ECommerce Overview

Course Objectives
Whilst covering the basics of the components used to build E-commerce applications, this Course also aims to give an insight into how all the components interact with each other. Issues such as the Internet, routers, backbones, TCP/IP, security, XHTML, XML and Java are discussed. On completion of this Course the student will be able to:

• Understand the Internet Infrastructure and its components
• Understand the Internet Protocols
• Understand the Web, Web Servers and Web Processes
• Understand different Mark-up Languages
• Understand HTML, XHTML and JavaScript
• Understand XML
• Understand Java and its Components
• Understand Java Servlets and JSPs
• Understand Enterprise JavaBeans
• Understand Multi-Tiered Applications

Course Details
THE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE
What Is The Internet ?
Networks
Backbones and Routers
Internet Protocol Addresses
Domain Name and Domain Name System
The Client / Server Model
The Intranet
The Exrtanet
ROUTERS
Routers
Packets and Packet Switching
Router Size
Router Configuration
Network Infrastructure
Addresses
Protocols
Message Tracing
Configuration Table
BACKBONES
Backbones
TRANSPORT CONTROL PROTOCOL / INTERNET PROTOCOL
Internet Protocols - TCP/IP
Family of TCP/IP Protocols
Deciding Which Protocol to Use ?
Accessing Different Server Types
Telnet
How to use Telnet
File Transfer Protocol
FTP Sites
Why use File Transfer ?
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
The History of the World Wide Web
What is the World Wide Web ?
How it Works
HTML
What is a Uniform Resource Locator ?
Media Types
What is the Difference between a GIF and a JPEG
Audio Files
Video Files
WEB SERVERS AND WEB PROCESSES
Web Process
Connecting to the Internet
URLs
Name Servers
Server Ports
HTTP Protocol
SECURITY
Firewalls
Firewall Filtering
IP Address Filtering
Domain Name Filtering
Protocol Filtering
Port Filtering
Word and Phrase Filtering
Software Firewalls
Hardware Firewalls
Firewall Protection
Proxy Servers
Demilitarised Zone
Firewall Testing
THE INTERNET
A Timeline History of the Internet
BROWSERS
What is a Web Browser ?
Browser Toolbars
Other Browser Features
Browser Cache
MAIL AND NEWSGROUPS
Electronic Mail - Email
Communicating on the Internet with Email
How to use Email
Anatomy of an Email
Emoticons
Mailing Lists
Internet Wide Discussion Groups
Locating Mailing Lists
Usenet Newsgroups
Communicating using Usenet Newsgroups
Newsgroup Categories and Names
Basic Functions of News Reading
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
Basic Email Standards
MIME Message Format
Mime Types and Subtypes
Mime and the Web
USING THE WEB
Internet Research Tools
Internet Search Engines
What are they ?
Why are they used ?
Searching Methods
Directory or Catalog Searches
Techniques for Directory Searches
Library Resources on the Web
MARKUP LANGUAGES
Standard Generalized Markup Language
Hypertext Markup Language
World Wide Web Consortium
Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
HTML
Introduction to HTML and Web Publishing
Producing HTML Documents
Essential HTML Tags
Style Suggestions for Authors of Web Documents
HTML Forms
Style Sheets
XML
XML Documents
Using CSS Files for Style
Using XSL Files for Style
JAVASCRIPT
JavaScript
Core JavaScript
Server Side JavaScript
Client Side JavaScript
JavaScript Basics
PERL
Practical Extraction and Report Language
Common Gateway Interface - CGI
PERL and HTML
PERL Newsgroups
PERL Web Sites
JAVA
What is Java ?
The Java Programming Language
The Java Platform
What can Java do ?
Advantages of using Java
Java Terminology
Java Applets
Accessing Databases using JDBC
SERVLETS
An Overview of Servlets
Servlet Advantages over CGI
JavaServer Pages
An Overview of JSPs
How JSPs are executed
Writing a JSP
ENTERPRISE JAVABEANS
An Overview of EJBs
JavaBean and Enterprise JavaBean Differences
Multi Tier Applications
EJB Environment
Transaction Control
Enterprise JavaBeans
Session Beans
Entity Beans
EJB Development Roles
REFERENCE
Glossary of Internet Terms
Course Environment Development will be performed using:

• XHTML and JavaScript Source Editor
• a text editor such as Notepad, WinEdit or TextPad

Testing Environment

• Internet Explorer or
• Netscape Navigator

Course Format: Demonstrations make up a large part of the course, allowing delegates to reinforce the lectures given. During these sessions the delegate will gain experience of how E-Commerce systems are built. The comprehensive Student Guide supplied is fully indexed serving as a useful reference tool long after the course has finished. Delegates will also be able to access a free help-line with technical questions relating to topics covered on the course.