CIW Foundations Exam
CIW Foundations: Internet Business Foundations Part 1
Course Overview
This course consists of 4-units which the learners will learn about career oppurtunities in IT, Web browsers, multimedia, Web databases, and search engines.
Learn To
– Identify job roles responsible for managing a website.
– Identify job roles responsible for managing a convergent network
– Identify key aspects of networks.
– Install a Web browser.
– Identify characteristics of a Web browser.
– Work with a Web browser.
– Identify features of various programming languages used for creating Web content.
– Identify features of various scripting languages used for creating Web content.
– Identify characteristics of plug-in technology.
– Identify key aspects of Web databases.
– Identify features of database queries.
– Identify characteristics of Web search engines.
Audience
– The CIW Associate certification is ideal for all professionals who use the Internet. This prerequisite certification is also required for all levels of specialization in the CIW program. CIW Associates have mastered the common core of Internet knowledge, and apply these foundational skills to further specialization.
CIW Foundations: Internet Business Foundations Part 2
Course Overview
This course consists of 4-units. In the first unit, the learners will learn about e-mail technology and managing personal information, In the next two units, the learners will be taught about concepts of Internet services and tools and Internet security. Finally, in the fourth unit the learners get an overview of project management principles.
Learn To
– Identify key aspects of e-mail technology.
– Identify features of protocols used for transferring, storing, and accessing e-mail messages.
– Identify features of various e-mail services.
– Identify characteristics of methods used for accessing resources on the Internet.
– Identify methods used for accessing remote computers.
– Identify key aspects of File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
– Identify key aspects of securing data with the help of encryption.
– Identify features of methods used for authenticating users on the Internet.
– Identify features of firewalls.
– Identify characteristics of project management.
– Identify characteristics of different project management phases.
– Identify characteristics of various activities related to project management.
Audience
– The CIW Associate certification is ideal for all professionals who use the Internet. This prerequisite certification is also required for all levels of specialization in the CIW program. CIW Associates have mastered the common core of Internet knowledge, and apply these foundational skills to further specialization.
CIW Foundations: Site Development Foundations Part 1
Course Overview
CIW Foundations is a three-course series that teaches the essential, hands-on skills and knowledge that Internet professionals are expected to understand; Internet Business Foundations, Site Development Foundations, Network Technology Foundations. The revised objectives reflect advancements in technologies and tools (such as peer-to-peer networks, instant messaging and blogging), and current workplace skills requirements. The CIW Foundations courses prepare students to take the CIW Foundations certification exam.
Learn To
– Identify benefits of using markup languages.
– Identify the stages in the evolution of markup languages.
– Identify advantages of using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
– Identify the need for branding standards and methods for audience development.
– Identify benefits of different portal types.
– Identify common file formats and issues with proprietary file formats.
– Identify features of various Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) tags.
– Identify key aspects of declaring document structure tags.
– Identify key aspects of developing Web sites.
– Identify key aspects of horizontal rules.
– Identify key aspects of using images in Web pages.
– Identify functions of different image attributes.
– Identify key aspects of creating hyperlinks.
– Identify steps to create local hyperlinks.
– Identify steps to create external hyperlinks.
Audience
– The CIW Associate certification is ideal for all professionals who use the Internet. This prerequisite certification is also required for all levels of specialization in the CIW program. CIW Associates have mastered the common core of Internet knowledge, and apply these foundational skills to further specialization.
CIW Foundations: Site Development Foundations Part 2
Course Overview
CIW Foundations is a three-course series that teaches the essential, hands-on skills and knowledge that Internet professionals are expected to understand; Internet Business Foundations, Site Development Foundations, Network Technology Foundations. The revised objectives reflect advancements in technologies and tools such as peer-to-peer networks, instant messaging and blogging, and current workplace skills requirements. The CIW Foundations courses prepare students to take the CIW Foundations certification exam.
Learn To
– Identify uses of Common Gateway Interface (CGI) in Web forms.
– Identify key aspects of tags used for creating a Web form.
– Identify ways to add various fields in Web pages.
– Identify key aspects of Web design programming.
– Identify features of server-side programming languages.
– Identify features of server-side programming languages.
– Identify features of e-commerce.
– Identify ways to integrate business and Internet technologies.
– Identify features of data formatting methods.
Network Technology Foundations
Learn To
– Demonstrate knowledge of basic data communications components, and demonstrate technical knowledge of the Internet.
– Identify the role of networking hardware, and configure common hardware for operation.
– Identify the relationship between IP addresses and domain names, including: assignment of IP addresses within a subnet.
– Identify the functions and components of servers commonly used on the Internet.
– Identify common Internet security and availability issues, including: user-level and enterprise-level concerns.
– Identify common performance issues affecting Internet clients, including: analysis, diagnosis.
– Perform basic hardware and system maintenance for network-aware systems.
– Manage fundamental elements of modern network-based client operating systems.
– Configure and troubleshoot wireless networks.
– Manage career opportunities in the IT industry.
– Represent technical issues to a non-technical audience.