ICTWEB450 — Evaluate and select a web hosting service

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50 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 20 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify requirements and select ISP

1.1Discuss and confirm web hosting service requirements and establish client selection criteria according to business and user needs
1.2Review client usage and confirm email services are compliant with business needs
1.3Review characteristics of different hosting services and assess compatibility with business needs
1.4Evaluate optional server applications for advanced web business functions
1.5Select ISP hosting service according to client selection criteria and business needs

2 Confirm web host meets technical requirements

2.1Confirm web-hosting service has server performance and availability monitoring systems in place
2.2Discuss and confirm escalation procedures and performance standards with ISP
2.3Establish security, backup and payment procedures and technologies according to business and customer expectations and requirements
2.4Confirm operating system supports preferred business development software, applications, extensions and databases
2.5Check and confirm web-host servers support dynamic websites on various browsers, devices and preferred business technologies
2.6Confirm site-analysis reports are available, flexible and meet business needs

3 Benchmark performance and test against specified criteria

3.1Test performance of web hosting service during on and off-peak times and document outcomes according to organisational procedures
3.2Confirm email and mailing services have backup procedures in place and are protected from damage, erasure and unwanted damage
3.3Confirm support services perform according to business needs
3.4Discuss and confirm performance of selected ISP against specified criteria and make required changes
3.5Obtain sign-off from required personnel

Performance evidence

evaluate and select a web hosting service according to business and user needs
assess client and business needs and establish selection criteria
identify and evaluate a range of web hosting services
confirm business and client budgetary, security and technical requirements are met
test and benchmark web hosting service with client benchmarks
obtain sign-off from required personnel

Knowledge evidence

different web hosting service provision options
web hosting service characteristics including:
support service standards
data capacity
security technologies and procedures
scripting languages
performance monitoring systems
escalation procedures
back up procedures
payment procedures
email and mailing list services
a range of hosting services and their characteristics including support service standards, data capacity and availability of security technologies and server-side languages
industry standard development software, applications, extensions and databases
internet security issues
operating systems used by ISPs
server technologies
documentation techniques used to evaluate and select a web hosting service
web hosting services and performance benchmarks
ISP performance testing methodologies
organisational procedures applicable to selecting a web hosting service

Foundation skills

Reading: Reads and interprets specifications, computer program interface and documentation from a variety of sources and consolidates information
Writing: Prepares documentation expressing ideas and explores complex issues
Oral Communication: Confirms interpretation of all business requirements using listening and questioning techniques and uses detailed and clear language to address client and ISP personnel
Numeracy: Estimates data storage requirements using mathematical formulas
Interact with others: Selects and uses applicable conventions and protocols when communicating with clients and co-workers in a range of work contexts
Self-management: Takes responsibility for planning, sequencing and prioritising tasks and own workload
Problem-solving: Makes routine decisions and implements standard procedures for routine tasks, using formal decision-making processes for more complex and non-routine situations Addresses less predictable problems and initiates standard procedures in response to these problems, applying problem-solving processes in determining a solution
Technology: Uses familiar digital technologies and systems to access information, search and enter, data and code, present information and communicate with others, cognisant of data security and safety

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