Supporting Web Servers Interactive Workbook

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Features

• Written in a lively, non-intimidating tone.

• Encourages students to think like working professionals.

• Challenges students by offering real-world examples similar to those experienced by a working pro.

• Supporting web-site, with sample code.

• HTML versions of the material are available. Through Prentice Hall's Custom Publishing Program, the WOW-certified Study Guides will be made customizable.

• Endorsed by the World Organization of Webmasters, a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and certification of web professionals.

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Description

• Copyright 2001
• Edition: 1st

• Book
• ISBN-10: 0-13-085899-4
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-085899-3

• The first hands-on networking workbook for Web professionals!
• Maximizing the performance and reliability of your site's Internet connection
• Internet applications, protocols, security, scripting, and more
• Choosing and implementing next-generation technologies

Master the networking fundamentals every Web professional needs to know—fast!

This user-friendly, interactive workbook delivers all the networking knowledge you need to succeed as a Web professional! From network architectures to Ethernet components, optimization to streaming media, Web protocols to DSL access, it's here—organized for easy learning and rapid mastery. You'll find up-to-date techniques for maximizing the performance of your Web connection, securing your site, choosing next-generation technologies, client-side and Web-scripting, and much more. Coverage includes:

• Fundamentals: network characteristics, network models, WANs, internetworks, intranets, and extranets
• Architecture: packet-switched networks, client/server architectures, Ethernet, network components, and more
• Protocols: IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP, MIME, FTP, MAC addresses, and more
• Applications: mail, web services, FTP, push and pull technologies, and streaming multimedia
• Connectivity: DSL, T-1/T-3, ISDN, wireless networks, and cable modem connectivity
• Security: Encryption, SSL, SHTTP, HTTP, SET, firewalls, sniffers, proxy servers, and VPNs
• Web Server Support: Web development, scripting, JavaScript, Jscript, ECMAScript, CGI, server-side APIs, and dynamic content

If you're going to make the most of your connection to the Internet, you need an in-depth, hands-on understanding of networking. With Supporting Web Servers, that's exactly what you'll get—faster than you ever imagined.

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Sample Content

Downloadable Sample Chapter

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Table of Contents

I. NETWORKING FUNDAMENTALS FOR WEBMASTERS.

1. The OSI Model of Networking.
2. Internets, Intranets, and Extranets.
3. Applications and Protocols.
4. Network Security.

II. WEB SERVER SUPPORT.

1. Server Evaluation Issues.
2. Server-Operating System Compatibility.
3. Document Root Taxonomies.
4. Server Security Issues and Access Authorization.
5. Searching and Indexing Issues (co-existing with robots).
6. Configuring Servers for Internet/Intranet/Extranet.
7. Server/Database Support.
8. Service Models (mirrors, proxies, etc.).
9. Logfile/traffic Analysis.
10. Supporting Multiple Servers.
11. Integration with Legacy Systems.
12. Commerce Server Issues.

III. WEB PROGRAMMING AND SCRIPTING.

1. The Web Programming and Scripting Environment.
2. Programming and Scripting in a Client-Server System.
3. Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Fundamentals.
4. Programming and Scripting Security Issues.
5. User vs. Webmaster Scripting.
6. Server/Operating System APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).
7. The Document Object Model (DOM).
8. Dynamic Page Content.
9. Scripting and Programming Language Issues.

IV. SUPPORTING SUPPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES.

1. Interfacing with Other Information Servers (e.g., FTP).
2. Internet and WWW Standardization Activities.
3. Guidelines for the Evaluation of New Technologies.
4. Strategies for Integrating New Technologies in a Web Environment.

Preface

Introduction

What You Will Need

A networked PC with access to the Internet. The faster the connection, the less time you spend on the "World Wide Wait."

A Web browser with as many plug-ins as you can support (to experience as much marketing media as possible) and an e-mail account. In your browser preferences, please enable cookies.

How This Book Is Organized

In this book, and the others in this series, you are presented with a series of interactive labs. Each lab begins with Learning Objectives that define what exercises (or tasks) are covered in that lab. This is followed by an overview of the concepts that will be further explored through the exercises, which are the heart of each lab.

Each exercise consists of either a series of steps that you will follow to perform a specific task or a presentation of a particular scenario. Questions that are designed to help you discover the important things on your own are then asked of you. The answers to these questions are given at the end of the exercises, along with more in-depth discussion of the concepts explored.

At the end of each lab is a series of multiple-choice Self-Review Questions, which are designed to bolster your learning experience by providing opportunities to check your absorbtion of important material. The answers to these questions appear in the Appendix. There are also additional Self-Review Questions at this book's companion Web site, found at http://www.phptr.com/phptrinteractive/.

Finally, at the end of each chapter you will find a Test Your Thinking section, which consists of a series of projects designed to solidify all of the skills you have learned in the chapter. If you have successfully completed all of the labs in the chapter, you should be able to tackle these projects with few problems. There are not always "answers" to these projects, but where appropriate, you will find guidance and/or solutions at the companion Web site.

The final element of this book actually doesn't appear in the book at all. It is the companion Web site, and it is located at http://www.phptr.com/dara_abrams.

This companion Web site is closely integrated with the content of this book, and we encourage you to visit often. It is designed to provide a unique interactive online experience that will enhance your education. As mentioned, you will find guidance and solutions that will help you complete the projects found in the Test Your Thinking section of each chapter.

You will also find additional Self-Review Questions for each chapter, which are meant to give you more opportunities to become familiar with terminology and concepts presented in the publications. In the Author's Corner, you will find additional information that we think will interest you, including updates to the information presented in these publications, and discussion about the constantly changing technology Webmasters must stay involved in.

Finally, you will find a Message Board, which you can think of as a virtual study lounge. Here, you can interact with other Advanced Website Architecture Series readers, and share and discuss your projects.

Notes to the Student

This publication and the others in The Advanced Website Architecture Series are endorsed by the World Organization of Webmasters. The series is a training curriculum designed to provide aspiring Webmasters with the skills they need to perform in the marketplace. The skill sets included in The Advanced Website Architecture Series were initially collected and defined by this international trade association to create a set of core competencies for students, professionals, trainers, and employers to utilize.

Notes to the Instructor

Chances are that you are a pioneer in the education field whether you want to be one or not. Due to the explosive nature of the Internet's growth, very few Webmaster training programs are currently in existence. But while you read this, many colleges, community colleges, technical institutes, and corporate and commercial training environments are introducing this material into curriculums worldwide.

Chances are, however, that you are teaching new material in a new program. But don't fret, this publication and series are designed as a comprehensive introductory curriculum in this field. Students successfully completing this program of study will be fully prepared to assume the responsibilities of a Webmaster in the field or to engage in further training and certification in the Internet communications field.

Each chapter in this book is broken down into labs. All questions and projects have the answers and discussions associated with them. The labs and question/ answer formats used in this book provide excellent opportunities for group discussions and dialogue between students and instructors. Many answers and their discussions are abbreviated in this publication for space reasons. Any comments, ideas, or suggestions to this text and series will be would be greatly appreciated.

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