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Introduction
Web Site Development and
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• Describe the Internet, the Web, and their associated terms
• Specify the difference between a Web page and a Web site
• Define Web browsers and identify their main features
• Identify the 13 types of Web sites • Discuss how to plan, design, develop, test,
publish, and maintain a Web site
Objectives
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• Identify the methods and tools for creating a Web page and Web site
• Recognize the basic elements within HTML/XHTML
• Discuss the advantages of using Web page authoring programs such as Dreamweaver
Objectives
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• Global network connecting millions of computers• A network is a group of computers and associated
devices that are connected by communications facilities
• The Internet grew out of an experiment that began in the 1960s by the U.S. Department of Defense– Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
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The Internet
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• The World Wide Web is one of the more popular services on the Internet– Web server – Host computer– Client
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)• Users access Web resources through a Web page• Web browsers contain special buttons and other
features to help you navigate through Web sites – Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome,
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• Nearly all Web pages have unique characteristics, but almost every Web page contains some basic elements
• A hyperlink, or link, can link to another place in the same Web page or to an entirely different Web page or site
• Most Web pages are part of a Web site• A Web site contains a home page, which typically
provides information about that Web site’s purpose and content
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• Internet Service Provider (ISP)– Business that has a permanent Internet connection
and provides temporary connections to customers• Online Service Provider (OSP)– Similar to an ISP, but provides member-only services
• Wireless Service Provider (WSP)– Provides Internet access to users with Web-enabled
devices or wireless modems
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The World Wide Web and Web Browsers
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• Portal• News• Informational• Business/Marketing• Blog• Wiki• Online social network
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Types of Web Sites
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• Educational• Entertainment• Advocacy• Web application• Content aggregator• Personal
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Types of Web Sites
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Portal
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News
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Informational
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Business/Marketing
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Blog
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Wiki
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Online Social Network
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Educational
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Entertainment
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Advocacy
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Web Application
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Content Aggregator
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Personal
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• Purpose and Goal• Target Audience• Web Technologies– Broadband• T1 lines, DSL, ISDN, Fiber optics, Cable modems, Baseband,
mobile Web technologies
• Web Site Comparison
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Planning a Web Site – Purpose
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• Value-added Content• Text• Images• Color Palette• Multimedia
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Planning a Web Site – Content
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• Structure– Linear– Hierarchical– Web (random)– Grid – Hybrid
• Tools• Navigational Elements
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Design Basics – Navigation Map
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Developing a Web Site – Development Basics• Typography– Font– Typeface– Web-safe fonts
• Images• Page Layout• Color
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• Is the Web site free of spelling and/or grammatical errors?
• Is the page layout consistent, and does it generate a sense of balance and order?
• Are any links broken?• Do multimedia interactivity and forms function
correctly?
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Reviewing and Testing a Web Site
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• Do the more widely used browsers display the Web site properly?
• Does the Web site function properly in different browsers, including older browser versions?
• Have you initiated a group test, in which you have asked other individuals to test your Web site and provide feedback?
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• Obtain a domain name– IP address– Domain Name System– Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
• Acquire server space– Server logs– Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Publish the Web site– Uploading
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Publishing a Web Site – Publishing Basics
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• Changing content, either by adding new text and images or by deleting obsolete material
• Checking for broken links and adding new links• Documenting the last change date (even when no
revisions have been made)
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Maintaining a Web Site
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• Text editor• HTML or XHTML editor• Software applications– Microsoft Word– Microsoft Excel
• WYSIWYG text editor– Microsoft Expression Web– Adobe Dreamweaver
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Methods and Tools Used to Create Web Pages
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• HTML and XHTML• Written in plain text and saved in ASCII format• Source Code– Elements• One-sided elements (Self-closing) vs. two-sided elements• Attribute / Property• Value modifier
– Document content
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Web Site Languages
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• WYSIWYG text editor• Allows you to view a document as it will appear in
the final product and to edit the elements directly within that view
• There is no need to know HTML and XHTML, but you can still alter the code, if necessary
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Web Page Authoring Programs
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• Integrated content management system (CMS) support
• New rendering mode that displays the design like a standard-based browser
• CSS inspection• Integration with Adobe BrowserLab, PHP custom
class code hinting, and Business Catalyst• Enhanced CSS starter page
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• Describe the Internet, the Web, and their associated terms
• Specify the difference between a Web page and a Web site
• Define Web browsers and identify their main features
• Identify the 13 types of Web sites • Discuss how to plan, design, develop, test,
publish, and maintain a Web site
Chapter Summary
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• Identify the methods and tools for creating a Web page and Web site
• Recognize the basic elements within HTML/XHTML
• Discuss the advantages of using Web page authoring programs such as Dreamweaver
Chapter Summary
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