CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIONS TO INTERNET

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CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTIONS TO INTERNET WWW
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History

• Internet the network of computer networks that
  provides the framework for the World Wide Web.
• The web cant exist without the internet.
• Browser link documents on any computer on any
  network by means of an easy-to-use piece of
  software.
• World Wide Web web of documents that linked
  together.

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How web page work?

• Like a page in a book.
• Web page can do things that paper page cant.
• Point to the graphics or text to link to another
  page.

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Designing a web document

• Design all elements of a web presentation on a
  piece of paper.
• Question
• What the purpose of your web presentation?
• What type of audiences that you are going to
  reach and how this affect your web presentation?
• What information that you want to convey?
• How will the information be organized?
• How to make your top page attract visitor? Use
  linear or hierarchical organization?

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Guideline of web page design

• Be brief
• Be clear
• Use simple language
• Check your spelling and grammar

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Features to tie the presentation

• Use hypertext lists or menus.
• Include a link only if its a useful way to get
  relevant information.
• Use consistent terminology through out the
  presentation.
• Use consistent icon.
• Use the same banner or identifying information on
  each page of the presentation.
• Use consistent layout for each page of the
  presentation.
• Include a way back to the home page on each
  separate page and place it in the same location
  of each page.
• Make sure all link are current.
• Include a graphics only if it relates to the
  content.
• Include alternative text with every page.

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Creating a web document

• Homepage are made up of the text and graphics you
  want to display, along with links to other
  documents.
• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) - programming
  language that places codes or tags in a web
  document, providing information to browser about
  the structure of the document.
• HTML
• is not specific to any platform, computer brand
  or operating system.
• document are actually text files with HTML tags
  embedded, that tells the browser how to display
  the document.
• Different browser might give different
  result(IE,Mozilla).

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Publishing a web document

• Make sure your Web document is error free.
• Check with your Internet Service Provider to see
  whether the Provider offers the publishing
  service, imposes any limits and charges any fees.
• Then when the web site is settled, you need to
  place your file on the server.
• Organized your files in one directory, renaming
  your file to .html files.
• Then you are ready to ftp your files to the
  server.
• One you have published your document and have a
  uniform resource locator (URL), let people knows
  about your homepage.