Exam Guide For 1D0-410 CIW Foundations
CIW Foundations is a requirement for all CIW
certifications, including:
- CIW Associate
- CIW Professional
- CIW Certified Instructor
- Master CIW Web Site Manager
- Master CIW Administrator
- Master CIW Designer
- Master CIW Enterprise Developer
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Candidates must complete the following prerequisites
prior to sitting the CIW Foundations exam:
- This simple on-line
agreement only needs to be completed once, but is
necessary for CIW Cert Central to ship CIW
certificates (CIW Associate, CIW Professional or
Master CIW certificates) to candidates who pass the
required CIW certification exam(s).
- Candidates seeking CIW Associate status (CIW
Foundations exam 1D0-410) should have prior experience
using the Internet on a personal computer running the
Microsoft Windows or UNIX/Linux operating systems.
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Students who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to
continue their studies and apply their new skills before
attempting the 1D0-410 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 that delivered the
course.
Any 1D0-410 Foundations exam taken on or after June
15, 2001 will be subject to the following:
- Each delivery of the exam will include 10
non-scored beta items, appearing randomly.
- The examination period will be increased from 75
minutes to 90 minutes.
|
Examination
Version |
Date
Published |
Exam
Notes |
|
CIW Foundations 1D0-410 |
June 2001 |
This version contains 10 non-scored beta
items and 60 scored items.
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To achieve a passing score on the exam, candidates
must:
- Correctly answer at least 45 of the 60 scored
questions to achieve a total score of 75% or greater.
This scoring method does not apply to Foundations
examinations taken before June 15, 2001.
|
Module |
Number of
Items |
|
Internet Fundamentals |
24 |
|
Web Page Authoring Fundamentals |
12 |
|
Networking Fundamentals |
24 |
|
Total Scored Items |
60
|
|
Beta items – randomly delivered throughout
exam |
10
|
|
Total Items |
70 | |
Each item offers four solutions or distracters. Exam
candidates must select the one best solution for each
item.
After passing the CIW Foundations exam, candidates
are eligible for CIW Associate status. To obtain your
CIW Associate certificate, simply fill out the CIW
Certification Agreement and a CIW representative
will issue your CIW Associate certificate.
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Foundation 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 1D0-410 exam tests the following
common core of Internet skills:
- Describe infrastructure required to support an
Internet connection, including hardware and software
components.
- Explain important Internet communications
protocols and their roles in delivering basic Internet
services.
- Explain the basic principles of the Domain Name
System (DNS).
- Describe how Web browsers can be used to access
the World Wide Web and other computer resources.
- Explain how e-mail clients can be used to send
simple messages and files to other Internet users.
- Describe Internet services, including but not
limited to news, FTP, Gopher, Telnet, and network
performance utilities such as ping and traceroute.
- Explain user customization features in Web
browsers, including preferences, caching, and cookies.
- Describe security issues related to Web browsing
and e-mail, including certificates and viruses.
- Explain how to use different types of Web search
engines effectively.
- Describe how to use the Web to obtain legal and
international business information.
- Describe issues in developing a corporate Web
site, including but not limited to project management,
testing, and legal issues.
- Explain how HTML files are formatted to maintain
compatibility with older Web browsers.
- Explain how to include images and graphical
formatting in HTML files.
- Describe how to create a basic HTML form that
accepts user input.
- Describe how to test and analyze Web site
performance issues.
- Explain the features and appropriate use of XML.
- Describe networking and its role in the Internet,
including protocols, packets, and the OSI reference
model.
- Explain the role of networking hardware, and
configure common PC hardware for operation.
- Discuss the relationship between IP addresses and
domain names, including assignment of IP addresses
within a subnet.
- Describe the function and components of the Web
server.
- Discuss common Internet security issues, including
user-level and enterprise-level concerns.
- Describe common performance issues affecting
Internet servers and resources, including analysis and
diagnosis.
- Describe how to transmit text and binary files
using popular Internet services, including the Web and
e-mail.
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The CIW Exam Retake Policy outlines the conditions
under which a candidate may retake a CIW exam. A waiting
period between retakes of a single certification exam
maintains the security of the exam and strengthens the
value of the CIW certification. Each CIW exam is defined
by a unique exam ID (e.g., IDO-410). A retake is any
subsequent sitting of an exam with the same CIW exam ID
by the same candidate at any authorized testing
center.
In the event that a candidate passes a CIW exam, the
candidate will not be allowed to retake that CIW exam.
If the CIW exam objectives change, the exam ID changes
to reflect the new exam version. Candidates who have
passed an exam may sit a newer version of the exam that
may have the same title but a different ID number.
In the event that a candidate fails a CIW exam on his
or her first attempt, a 24-hour waiting period is
required between the first and second sittings of that
CIW exam. Candidates are required to wait for a period
of no less than thirty (30) calendar days from the date
of the previous sitting before any third or subsequent
sitting of the same CIW exam.
Exams administered in any ways that do not comply
with the CIW Exam Retake Policy shall be considered
invalid and ineligible for a refund.
In the event that a candidate has violated this Exam
Retake Policy, the candidate may be deemed ineligible to
register for or schedule any CIW exam for a minimum
period of twelve (12) months from the date of such
determination.
In addition, any candidate determined to have
violated the CIW Exam Retake Policy* may be subject to any or all of
the following:
- Denial of a specific CIW certification for a
period of twelve (12) months from the date of such
determination;
- Revocation of a specific CIW certification, if
such certification had been previously granted to the
candidate;
- Revocation of all CIW certifications previously
granted to the candidate;
- Ineligibility to receive any CIW certification for
a minimum of twelve (12) months from the date of such
determination;
- Any other appropriate actions, including legal
remedies, deemed necessary or appropriate to enforce
the CIW Exam Retake Policy.
*ProsoftTraining is a Member of the
Information Technology Certification Security Council
(ITCSC). ITCSC is an association formed for the
establishment and recognition of standards, best
practices and programs leading to enhanced security for
IT certification programs. ITCSC's primary goal is to
prevent unethical activities and practices that result
in the invalidation of IT certifications by unqualified
individuals. As an ITCSC Member, ProsoftTraining is
obligated to report to ITCSC and its Members all
violations of this Exam Retake Policy. Such violations
will be reported to ITCSC and its Members for the
purpose of maintaining the value and ensuring the
integrity of the certification exams of ITCSC's Members
and protecting the investments made by candidates in the
certification programs of such Members. In addition to
any action taken by ProsoftTraining, ITCSC and its other
Members may take action against any candidate determined
by ProsoftTraining to have violated the ProsoftTraining
Exam Retake Policy, which action may include the
invalidation of exam results, the denial of
certification and the revocation of any certification
previously issued by any or all ITCSC Members.
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No retirement date has been announced for exam
1D0-410.
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