THE INTERNET AND WEBSITE

DEVELOPMENT
Mr Kalogeropoulos
Online Learning Term 2 2020

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Table of Contents
Sequence Topic Checklist
1 Key terms

2 The Internet

3 A historical perspective of the Internet

4 Features and uses of the Internet

5 Accessing information using search engines

6 Internet software

7 Types of Internet protocols

8 The World Wide Web

9 Control of access to information

10 Website design and development (ongoing)

Topic Introduction
Students study the historical developments of the Internet, as well as
its current purpose and impact. Tools and uses of the Internet are
explored in depth particularly in the area of the World Wide Web
including search engines, security and protocols. Students will use
online tools to design, produce and evaluate a website project
throughout this topic.

Assessment Task & Project

Semester 1 Exam: Edmodo Quiz 1 hour (Week 7, worth 25%)
Website project: Due Week 10 (Informal mark)

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 1) Key terms
Term Definition

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 2) The Internet
Students learn about: Students learn to:
The Internet Define and describe the Internet

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) Write a description 1) Complete Task 1 1) Use the Internet to
of the Internet to an provided. Add find a current
elderly friend who another row under project being
has never used it Satellite for NBN. undertaken by ISOC.
2) What thoughts gave 2) Describe the 2) Find out what
Tim Berners-Lee his purpose of an ISP. connection the 19th
idea for the Internet? Century book
3) With which major Enquire Within Upon
world movement has Everything has with
the Internet been the Internet.
compared?

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 3) A historical perspective of the Internet
Students learn about: Students learn to:
Identify and discuss key
Historical perspective historical events for the Internet
by also developing a timeline

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) What year was the 1) Create a timeline of 1) Investigate why
World Wide Web the major dividing a message
established? developments of the up into small packets
2) What do the letters Internet over the is better than
HTTP stand for? past 30 years. sending the whole
3) Name and describe 2) In what ways do you message at once.
the contributions of imagine the Internet 2) Examine the case
4 of the people or will affect our homes study provided
organisations in the next 10 years?

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 4) Features and uses of the Internet
Students learn about: Students learn to:
• Intranet • Examine the features of an
intranet
Uses of the Internet such as: • Describe email etiquette
• Email • Research using the Internet
• Research for a given task
• Messaging • Assess the use of the
• Entertainment Internet for
communication and
entertainment in a variety
of situations
Features of a website such as: • Investigate a website and
• Address identify the features
• GUI design
• Graphics
• Links
• Tables

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) Outline the 1) Outline the steps 1) Set up a chat from
difference between involved in joining a
messaging and chat newsgroup
2) Provide 3 examples 2) You have been asked
of E-Commerce by a new computer
3) Give 2 reasons why user to find
emoticons were somewhere on the
invented. Internet to keep up
4) What is one with new
advantage of VoIP developments.
over regular phone Explain the 3 best
calls? ways they can do
this.
home with another
member of the class.
Each person must
ask 5 questions to
the other about the
Internet and what
we have learnt so
far. Provide answers
to these questions as
a submission.

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 5) Accessing information using search engines
Students learn about: Students learn to:
Access information via search • Use search engines to
engines undertake research
• Discuss the advantages and
limitations of search
engines

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) Identify the different 1) E-Commerce has 1) Examine the Case
categories of search become largely more Study provided
engines successful in 2) Do you believe web
2) What is another America than in search engines will
name for an Australia. Suggest charge for their
advanced search on reasons for this. services in the
the Internet? 2) Both E-mail and future? Justify your
3) What is accessibility? Facebook allow a answer.
message to be made
available to many
people at once. Since
this is true, what are
the advantages of
Facebook over
email?

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 6) Internet software
Students learn about: Students learn to:
Internet software such as: • Describe and use a range
• Browser software of Internet software
• Authoring software packages

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) What does a 1) HTML is the core 1) Find 3 websites that
browser do? code for building a are using three
2) What is the most website. Using different non-English
popular browser at w3schools.com, languages. By using
present? provide some your research skills,
3) Why do you think examples of what find out how your
Dreamweaver allows HTML can create on computer represents
you to view two a website and these characters if
panes at once, one examples of code. they are not resident
showing the HTML 2) Viewing the ‘source’ in your operating
code and another code of a website system
showing WYSIWYG can be quite (Windows/Mac)
(What You See Is intriguing. How can
What You Get)? you do this and what
comes up?

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 7) Types of Internet protocols
Students learn about: Students learn to:
Types of protocols including: • Identify the types of
• TCP/IP protocols used over the
• HTTP Internet and describe their
• SMTP purpose
• FTP

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) What is the function 1) What is the function 1) The IP address of a
of a packet? of the protocol computer is 4
2) Describe the HTTP? numbers separated
functions of each of 2) Why would the by full stops for
the following: HTTP, transfer of computer example,
SMTP and FTP file attachments 128.245.434.123.
3) What 2 protocols require a separate These numbers are
are defined by protocol, such as now running out and
TCP/IP and what are FTP? a new system called
their purposes classless inter-
domain routing
(CIDR) is being
introduced. Use the
web to find out how
CIDR addresses
work.

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 8) The World Wide Web
Students learn about: Students learn to:
World Wide Web: • Discuss the purpose of the
• Information medium for WWW
the dissemination of • Examine the features and
information strategies used in the
• Interactive medium design of a range of
websites
• Critically analyse the
effectiveness of a website
to convey its message

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) Identify 4 features 1) Outline the steps 1) Interview a relative
that makes a web computers take in over the age of 70.
page different from a locating a web page Ask them questions
printed book. using its URL. about the Internet
2) Identify 4 features such as: What do
that make the they know about it?
Internet different Have they used it? If
from a library they use it, what for?
3) Describe the parts Would they want to
of a URL learn how to use it
and what for?
2) Find out who or
what manages the
Internet.

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 9) Control of access to information
Students learn about: Students learn to:
Access to information such as: • Identify and discuss settings
• Cookies for web browsers as well
• Security content as settings for information
• Proxies access and the protection
• Firewalls of data
• Virus protection

Identify Analyse Investigate

1) What is a cookie? 1) Develop some ideas 1) Investigate
2) What is a firewall? or strategies for encryption and
3) What is encryption? using the Internet explain the
4) What is a digital for children aged 5- differences between
certificate? 10. Present a a public and private
‘stranger danger’ key in encryption.
drawing or poster so 2) Investigate one issue
they are aware of of privacy concerned
the dangers of using with the Internet
the Internet. that has been taken
to court in Australia
in the past 5 years.
In less than 200
words, summarise
the final court
judgement.

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 10) Website design and development (ongoing)
Students learn about: Students learn to:
• Home page • Design, produce and
• Website design evaluate a simple website
for a real-world
application.
• Use a variety of features
when designing and
building a website

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