Building a Web Site

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Building a Web Site
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Agenda

• Review
• The World Wide Web
• Web Sites
• Build a site on a free hosting service
• Conclusion
• Q A

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Introduction

• Hank Maier
• Started in computing in 1968
• Dupont and Assessment Systems Inc
• Developed, designed directed staff
• Web Master - 4 sites
• Like to play with Computers and technical stuff

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Web History

• Military and Universities
• ARPANET Started 1963 -1970 (see
  http//www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/arpa.html)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• Email
• Gopher Pre Web hierarchical search engine
• Archie Pre Web FTP search engine

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Web History

• World Wide Web invented in 1989
• CERN (Geneva Switzerland)
• Used ARPANET network and standards
• Has grown into W3C Consortium to set STANDARDS

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Tim Berners-Lee

• In 1989, invented the World Wide Web an
  internet-based hypermedia initiative for global
  information sharing. while working at CERN, the
  European Particle Physics Laboratory. He wrote
  the first web client (browser-editor) and server
  in 1990.

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The First Browser
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Addressing and Routing

• The Web is like an amorphous cloud of thousands
  of servers and networks
• Transmission Control Protocol and Internet
  Protocol (TCP/IP)
• 123.456.789.123 (IP address)
• Domain Names -DNS -(www.pumh.org)
• Universal Resource Locator URL (file name on a
  server or PC)

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Web Site

• A Computer that has standardized programs to
  provide standard services
• HTTP HTTPS
• FTP
• POP
• SMTP

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Web Site

• Web page(s) are text files that display content
  and link to other files!
• Analogous to accessing files on your PCs hard
  drive.
• Cloaked in lots of techy mumbo jumbo
• See http//computer.howstuffworks.com/web-server1.
  htm

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Web Site
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Web Site
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How do I get started building a WEB SITE

• Select a hosting service
• Decide what you want to put on the web
• Create your HOME PAGE (index.html)
• The default page when someone visits your site
• Create other pages and link them

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Lets see how to do it with YAHOO

• http//www.yahoo.com
• Sometimes hard to find the free hosting area
• http//geocities.yahoo.com/micket174
• Look at what were going to do
• Delete the site and redo in class!
• Lets see what we built http//geocities.com/micke
  t174/

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How do I find free hosting sites?

• Udel.Edu A benefit of A.L.L. (Web for Club,
  Classes Hobbies).
• Some free hosting services
• Look for
• Tools
• Space
• Bandwidth limits?
• Advertisements (nature and frequency)

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How do I find Cheep Hosting Services

• Google or Yahoo search
• Paid services - additional features
• No POPUP or BANNER ads!
• More space, email addr, bandwidth
• More help, utilities, form mail, scripting
• Databases (MySQL, SQL Server)
• Ive use Linksky _at_ 60/year for a couple of years.

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Conclusion

• Web sites are easy to set up
• Do not need to be a geek!
• Do need routine attention
• Must plan site layout for your visitors
  viewpoint to simplify navigation use print
  media familiar techniques (TOC, Index, Bookmarks,
  etc)
• Make it FUN

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Questions??