Maree Pather

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Introduction

• Maree Pather

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Whats this all about then?

• Information
• Store data (e.g. employees details, production
  data, etc)
• Manipulate data (e.g. calculate salaries, taxes,
  etc)
• Retrieve usable information (e.g. reports, such
  as What were the profits for 1999-2001?)

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How where is this data kept?
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How was this data retrieved?
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How was this data manipulated?
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How was this data transported?
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Why is this not good enough anymore?

• The world is a global village
• Technology has improved (The Internet) business
  process re-engineering (BPR)
• Real-time transactions

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How is it done now?
LANs facilitate local collaboration task
sharing
Data is available in Databases
Conferencing and information-sharing occurs
across computer networks
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Global Communication
The Internet allows the network to spread across
the globe
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Sowhere do we fit in?

• We create (software)
• the Databases (data files)
• the Front-end programs to allow data to be
  entered and accessed (retrieved)
• The logic programs for manipulating data
  according to specified business rules (e.g. how
  salaries must be calculated)
• The code for allowing our programs to function
  across the Internet (web-based)

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What else?

• We create the Hardware Infrastructure and
  Networks, for connecting to the Internet, and
  for publishing on the Internet (websites)
• We configure the hardware (Servers) to enable
  Internet functionality
• We ensure that efficient commerce occurs across
  the Internet (E-commerce)
• We ensure that the necessary Security prevails

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Typical H/W Infrastructure
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Elaborating the Web Server
Web Server generally implies Server Farm
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Further, a Security Infrastructure must be
superimposed on basic config. admin
What must be done to ensure securityin the
various web contexts?
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So you need to know a bit about..

• Web Hardware Infrastructure
• Server set up and maintenance
• Web site design and development
• Principles of C-S development
• Languages and related technologies
• Databases
• Web site configuration and management/administrati
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• Web servers and operating systems
• Networking/Internetworking
• Security

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Contexts in which a WM works

• Internet website self-hosted or outsourced
• Intranet website(s) internal business
  processes information dissemination, etc.
• Extranets trading partners (value-chains) with
  electronically linked business processes.
• Virtual Private Networks secure remote access in
  contexts of 2 or 3.

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Webmaster Skills

• Hardware and network infrastructure
• Operating systems and web server platforms
• Web site design
• E-Commerce
• Website development
• Site maintenance

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If you have any doubts.
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A Webmaster

• Installs, configures and manages Servers,
  firewalls, routers, etc
• Ditto for Operating System software
• Uses design/development tools such as Visual
  Studio
• Uses EC concepts to incorporate business features
• Uses tools to manage the site (Site Server)

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What the course is NOT

• A silver bullet /panacea
• for a quick easy qualification

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Edison states

• Genius
• 1 inspiration and
• 99 perspiration

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Equivalent certification

• Master Certified Internet Webmaster (as offered
  by Intec)
• Requirement Completion of 4 tracks-
• E-Commerce professional
• Security Professional
• Server Administrator
• Website Developer

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CIW contd

• Cost R 6620 per track gtR26 000
• Only online tutors self-study material
• 7 online Prometric exams
• Prerequisites A

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Student Status

• Your student status
• Enrolled as short-course students, since various
  courses provide exit points
• 1-year enrollments
• PET Student Card for identification and access
• Library facilities R250 per annum
• Same after-hours use of labs as other students
• All students pay for Internet access beyond their
  allocated quota

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QUESTIONS?