The definition of Web site can be nebulous. It may be as simple as a small personal Web server on a Windows-based machine that serves up a few documents every so often, or as complex as a site with multiple Web and database servers handling hundreds of thousands of requests per day. Managing a Web site requires a special set of skills. Our curriculum highlights three general skill sets that a Web administrator should have. The first is operating systems and network administration skills.
Most Web servers run as applications on some host computer.
The student will be able to successfully install and configure the most popular operating systems used to host Web sites. Issues such as planning, installation, tuning, customization and configuration are covered in CIS 386 and several other courses available as electives. Focus is on the NT and UNIX operating systems. A speedy and efficient network is required for acceptable Web site access. Several networking courses are available as electives in which installation and configuration skills are learned.