L2 ICT – UNIT 1 : The Online World
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Online Services: Lesson 1 Examples / Notes: Done
Communication websites individuals: Web pages, blogs, social networks.
Groups: Club or special interest webs: Society
of Physics Students at the University of
Washington.
Organizations: American Institute of Physics.
Institutions: Commercial Organizations,
Campuswide Information Systems.
Media: CBS, Inc.
Real time information What is Real Time Information? ... It is often
called the RTI (Real Time Information) system. It
means that employers must generally send pay
details to HMRC on or before the time they pay
their employees. This information must
normally be sent to HMRC electronically as part
of their routine payroll process
E-Commerce E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the
buying and selling of goods and services, or the
transmitting of funds or data, over an electronic
network, primarily the internet.
Government websites it can be a marketing tool , providing agencies
with a way to publicise and promote their
services and activities as they would by buying
advertising space in the press, or producing a
brochure or other promotion
Education
Entertainment
Download services
Online Documents: Lesson 2 Examples / Notes:
Compressions (.zip)
The maximum file size made possible by the original,
open source Zip file specification was 4 gigabytes. This
limit applied both to the uncompressed and compressed
sizes of files inside Zip files, and also to the total size of
a Zip file itself. Specifically, this 4 gigabyte limit applied
to WinZip 8.1 and earlier.
Online software for creation Adobe Photoshop: Most popular graphics design
software. Adobe Dreamweaver: Most popular web
design software. GIMP: Free web design software.
Sketch: Web design software for Mac devices
Version control Some popular version control systems are Git
(distributed), Mercurial (distributed), and
Subversion (centralized). In centralized version
control, each user gets his or her own working
copy, but there is just one central repository
Levels of access The system administrator within an organisation can
control the level of access users have to a particular
document. They can allocate access to individuals or
particular groups of documents.
Online Comms: Lesson 3 Examples / Notes:
Netiquette 'Netiquette' (short for 'net etiquette') refers to rules
of good online behaviour. The principles of online
communication are similar to those for face-to-face
conversation, but there are important differences
too. Many of us are used to communicating online
using e-mail and private and informal platforms.
Online communities
How do online communities work?
At its root, an online community or internet
community is a group of people with a shared
interest or purpose who use the internet to
communicate with each other. Online communities
have their own set of guidelines and needs, like
online community engagement, moderation, and
management.
Virtual world
Chat & chat rooms
Social networking
Instant messaging
VOIP – video conferencing
Cloud computing
Ubiquitous computing
The Internet: Lesson 4 Examples / Notes:
Cloud computing
POP (Point of presence)
NAP (Network Access Point)
Client Server Architecture
Routers
Network backbone
Internet connection types
Worldwide Web: Lesson 5 Examples / Notes:
Web servers
Website structure
Components of the URL
HTTP
HTML
Browsers
Search engines
Email: Lesson 6 Examples / Notes:
Sending an email – how it
works
Advantages of email
Disadvantages of email
Email protocols
Differences between POP &
IMAP
Data Exchange: Lesson 7 Examples / Notes:
Network structure
Transmission modes
Real time communication
CODEC
Methods of transmission
/cabling/wireless etc
Packet switching
Data transfer rates
Microwave
Satellite
Client vs Server
Databases: Lesson 8 Examples / Notes:
Data storage methods
Databases
Database structure – files,
fields, records
Online databases
DBMS
SQL
Threats to data: Lesson 9 Examples / Notes:
Cyber crimes
Malicious damage to data
Preventative technologies
Firewalls
Access control methods
Disaster recovery
Business continuity
Benefits and dangers of social
networking
Managing your E-Reputation
Online monitoring of
movements & communication
Current legislation : DPA
(1998), CMA (1990)
