CIS 102

NetPrep - For Your Future

CIS 156 - NetPrep - The Internet

Credits

3 Credit Hours (2 Lecture; 2 Lab)

Description

Provides a broad overview of the Internet and teaches effective ways to use the Internet, such as electronic mail, creating World Wide Web (WWW) pages, and electronic commerce. This course also includes a review of TCP/IP, the Internet's networking architecture

Prerequisites

CIS 155 with a grade of "C" or better or consent of instructor.

Outline

Introduction to the Internet

TCP/IP Introduction and Overview

Accessing the Internet

Web Client Installation and Usage

Using the Internet

Multimedia and Graphics

A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email

Business Uses of the Internet

Creating Web Pages

Outcome

For all of the following student competencies, the level of mastery is moderate; the level of knowledge is to define, identify, and measure; and the assessment tools will be tests and quizzes, papers, class participation, cases and projects.

The student should be able to:

Have a basic understanding of what the Internet is

Know a brief history of the Internet

Have a general knowledge of what is available on the Internet

Understand some of the terminology of the Internet

Identify the TCP/IP layers, their components, and their functions

Understand the concept of subnets, why they are needed, and how they are used

Identify the components of a class B Internet address in the dotted decimal form

Give the general form of a hierarchical Internet name

Characterize the delivery service provided by IP and TCP

Identify the reasons that an application might use UDP

Browsing

Using directories

Using search engines

Frequency

Every semester.

Formats

Traditional lecture/lab.

Web-based, self-paced.

Software Utilized

Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, RealPlayer, Shockwave Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader

Credits	3 Credit Hours (2 Lecture; 2 Lab)
Description	Provides a broad overview of the Internet and teaches effective ways to use the Internet, such as electronic mail, creating World Wide Web (WWW) pages, and electronic commerce. This course also includes a review of TCP/IP, the Internet's networking architecture
Prerequisites	CIS 155 with a grade of "C" or better or consent of instructor.
Outline	Introduction to the Internet TCP/IP Introduction and Overview Accessing the Internet Web Client Installation and Usage Using the Internet Multimedia and Graphics A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email Business Uses of the Internet Creating Web Pages
Outcome	For all of the following student competencies, the level of mastery is moderate; the level of knowledge is to define, identify, and measure; and the assessment tools will be tests and quizzes, papers, class participation, cases and projects. The student should be able to: Have a basic understanding of what the Internet is Know a brief history of the Internet Have a general knowledge of what is available on the Internet Understand some of the terminology of the Internet Identify the TCP/IP layers, their components, and their functions Understand the concept of subnets, why they are needed, and how they are used Identify the components of a class B Internet address in the dotted decimal form Give the general form of a hierarchical Internet name Characterize the delivery service provided by IP and TCP Identify the reasons that an application might use UDP Browsing Using directories Using search engines
Frequency	Every semester.
Formats	Traditional lecture/lab. Web-based, self-paced.
Software Utilized	Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, RealPlayer, Shockwave Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader