1. Programming for the Web#
Important
This module is split into three chapters to be completed in the following order:
The JavaScript bridging module is required in order to support client-side programming, UI/UX frameworks and PWAs.
Important
Most elements of this module that concern security have been moved to the Secure Software Architecture chapter. These topics are only learnable after students are equipped with the fundamentals and context of web programming.
Legend
Here - found in the module
Moved - found in a different module
Implicit - covered by the process of completing this or a different module
Coming Soon - to be provided at a later date
Not Planned - not covered in this book
1.1. Data Transmission Using The Web#
Explore the applications of web programming
Including:
interactive website/webpages
e-commerce
progressive web apps (PWAs)
Investigate and practise how data is transferred on the internet
Including:
data packets
internet protocol (IP) addresses, including IPv4
domain name systems (DNS)
Investigate and describe the function of web protocols and their ports
Including:
HTTP
continued throughout Backend Introduction and Dynamic Backends
HTTPS
FTP, SFTP
SMTP, POP 3, IMAP
SSL, TLS
Explain the processes for securing the web
These topics have been moved to Secure Software Architecture where they naturally compliment the material.
Including:
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates
encryption algorithms
Worksheet - Asymmetric Key Cryptography – Available in Teacher Edition
encryption keys
plain text and cipher text
authentication and authorisation
hash values
digital signatures
Investigate the effect of big data on web architecture
Including:
data mining
metadata
streaming service management
1.2. Designing Web Applications#
Investigate and explain the role of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in the development of applications for the web
Model elements that form a web development system
Including:
client-side (front-end) web programming
Hypertext module
Styling module
continued throughout Backend Introduction and Dynamic Backends
server-side (back-end) web programming
interfacing with databases that are based on Structured Query Language (SQL) or non-SQL
Explore and explain the influence of a web browser on web development, including the use of developer (dev) tools
Investigate cascading style sheets (CSS) and its impact on the design of a web application
Including:
consistency of appearance
flexibility with browsers or display devices
CSS maintenance tools
Investigate the reasons for version control and apply it when developing web application
Coming soon.
Explore the types and significance of code libraries for front-end web development
Including:
frameworks that control complex web applications
template engines
predesigned CSS classes
Explain the use and development of open-source software in relation to web development
Investigate methods to support and manage the load times of web pages/applications
Research, experiment with and evaluate the prevalence and use of web content management systems (CMS)
Assess the contribution of back-end web development to the success of a web application
Coming soon.
Observe and describe the back-end process used to manage a web request
Including:
role of webserver software
web framework
objects
libraries
databases
Develop a web application using an appropriate scripting language with shell scripts to make files and directories, and searching for text in a text file
Coming soon.
Apply a web-based database and construct script that executes SQL
Compare Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) to SQL
Describe how collaborative work practices between front-end and back-end developers improve the development of a web solution
Design, develop and implement a progressive web app (PWA)
The design elements are addressed separately from progressive web apps.
Including: