The fundamental technologies, protocols, and practices that make up the Internet. The Internet as a global information system that has transformed the current business environment. Additional topics include: Internet structure; applications; business uses; legal and ethical issues introduced by networked computers such as privacy, fraud, and security. A significant portion of the course covers Web authoring procedures and languages. Students create a Web site using xhtml language and are introduced to JavaScript. No prior computer experience is required. Cannot receive credit if credit earned for CS 403.