Internet 101
 

The Internet course is designed to provide a working vocabulary and basic understanding of the Internet infrastructure, the major players, technologies, and drivers. It includes discussions about history, growth, regulations, laws, technologies and expectations.

Who Should Attend?
The course is designed to provide the non-IT manager and executive with a working understanding of today's technology-based business initiatives. This interactive approach is ideal for team and awareness building. Organizations cannot afford to have islands of expertise and limited communication paths. Today's business initiatives require the support of the whole enterprise. This course promotes a clearer understanding and better communication of today's business initiatives.

Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge and best practices are shared, and participants leave with increased confidence and ideas for real-time application. Debate and discussion are encouraged. Knowledgeable learners coach novices. Customized strategies and case studies within your industry, or customer industries provide a foundation for real and immediate application.

Course Contents
The Internet course is designed to provide a working vocabulary and basic understanding of the Internet infrastructure, the major players, technologies, and drivers. It includes discussions about history, growth, regulations, laws, technologies and expectations.

Concepts and terminology covered include:
Applications Service Providers (ASP), (CSP), (ESP), (ISP) Backbone Back Haul Bandwidth Broadband, Narrowband, Wideband Bits and Bytes Cable Modems Content Coax Domain Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Multiplexing (DMDW), (TDM) Exchanges Fiber & Dark Fiber & Dark Wave Hosts Internet2, Next Generation Internet (ING) Network connections (IXC), (NAP), (MAE) Landing points Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera, Peta . . . Pipe Satellites, (LEO), (MEO), (GEO) Servers Telcos Undersea Cable Systems URL WWW or Web

 

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