Learning Outcome 3
What event will trigger the application of the learning?
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What degree
of success will learner accomplish?
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When the learner needs to advice on appropriateness of design of
the architecture of a Web-based system for doing business on-line. |
Learner will be able to explain the architecture of the Internet
and the Web. |
Learning
Objectives in the 'Mandatory Objectives' column refer to the bare minimum
you need to learn to pass. It is essential that this learning is undertaken.
Successful
completion of the 'Honours' column, together with the 'Mandatory Objectives'
column, will prepare you more thoroughly.
If
you complete all of the learning in each column, then you will be in the best
position to obtain a high mark during the assessments.
For
each category, click on individual Learning Objectives to access the relevant
learning material.
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Mandatory
Objectives: |
Honours: |
First
Class: |
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What are open systems? What is the OSI reference
model of communication? |
Can you think of examples of protocols in the
7 layers of OSI? |
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What are the examples of open systems? What is
a LAN? What is a WAN? What are the similarities
and differences of LAN/WAN
based networks and Internet? What is Domain Name Service? |
Who regulates open system development? What is Ethernet? What are
advantages of using Internet-based technology in design of LANs and
WANs? Who regulates Domain Name Service? |
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Where do the TCP and IP protocols fit into the OSI? What is User
Datagram Protocol? What are the similarities and differences of UDP
and TCP? |
What other Internet protocols are there and what are their functionalities?
Where do these protocols fit into the OSI? |
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How do Web clients and Web servers maintain
state? What are the examples of services that are accessed through URL?
What is Domain Name System? |
How can content of Web server log files be used to achieve business
advantage? What are the implications of using Web server logs when we
have distributed systems? What is a Universal Resource Identifier? How
do applications convert domain names into IP addresses? |
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How do Web clients and Web servers communicate
with each other? |
How does the client know what the content-type
of server response is? What are the different methods of keeping state? |
What are the different methods of HTTP request? What is the general
format of a client request? What is the general format of a server response?
What factors prompts a technical architect to decide on a method for
keeping state? |
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What type of electronic services does WAP enable? |
What were the implications of marketing strategies of WAP? |
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Are
there any tools that learners can use in pursuit of this outcome? |
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PC with Internet access, books, periodicals. |
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Are
there any special words or terms which can be used in the glossary? |
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transmission control protocol, Internet protocol, OSI reference
model, APARNET, Internet service provider, Network access point, Client-Server
architecture, Universal Resource Identifier, Universal Resource Locator,
Universal Resource Name, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions, Session tracking |
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What
references (books/articles/URLs) can the learner draw on? |
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www.w3.org, E-Commerce by Chan et al (0-471-49303-1), Web Engagement
by Zoellick (0-201-65766-X), http://www.wapforum.org/, http://www.w3schools.com/wap/,
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/WAP.html, |