General Information

Course Duration:
1 hour

Audience:
End-users

Prerequisites: No previous experience is assumed

Topics Covered

• A network of networks
• Internet communication tools
• The World Wide Web
• Doing business on the Internet

Course Aim

To introduce the Internet and the World Wide Web

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to

• describe the Internet and the World Wide Web and discuss its applications
  
  
• outline the basic structure of the Internet
  
  
• discuss the reasons behind the Internet's continued growth
  
  
• describe the communication tools available on the Internet
  
  
• outline the features of the World Wide Web
  
  
• explain how the Web can be used to access resources on the Internet
  
  
• describe the technologies that make the Web more interactive
  
  
• explain the ways in which using the Internet can benefit a business