BASICS OF INTERNET

Internetworking concepts, Internet, Uniform Resource Locator, Internet Communication Protocols (TCP/IP & http), IP Address, Domain Name, Internet Services Providers, Intranet.
World Wide Web: Web Page, client & server, Web browser and its features, using a browser for Mail.

Internet Connection Concepts: Types of Internet Connections (Dial-up, Broadband, Leased line, ADSL, ISDN), Security Issues on the Internet, Email Concepts, (receiving, sending, addressing, downloading, formatting, sending attachment), Sending & Receiving Secure E-mail, concept of chatting.

Configuring an E-mail program (Outlook Express), E-mail mailing list, Newsgroup, IRC, Voice mail and Video conferencing.
Privacy issues on internet (cookies, executable Applets and scripts, blocking system), Plug-Ins and ActiveX controls.

Using Search engines, subscriptions and channels, making use of web resources, Portals.
Blogs: Introduction, Types of blogs, blogging consequences, social networking sites.
File Transfer by Web, FTP.
Creating and Maintaining Web Sites: Planning, Navigation and Themes, Elements of a Web page, steps of creating a site, publishing and publicizing g web site.

Web Commerce: Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Definition of electronic commerce, types of E-commerce. The scope of e-commerce, Value chain model, Business Strategy, business environment, e-commerce implementation.
Business to business Electronic Commerce: Inter-organizational transitions, EDI definition, benefits of EDI, EDI technology, purchasing online, after sales online.