B211 Internet Computing

Laboratory Exercises

Lab Allocations (for South St campus internal students only):

Check the lab session you are allocated to. Go to the on-line lab allocation system if you wish to change your lab session, or wish to sign-up for the first time. The unit coordinator and the tutors cannot change the allocations for you.

If you are having problems with the lab times, then read my instructions here.

Exercise Sheets (for all students):

All exercise sheets are password protected. If you are enrolled in this unit, you can get the password here.

Week 2 (30/7 - 3/8)

Practical Experience: Effective Web Surfing

Week 3 (6/8 - 10/8)

Programming: HTML Documents

Week 4 (13/8 - 17/8)

Plans for Assignment 1 due. Submit to your tutor in your lab.

Practical Experience: Plug-ins, Helper Applications and Cookies
Practical Experience: Web Server Logs

Week 5 (27/8 - 31/8)

Programming: Beyond Mark-ups - Scripting with JavaScript

Week 6 (3/9 - 7/9)

Assignment 1 due (12noon Monday 3rd September 2001)

Programming: Introduction to CGI programming with Perl

Week 7 (10/9 - 14/9)

Programming: ActivePerl, Perl Subroutines, File Handling, String Manipulation

Week 8 (17/9 - 21/9)

Plans for Assignment 2 due. Submit to your tutor in your lab.

Programming: Writing to a File in Perl

Week 9 (24/9 - 28/9)

Practical Experience: Developing Accessible Web Sites

Week 10 (15/10 - 19/10)

Assignment 2 due (12noon Monday 15th Oct 2001)

Practical Experience: Language Settings in Web Browsers - this lab is optional, and the material will not be assessed in the exam.

Week 11 (22/10 - 26/10)

Plans for Assignment 3 due. Submit to your tutor in your lab.

Practical Experience: Example XML Applications

Week 12 (28/10 - 2/11)

Practical Experience: Example WAP Services

Week 13 (5/11 - 9/11)

Assignment 3 due (12noon Monday 5th Nov 2001)

Practical Experience: The security settings in Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer