CIW+Foundations+Standards

[|CIW Foundations Course]
EXAM INFORMATION Students who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to continue their studies and apply their new skills before attempting the 1D0-510 Foundations examination. Skills taught in the CIW Foundations courses are best reinforced with real-world experience. The candidate is responsible for learning the content and achieving a passing score on the CIW Foundations exam. Comments regarding course delivery should be referred to the training company or educational institution that delivered the course. Any 1D0-510 Foundations exam taken on or after November 29, 2004 will be subject to the following: To achieve a passing score on the 1D0-510 CIW Foundations exam, candidates must:
 * Each delivery of the exam will include a random selection of 85 items.
 * The examination period will be 90 minutes.
 * Correctly answer at least 54 of the 85 questions to achieve a total score of 63% or greater.


 * **Module** || **Number of items** ||
 * Internet Business Foundations || 30 ||
 * Site Development Foundations || 30 ||
 * Networking Technology Foundations || 25 ||
 * Total Scored Items || 85 ||

SKILLS MEASURED Foundations skills are not product- or system-specific. They are a combination of minimal technical and non-technical skills and knowledge required for those interested in developing specific Internet skills as a designer, developer or administrator. The exam also requires a basic understanding of essential business practices that relate directly to Internet technologies. The 1D0-510 exam tests the following knowledge domains:
 * Domain 1: Internet Business Foundations**
 * 1) 1.1. Identify job roles in the Information Technology (IT) industry, including the responsibilities, tasks and skills they require.
 * 2) 1.2. Identify the infrastructure required to access the Internet, including hardware and software components.
 * 3) 1.3. Define important Internet communications protocols and their roles in delivering basic Internet services.
 * 4) 1.4. Identify the basic principles of the Domain Name System (DNS).
 * 5) 1.5. Identify the functions of Web browsers, and use them to access the World Wide Web and other computer resources.
 * 6) 1.6. Use e-mail clients to send simple messages and files to other Internet users.
 * 7) 1.7. Define and use additional networking and Internet services.
 * 8) 1.8. Demonstrate ways to communicate effectively using Internet technology.
 * 9) 1.9. Identify and configure user customization features in Web browsers, including: preferences, caching, cookies.
 * 10) 1.10. Identify security issues related to Internet clients (e.g., Web browsers, e-mail, instant messaging) in the workplace, including: certificates, malware, illicit servers, viruses.
 * 11) 1.11. Use different types of Web search engines effectively.
 * 12) 1.12. Identify and use principles of Personal Information Management (PIM), including: common applications.
 * 13) 1.13. Efficiently transmit text and binary files using popular Internet services.
 * 14) 1.14. Identify security-related ethical and legal issues faced by IT professionals.
 * 15) 1.15. Relate project management concepts and terms to the IT profession.
 * 16) 1.16. Recognize essential database concepts.
 * Domain 2: Site Development Foundations**
 * 1) 2.1. Demonstrate knowledge required to create a Web page.
 * 2) 2.2. Add images and graphica