The eLearning Center for Gatlin Education Services

This series prepares you to take the CIW v5 Foundations (1D0-510) examination, in conjunction with hands-on practice and other self-study.

IT Job Roles
Time: 20.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the different IT job roles associated with the creation, development, and management of an Internet Web site.

Internet Access Infrastructure
Time: 29.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the history of the Internet, client/server infrastructure, and the infrastructure required to access the Internet.
Objectives:
* Describe the relationship between clients and servers.
* Define Internet client access infrastructure.

Web Browsers
Time: 32.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the functions and usage of Web browsers.
Objectives:
* Identify the functions of Web browsers.
* Use Web browsers to acces the World Wide Web and other comptuer resources.

Electronic Mail
Time: 26.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about different e-mail technologies and protocols used over the Internet.
Objectives:
* List e-mail technologies and protocols.
* Describe e-mail technologies and protocols.

Networking and Internet Services
Time: 22.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about news clients, instant messaging, and other networking and Internet services.
Objectives:
* Describe news clients.
* Differentiate FTP-based and HTTP-based file retrieval.
* Describe Secure Shell.
* Describe Internet conferencing.
* Define network communications privacy issues.

Communicating with Internet Technology
Time: 12.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about effective means of communicating with Internet technology.

Web Browser Customizations
Time: 17.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to identify and configure user customization features in Web browsers.
Objectives:
* Configure browser preference configuration.
* Describe cookie and browser caching.
* Troubleshoot connectivity issues.

Internet Client Security Issues
Time: 19.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to protect Internet clients from viruses and other Internet-based attacks.
Objectives:
* Explain how encryption and authentication are used in the workplace.
* Describe ways to protect your computer from viruses.
* Differentiate between viruses and worms.
* List ways to protect your computer from spyware and malware.

Web Search Engines
Time: 18.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to perform Web engine searches.
Objectives:
* Use Web search engines effectively.
* Evaluate information obtained from Web search engines.

PIMs, File Transmissions, and Usage Issues
Time: 20.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about Internet file transmission issues, personal information management (PIM) issues, and legal and ethical issues surrounding the Internet.
Objectives:
* Devine personal information managers (PIMs).
* Explain Internet file transmissions.
* Discuss legal and ethical issues surrounding the Internet.

Project Management Concepts
Time: 20.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about project management concepts as they relate to managing Internet-related projects.

Database Concepts
Time: 10.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about database concepts and relational vs. non-relatioinal databases.

Web Page Creation
Time: 26.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the history of markup languages and the relationship among HTML pages, hyperlinks, and the World Wide Web.
Objectives:
* Explain the history of markup languages.
* Describe how markup lnaguages are used to create Web pages.
* Discuss how hyperlinked pages create the World Wide Web.

HTML and Graphics
Time: 15.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to add images and graphical formatting to HTML pages.
Objectives:
* Use of the <img> tag in adding images and graphical formatting to HTML pages.
* Describe the three main graphic file formats.

Web Page Design and Color
Time: 11.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about design and color principles for Web pages.
Objectives:
* Explain design and color principles for Web pages.
* Discuss the impact of color choices on Web pages.

HTML User-Input Forms
Time: 16.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to create HTML user-input forms.
Objectives:
* Use the <form> tag and other tags associated with it.
* Explain how CGI scripts process information coming from forms.

HTML Frames
Time: 13.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to create and use frames on HTML pages.
Objectives:
* Use frames on HTML pages.
* Explain the <frame> and <frameset> tags.

XML and Server-Side Programming Languages
Time: 19.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about XML''s functionality and its relationship to other languages.
Objectives:
* Explain the functionality of XML.
* Discuss how XML relates to server-side programming languages.

Web Site Navigation and Accessibility
Time: 15.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the concepts behind designing an easily accessible and navigable Web site.
Objectives:
* Explain the necessity for stakeholder and end user input.
* Describe the accessibility standards and compliance issues.
* Elaborate on usability and browser compatibility issues.

Cascading Style Sheets
Time: 13.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the usage of cascading style sheets (CSS) in formatting the appearance of Web pages.
Objectives:
* Describe the structure of cascading style sheets.
* Apply styles using cascading style sheets.

Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)
Time: 11.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) is used to create Web pages.
Objectives:
* Define Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML).
* Describe how XHTML is used to create Web pages.

Web Technologies
Time: 11.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about technologies that can enhance the user's Web experience.
Objectives:
* Explain common programming languages and file format used in Web pages.
* Differentiate push and pull technologies.
* Describe the different types of media files used on the Web.

GUI HTML-Editing Software
Time: 12.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the issues behind using graphically-oriented HTML editor to create Web pages.
Objectives:
* List the established standards for GUI editors.
* Use GUI editors to validate HTML files.
* Explain the features of graphical HTML editors.

Web Site Performance Issues
Time: 12.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to validate your Web documents and how to analyze your Web sites for performance.
Objectives:
* Validate Web documents.
* Estimate download times for your Web pages.
* Test your Web pages in different browsers.

Web Site Planning
Time: 10.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the Web site planning and development process.
Objectives:
* Explain the necessity of site development teamwork.
* Describe the process of site plan communication, feedback, and improvement.

Web Site Development and Maintenance
Time: 12.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the issues involved with Web site development and maintenance.
Objectives:
* Discuss legal issues surrounding Web site development.
* Explain site management and maintenance issues.

Oral Web Site Presentations
Time: 12.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the necessity for planning and delivering oral presentations when developing Web sites.
Objectives:
* Use management and client feedback in preparing the presentation.
* List different presentation software and tools that are available.
* Present information at a Web site meeting clearly.

E-Commerce Technologies
Time: 18.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to define electronic commerce (e-commerce) and related concepts and technologies.
Objectives:
* Define electronic commerce (e-commerce) terms.
* Explain electronic commercerce payment issues.
* Discuss global business issues related to e-commerce.

Database Connectivity
Time: 16.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the languages and technologies used to provide database connectivity to Web sites.
Objectives:
* Describe server-side programming languages.
* Explain Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programming methodologies.
* Desribe how hyperlinked pages create the World Wide Web.
* Discuss database structures and Structured Query Language (SQL).
* Differentiate one-tiered, two-tiered, and three-tiered applications.

Service Providers
Time: 13.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you the benefits and drawbacks of running a Web server in-house versus contracting out to an Internet Service Provider or an Application Service Provider.
Objectives:
* Explain what an Internet Service Provider (ISP) can do for you.
* Explain what an Application Service Provider (ASP) can do for you.
* Weigh the costs and benfits of running your Web server in-house, as opposed to contracting it out.

End-User Experience / Site Creativity
Time: 10.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to use custom site feature technologies to manage an end-user's experience and improve site creativity.
Objectives:
* Explain Web site branding issues.
* Discuss Web site corporate culture issues.
* Discuss Web site ethnic and cultural issues.

Copyright and Ethical Issues
Time: 9.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about copyright and ethical issues related to creating Web pages.
Objectives:
* Explain copyright issues related to creating Web pages.
* Discuss ethical issues related to creating Web pages.

Basic Data Communications
Time: 14.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the basics of Internet-related data communications.
Objectives:
* Explain basic data communications.
* Describe the OSI networking model.
* Differentiate local area netowrks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs).
* Describe the TCP/IP suite of protocols.

Networking Hardware
Time: 25.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the different types of Internet hardware and software connection devices and their configuration.
Objectives:
* Differentiate Internet networking cable types.
* Describe Internet hardware / software connection devices.
* Explain TCP/IP network addressing fundamentals.

IP Addresses
Time: 18.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the relationship between IP addresses and domain names, as well as the assignment of IP addresses within a subnet.
Objectives:
* Explain IP addressing and address classes.
* Differentiate between public and private IP addresses.
* Differentiate between the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.

Internet Servers
Time: 23.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the functions and components of servers commonly used on the Internet.
Objectives:
* Discuss functionality and components of HTTP (Web) servers.
* List common Internet services and protocols.
* Evaluate the choices for Internetworking servers.

Client Performance Issues
Time: 14.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to use troubleshooting tools to analyze and diagnose common performance issues affecting Internet clients.
Objectives:
* Troubleshoot IP-enabled systems.
* Tifferentiate between client-side and server-side problems.
* Troubleshoot issues with cable and ADSL modems.

Network-Aware System Maintenance
Time: 16.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to perform maintenance from a network and Internet perspective.
Objectives:
* Describe network system component maintenance.
* List common network peripherals.

Network-Based Client Operating Systems
Time: 20.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about the fundamental elements associated with the management of modern network-based client operating systems.
Objectives:
* Discuss application licensing, startup, and failure issues.
* Explain common file systems of network-based client operating systems.
* Describe file system management tools.
* Discuss hard drive partitioning and formatting issues.

Wireless Networks
Time: 13.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you how to configure and troubleshoot wireless networks.
Objectives:
* Explain wireless modes.
* Discuss wireless network security issues.
* Define wireless access points.
* Troubleshoot wireless connectivity issues.

Wireless Networks
Time: 12.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This course teaches you about career goal, job search, and resume strategies associated with an Information Technology (IT) career.
Objectives:
* Differentiate file formats available for presenting one's resume.
* Explain the importance of education in technology jobs.
* Discuss different career paths and jobs in