Internet and Intranet Fundamentals William R. Mussatto

Topics Get Acquainted –Introductions Course Overview –books –syllabus Expectations –homework, tests, grades Lesson 1

Introductions William R. Mussatto –Senior Systems Engineer, CyberStrategies, Inc. Upland Internet Presence Provider Software and Database-Enabled Web Sites E-commerce –M.S. CIS from Boston University –Retired USAF Computer Systems Staff Officer

Introductions Expertise –Design and Manages Internet Hosting Systems –Develop/Customize Backend Software for Web-Sites –Large Real-time Imbedded systems, linking sites in several States.

Introductions Contact Information (in order of preference) – –Work Phone: Ext. 27 –Home Phone: –web company: course:

Introductions Spend minutes getting acquainted –name –where you live –where you work –what you do for a living –why you are taking this course Report back to the group

Course Overview Dates: Apr 3 - Jun 19 Tuesdays: 6:30 - 9:30 PM Session A: 6:30 - 8:00 Break: 8:00 - 8:15 Session B: 8:15 - 9:30

Course Overview Textbooks The Internet Book : Everything You Need to Know About Computer Networking and How the Internet Works; Douglas E. Comer; Prentice Hall Computer Books; ISBN: Intranets : What's the Bottom Line?; Randy J. Hinrichs; Prentice Hall Computer Books; ISBN:

Course Overview Syllabus Class 1 - Apr 3: –Course Overview –Background Material

Course Overview Syllabus Class 2 - Apr 10 –Client / Server Computing –The Internet, Part I History TCP/IP

Course Overview Syllabus Class 3 - Apr 17 –The Internet, Part I More TCP/IP Internet Architecture Regulation

Course Overview Syllabus Class 4 - Apr 24 –The Internet, Part II Principal Applications WWW, HTTP Telnet, FTP

Course Overview Syllabus Class 5 - May 1 –The Internet, Part III SMTP, POP, IMAN NNTP Telnet, FTP Review for Mid-Term

Course Overview Syllabus Class 6 - May 8 –Midterm Exam –Intranet Concepts Motivation and Business Case Various Definitions and Views –Real World Examples

Course Overview Syllabus Class 7 - May 15 –Intranet Requirements Analysis Security Issues Firewall Concepts User Needs Analysis

Course Overview Syllabus Class 8 - May 22 –Intranet Design Tradeoffs Homogeneous Networks Make vs. Buy

Course Overview Syllabus Class 9 - Jun 5 –Intranet Implementation Issues Phasing in the Intranet Legacy Integration Required Skills and Tools

Course Overview Syllabus Class 10 - Jun 12 –Intranet Maintenance and Support Maintenance: Curse of Decentralized Computing Customer Helpdesk Content Generation, Control and Maintenance Network Management –Intranet Technology Trends Limitations of TCP/IP Real-Time and Multimedia Apps Virtual Corporations

Course Overview Syllabus Class 11 - Jun 19 –Final Exam

Expectations Final Counts 60%, Midterm 40% Exams will cover both text and in-class presentations True/False, Multiple Choice, Some Acronyms Please: no incompletes!!!