Micro-Credential in Internet Programming and Web Design

Week 1

Internet service concepts:

·         What is Internet?

·         How is Internet service structured?

·         What is TCP/IP?

·         Protocols, Naming,

·         How information clients talk to information Servers?

Introduction to Information Services:

·         Mail-based services,

·         Ftp, telnet and finger.

·         The world wide web,

·         Network requirements

·         Human requirements,

·         Internet addressing

·         Transmission control protocols,

·         File transfer protocol,

·         Internet relay chat.

Seminar Session

Simulations

Week 2

Windows Sockets (WINSOCK.DLL):

·         Types and introduction.

·         Building a window application framework: menus,

·         Dialogs,

·         Bitmaps and icons,

·         class wizard,

·         Button.

Building an Internet Finger Application:

·         Importance of finger,

·         How does finger work?

·         building finger client,

·         Using finger,

·         Blank host,

·         Default button,

·         Graying a button,

·         With non-complaint sites,

·         Intend based information services,

Assignment

Practical exercise

Week 3

Building an Internet Wise Application:

·         Significance and functions of wise, preloading the host address box,

·         adding accelerator,

·         Changing the font,

·         adding cut, copy, paste and undo support, using the wise application

Building an Internet FTP Application

·         Significance and functions of FTP, anonymous FTP,

·         building FTP client,

·         initial connection and directory list,

·         using the file list information,

·         changing the remote directory,

·         retrieving files, disconnecting.

Practical exercise

Week 4

Building an Internet HTTP Server:4

·   Significance and functions of http,

·   How does http work?

·   Handling errors,

·   Building http server,

·   Architecture, writing the server

Building an Internet IRC Application:

·         Significance and functions of IRC,

·         building an IRC Client,

·         implementing the interface,

·         talking to the server,

·         using and extending the IRC Client

Test

Week 5

Building and internet gopher application:

·         Significance and functions of gopher, protocol work,

·         Connecting the server

·         Parsing the document listing returned by the server,

·         Retrieving services from the host.

·         Compiling the server:

·         Getting the source code,

·         Extracting the files,

·         Pre-compilation configuration,

·         Compiling the client and server,

·         Installing the client and server.

·         Managing the server,

·         Naming and controlling,

·         Global attributes,

·         Recognizing a new filename extension,

·         Running the server,

·         Preparing data directory,

·         Testing the server.

Practical exercise

Week 6

Building an Internet Electronic Mail Application:

·         The smtp protocols,

·         the pop3 protocol,

·         Format of a mail message,

·         Designing a mail client,

·         Building a main client,

·         Setup menu item,

·         Display menu item,

·         Reply menu items.

·         Resizing the list box when the main view resized,

·         Graying a menu item,

·         Double-clicking a list box,

·         Connecting a menu item to a new toolbar button,

·         Error checking

Building an Internet Newsreader Application:

·         The structure of news,

·         Basic functions of a newsreader,

·         Designing newsreader,

·         Developing a newsreader,

·         Creating the application,

·         Getting connected and set up displaying an article,

·         Creating new article,

·         Building an original article,

·         Sending an article to nntp server,

·         Building follow up article,

·         Disconnecting,

·         Menu graying

Practical exercise

Week 7

Security building continued:

·         Preparing encrypted communications, accepting incoming encrypted connections, sending encrypted data,

·         Receiving encrypted data,

·         Switching to a different cipher,

Submission of Assignments Submission of Lab Report

Week 8

Final Examination

Conclusion Session

Awarding of Certificates

Presentation by VC or Representative of VC