internet: InterNIC, ICANN, IEEE, ISO, ANSI, and ARIN.
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I can explain what the HTTP 403 error is and what it mean.
45.
I can demonstrate the use of TCP/IP diagnostic utilities such as: ARP, PING, TraceRT, IPCONFIG, WinIPcfg, Netstat, NBSTAT, and NSLookUP.