Applications Development Technology Overview Training Class

1. Introduction

• Target Audience & Course Goals

2. The History and Architecture of the Web

• General Web Architecture


• Technology Evolution

3. Client-Side Technologies

• What is Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)?


• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)


• JavaScript


• What is JavaScript?


• DHTML (Dynamic HTML)


• Plug-Ins & Applets


• Flash

4. Server-Side Technologies

• Leveraging Databases and Legacy Systems


• Server-Side Scripts


• Component-Based Architectures


• Media Servers

5. Security

• Authentication


• Access Control


• Data Integrity and Transactions

6. Web and Enterprise Technology Evolution

• Technology Evolution: From Web Server to Enterprise Application Server


• Internet Server Types


• The Progression of Application Design: Tiered Architectures


• What is Enterprise Computing?


• Enterprise Application Requirements


• Enterprise Application Platforms

7. Java Overview

• What is Java?


• In Which Environments Does Java Run?


• What Types of Programs is Java Used to Write?


• Java File Types


• J2SE Environments


• J2SE Technology Improvements at a Glance


• System Requirements


• How Java Works

8. Microsoft .NET Overview

• What is the .NET Platform?


• What is the .NET Framework?

9. Object-Oriented Concepts

• Introduction to Object-Oriented Concepts


• Classes are Templates


• Objects are Instantiated from Classes


• Classes Inheritance


• Interfaces


• Everything is Strongly Typed


• Everything is an Object

10. Using the J2EE Platform for Enterprise Development

• The J2EE Multitier Architecture


• J2EE Containers


• Applications


• J2EE Platform: APIs, Specifications, and Architecture


• The EJB Development Roles


• A Note About the Java Community Process

11. Summary of Technologies Required by the J2EE Architecture

• Enterprise JavaBeans Technology


• Java Servlet Technology


• JavaServer Pages Technology


• Java Message Service API


• Java Transaction API


• JavaMail API


• JavaBeans Activation Framework


• Java API for XML Processing


• SOAP with Attachments API for Java


• J2EE Connector Architecture


• JDBC API


• Java Naming and Directory Interface


• Java Authentication and Authorization Service


• Benefits to Deploying a J2EE compliant architecture


• How J2EE API's Enable Systems and Application Integration

12. Using the Microsoft .NET Platform for Enterprise Development

• The .NET Solution


• Roles in Distributed .NET Development

13. Summary of Technologies Required by the .NET Architecture

• Common Type System


• Common Language Runtime and the .NET Languages


• XCopy Deployment in .NET


• Security


• ASP.NET


• ADO.NET


• XML Support in .NET


• Reflection


• Messaging


• Remoting


• Transactions


• Web Services Support

14. Java Software and Tools

• Tool Categories


• Documentation


• Eclipse and Other Java Development Tools


• Future of Java/J2EE

15. Microsoft .NET Software and Tools

• The .NET Framework Runtime and SDK


• IIS and ASP.NET


• Visual Studio .NET

16. .NET vs. J2EE Head to Head

• How J2EE and .NET compare

IT managers, systems analysts, and those who need to understand the big
picture of Web Applicati