Computer Science and Engineering

Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar

Lecture Plan for Web and Internet Technology (UCSE514)

L-T-P: 3-0-0

Credits: 06

Class Teacher: Sanjib Narzary

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Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to web and internet technologies. It covers fundamental concepts like web browsers, servers, communication protocols, and web development languages.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the basics of the internet and world wide web.
• Gain knowledge of client-server computing architecture.
• Learn markup languages like HTML, XML, and CSS.
• Get familiar with client-side scripting languages like JavaScript and libraries like jQuery.
• Explore server-side programming with technologies like PHP, JSP, and Java Servlets.
• Understand web browser architecture and functionalities.
• Learn about web security threats and solutions.

Lecture Schedule

Module 1: Web Basics and Overview (6 Lectures)

Lecture 1: Introduction to Internet & World Wide Web (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet)

Lecture 2: Web Browsers and Servers PDF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_server)

Lecture 3: Internet Services and Web Services PDF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_service)

Lecture 4: Introduction to URLs and DNS (https://iana.org/) (https://www.iana.org/about/informational-booklet.pdf)

Lecture 5: Internet Communication Protocols (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP, MIME) (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol) (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME)

Lecture 6: Email Privacy (PGP & PEM) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encryption) (https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/pem/about/)

Module 2: Client/Server Computing (6 Lectures)

Lecture 1: Introduction to Client/Server Computing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client%E2%80%93server_model)

Lecture 2: Fat Client vs. Fat Server Architectures

Lecture 3: N-Tiered Software Architecture (https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Three-tier_architecture&redirect=no)

Lecture 4: Middleware and its role (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleware)

Lecture 5: Distributed Object Models (CORBA, DCOM, JRMI, EJB) (https://www.omg.org/spec/CORBA/1.1) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Component_Object_Model) (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/rmi/) (https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24329_01/web.1211/e24446/ejbs.htm)

Lecture 6: Case Studies on Client/Server Implementations

Module 3: Markup Languages and their Grammars (5 Lectures)

Lecture 1: Introduction to SGML (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Generalized_Markup_Language)

Lecture 2: HTML and its elements (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML/Getting_started)

Lecture 3: XHTML (https://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/)

Lecture 4: Introduction to XML and its applications (https://www.w3.org/XML/)

Lecture 5: Introduction to XSL, CSS, and DTDs (https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xsl_transformation.asp) (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_type_definition)

Module 4: Client-Side Programming (12 Lectures)

Lectures 1-4: HTML in detail - Structure, Tags, Attributes (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML/Getting_started)

Lectures 5-7: CSS - Selectors, Properties, Positioning (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS)

Lectures 8-10: JavaScript - Introduction, Syntax, Functions, DOM Manipulation (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript)

Lectures 11-12: Introduction to AJAX and jQuery (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_%28programming%29) (https://jquery.com/)

Module 5: Web Browser (6 Lectures)

Lecture 1: Web Browser Architecture (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/)

Lecture 2: Document Object Model (DOM) (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document_Object_Model)

Lecture 3: DOM Tree and Render Tree Concepts

Lecture 4: Rendering Engine and its functionalities

Lecture 5: Case Studies on Browser Architectures (Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer)

Lecture 6: Web Server Architecture (Focus on Apache)

Module 6: Web Security (5 Lectures)

Lecture 1: Introduction to Web Security Threats

Lecture 2: Firewalls and Proxy Servers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server)

Lecture 3: Cryptography for Web Security (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography)

Lecture 4: Digital Signatures and Certificates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509_certificate)

Lecture 5: Secure Communication Protocols (SSL, S-HTTP, SET, 3D Secure) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Electronic_Transaction) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_Secure)

Assessment

The course assessment can be a combination of: Mid-term exam Quizzes Practical assignments/projects Final exam

Prepared by: Sanjib Narzary