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Evidence Guide: ICANWK414A - Create a common gateway interface script

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ICANWK414A - Create a common gateway interface script

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Define specification for CGI script

  1. Determine the functionality of the CGI form
  2. Define the functionality of the CGI script
  3. Choose the appropriate language in which to write the CGI script
  4. Determine server requirements
Determine the functionality of the CGI form

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Define the functionality of the CGI script

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Choose the appropriate language in which to write the CGI script

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Determine server requirements

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Create CGI form and write script

  1. Produce a hypertext markup language (HTML) web document that uses the form elements required by the CGI script specification and includes the uniform resource locator (URL) for the CGI script
  2. Write the CGI script to function as required by the CGI script specification
Produce a hypertext markup language (HTML) web document that uses the form elements required by the CGI script specification and includes the uniform resource locator (URL) for the CGI script

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Write the CGI script to function as required by the CGI script specification

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Test CGI script

  1. Configure the server, if required, that will host the CGI script
  2. Upload the CGI script to the server
  3. Run the CGI form and assess its output
  4. Reiterate until the specification for the CGI script is met
Configure the server, if required, that will host the CGI script

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Upload the CGI script to the server

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Run the CGI form and assess its output

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Reiterate until the specification for the CGI script is met

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

review the requirements

produce CGI forms and scripts to meet the requirements

upload scripts to a server

test the script, and rework until requirements is met.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

web servers

ebusiness website

FTP or file transfer client software

server access

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of:

scripting language

security issues surrounding CGI

evaluation of candidate’s CGI form

review of candidate’s CGI script.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical, operational and business-related matters

literacy skills to write network documentation in required formats and maintain records

numeracy skills to interpret technical data

planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work

research skills to gain and maintain current industry technical knowledge

technical skills to:

interpret and write HTML

use basic operating system commands

use file transfer protocol (FTP) clients.

Required knowledge

detailed knowledge of:

a scripting language

CGI 1.1/1.2 specifications

security issues surrounding CGI

web servers

overview knowledge of:

Copyleft and Free Software Foundation

special features relating to copyright and intellectual property.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Form may include:

hidden form tags

on or off flags

scrollable text box

selection lists

single selection buttons

submit and reset

text box.

Language for CGI may include:

AppleScript

C or C++

Perl

Python

shell script

Visual Basic.

Server requirements may include:

ability to FTP documents to a server

remote desktop

secure shell access

Telnet to a server or Telnet-only access on another server

VPN.

CGI script specifications may include:

CGI/1.1 specification

CGI/1.2 specification.

Server may include:

Apache HTTP server

BEA Weblogic servers

email servers

file and print servers

FTP servers

IBM VisualAge and WebSphere

iPlanet-Enterprise

Lotus Domino

Microsoft-Internet-Information-Server

NetDynamics

Netscape Enterprise Server, Netscape-FastTrack, Netscape-Commerce

proxy servers

Sun Microsystems iPlanet Web Server

Sun Microsystems Java Web Server.