Lesson 6: Internet Services and Tools
Here are some exercises that will help with the content in this lesson. The first activity will help with the terminology in the lesson. The quiz activities are sets of questions for you to find the answers as you read through the lesson.
Discussions for Internet Services and Tools
As you use the Internet more and more you will begin using more of these services and tools. You may be using them now and not really be aware of it. As you begin your career in Web development it will be of great help that you understand these services and tools, how to implement them and how to protect yourself and your customers from others that know how to implement them. Consider the following as you work through this lesson and prepare to discuss in class:
1) What are the various services and tools?
2) Are these services and tools really helpful? Why? Why not?
3) Why do you need to know how to prevent these services and tools from operating?
4) What are some ethical issues that we are faced with today on the Internet and what is your solution to them?
5) Given this material, if you were a Web site adminisrtator, which of these services and tools do you think would be of the most benefit to you? Why?
6) What are some security issues you need to be concerned with when using Instant Messaging? Why?
Research Internet Services:
Use your text material and the Internet to research and prepare to discuss the following:
Research Telnet. Why is this tool blocked on so many networks? Do you think this is a good practice? Does your school have this service blocked? Ask your Network Administrator if they would address the class and demonstrate for you how they use telnet and termianl services on your campus?
Do you think FTP is an important utility? As a Web developer it will be extremely important for you to know how to transmit files from your computer to a server. Download and install FileZilla FTP Server application and the FileZilla Client application. Run the install porgram for the server on one computer in your lab and start the "server" interface. Share a folder on the computer in "server" interface. Install the FileZilla client software on another computer in the lab. Open the Filezilla client and connect to the "server" by IP address. Move some files over to the "server".
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