But Im Not a Techie

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But Im Not a Techie!

• Alice Bettencourt HHS
• Alan Vander Mallie DOC
• Web Content Managers Workshop
• September 2005

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Five Categories for our Not a Techie!Jeopardy
Game

• What is DNS?
• What is Security?
• What is Infrastructure?
• What is Privacy?
• What is an Error Message?

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Not a Techie!What is DNS? (Domain Name Service)

• 100 The Internet Standard
• 200 Provides Web Access
• 300 Microsoft Web Strategy
• 400 Identifies Web Location
• 500 Evolving Web Protocol

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DNS 100

• The standard that describes how data is sent
  across networks. One of the Internets most
  important elements.
• What is IP? (Internet Protocol)

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DNS 200

• Is a company that provides customers and
  businesses access to the Internet.
• What is an ISP? (Internet Service Provider)

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DNS 300

• Is the Microsoft Web services strategy to connect
  information, people, systems, and devices through
  software.
• What is Dot Net? ( .Net )

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DNS 400

• Is a means of identifying an exact location on
  the Internet.
• What is a URL? (Uniform Resource Locator)

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DNS 500

• This protocol or set of protocols is making the
  wireless Internet a reality, and even if it isnt
  totally successful right now, this industry is
  expecting enormous growth.
• What is the Wireless Web or WAP? (Wireless Access
  Protocol)

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Not a Techie!What is Security?

• 100 The Security Act
• 200 Internet Secure Protocol
• 300 Provides website security ( privacy)
• 400 Programs that protect a Network
• 500 System that identifies threats

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Security 100

• This security act creates specific requirements
  for Federal agencies information security
  programs.
• What is FISMA? (Federal Information Security
  Management Act)

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Security 200

• This protocol enables (encrypted) secure
  communications to pass bewteen a website server
  and a client, your browser.
• What is SSL? (Secure Sockets Layer)

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Security 300

• This method of encoding messages provides
  security and privacy for Intranets and Internet
  websites, email, discussion group postings, and
  other communications on the Web.
• What is Encryption?

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Security 400

• A set of programs, located at a network gateway
  server, that protects the resources of a private
  network from users from other networks.
• What is a Firewall?

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Security 500

• This system identifies and records all attempts
  to compromise a network.
• What is IDS? (Intrusion Detection System)

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Not a Techie!What is Infrastructure?

• 100 The Internet communications device
• 200 Performs Web data exchange functions
• 300 The common web information format
• 400 The Application level protocol
• 500 Virtual Yellow Pages for Web services

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Infrastructure 100

• A computer networking device that forwards data
  packets optimally toward their destinations
  through a process know as routing.
• What is a Router?

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Infrastructure 200

• A collection of protocols and standards that
  enable simple, self contained applications to
  perform data exchange functions between
  applications, from simple requests to complicated
  business processes.
• What is/are Web Services?

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Infrastructure 300

• A specification developed by the W3C. Is a
  flexible way to create common information formats
  and share both the format and the data on the
  World Wide Web, Intranets, and elsewhere.
• What is XML? (Extensible Markup Language)

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Infrastructure 400

• Describes how one application talks to a Web
  service and asks it to perform a task and return
  an answer.
• What is SOAP? ( Simple Object Access Protocol)

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Infrastructure 500

• A virtual yellow pages for Web services that lets
  software discover what Web services are available
  and how to look them up worldwide.
• What is UDDI? (Universal Description, Discovery,
  and Integration)

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Not a Techie!What is Privacy?

• 100 The privacy invader
• 200 Summarizes Cookie Policy in code
• 300 Name for OnLine identity theft
• 400 Machine Readable Privacy Policy
• 500 Provides user friendly privacy

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Privacy 100

• Stored on your computer and remains there when
  your browser session is over.
• What is a Persistent Cookie?

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Privacy 200

• Is machine-readable and summarizes the websites
  privacy policy relating to cookies only, and
  provides browsers with policy information.
• What is a Compact Privacy Policy?

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Privacy 300

• An online method of identity theft that uses
  social engineering.
• What is Phishing?

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Privacy 400

• The standard for machine readable Privacy Policy.
• What is P3P? (Platform for Privacy Preferences
  Project)

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Privacy 500

• A user-friendly form of public key encryption.
• What is PGP? (Pretty Good Privacy)

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Not a Techie!What is Error Message?

• 100 Cant find the file requested
• 200 Youre not authorized
• 300 Service is temporarily overloaded
• 400 Special permission needed
• 500 Your request times out

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Error Message 100

• You get this error message number when the web
  server cant find the file you requested.
• What is 404 Error (File Not Found)

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Error Message 200

• You get this error message number when the Web
  server tells you that you are not authorized.
• What is 401 Error? (Unauthorized)

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Error Message 300

• You get this error message when the web service
  is temporarily overloaded. There may be server
  congestion, high traffic, or too many trying to
  connect.
• What is 502 Error? (Service Temporarily
  Overloaded)

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Error Message 400

• You get this error message number when special
  permission is needed to access the site a
  password and/or a username if it is a
  registration issue.
• What is 403 Error? (Forbidden/Access Denied)

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Error Message 500

• You get this error message number when you get
  impatient or your browser stops the request
  before the server finishes retrieving it.
• What is 408 Error? (Request Timed Out)

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How Can I Learn More?

• www.webcontent.gov

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More Tech Jeopardy or More Info?

• Federal Web Advisory Council Contacts
• Alice Bettencourt HHS OS
• Alice.Bettencourt_at_hhs.gov
• 202-619-2493
• Alan Vander Mallie,
• Commerce Web Advisory Group
• Alan.vandermallie_at_mail.doc.gov
• 202-482-0420