Definitions
www - World Wide Web
Blog - Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual.
Internet - A global computing network connecting millions. It provides the platform for web services and the WorldWide Web.
Website - A website is a related group of web pages published on the World Wide Web.
URL - Stand for Uniform Resource Locator.
Modem - A device used to access the Internet. (Modulator-Demodulator)
Image - to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind.
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
PDF - Portable Document Format
Embed - A term to describe software, or hardware or device to run it.
Applications - An application is the use of a technology, system, or product.
Gadget - A small specialized mechanical or electronic device.
Cybersafety - Safe uses of Internet.
HTML - short for Hypertext Markup Language, used to create documents on the World Wide Web.
Bitmap image - a type of graphic composed of pixels (picture element) in a grid.
Vector image - the creation of digital images through a sequence of commands.
Flash - A bandwidth friendly and browser independent vector graphic animation technology.
Why, When and Who invented the internet? - In the 1960s a group of researchers working for the USA Government Defence Department invented a computer network that could keep working even if some of the computers were lost or damaged, eg during a war.
Wikipedia, Dictionary.com, Google Define:
What different types of websites are there e.g. informative.....
- Commercial Website
- Personal Website
- Organizational Website
- Educational website
- Entertainment website
- News Website
- Blog
- Hybrid Website
http://www.rocketface.com/analyze_website/types_of_websites.html
What are the benefits of having a website?
- Far Cheaper and Much More Flexible Than Print Advertising
- Easier Communication
- Growth opportunity
http://www.knowledgesutra.com/forums/topic/3151-the-benefits-of-websites/http://www.knowledgesutra.com/forums/topic/3151-the-benefits-of-websites/
What are 'documents' online?
- Personal
- Education
- Professional
- Everything
What purpose does a 'web map' server?
Web maps are designed to lets users search for places simply by typing the address into the field and hitting the button. It definitely saves the time by not needing to look manually on paper maps.
http://www.webunion.com/program/what_are_the_advantages_of_web_map_over_paper_maps.html
What are 'links'?
Links is a reference to a document that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically is a reference to a document that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically.
Wikipedia
Discuss why it is important to identify the potential users of a website.
It is important to identify your potential users of a website because they are your target audience. Like in a piece of writing your target audience has a big affects on your decisions like your writing style, where as on a website they impact on your layout, colours, fonts and many more.
Me
What are the 8 golden rules of good web design?
1 Strive for consistency
2 Enable frequent users to use shortcuts
3 Offer informative feedback
4 Design dialog to yield closure
5 Offer simple error handling
6 Permit easy reversal of actions
7 Support internal locus of control
8 Reduce short-term memory load
http://groups.drupal.org/node/8248
Discuss why it is important to test, evaluate and update your website?
In order to keep users safe and stop errors to occur. It can also allow more people to view it correctly.
http://www.1stsitefree.com/test.htm
What are the principles of good web design?
- Spacing
- Navigation
- Design to build
- Typography
- Usability
- Alignment
- Clarity
- Consistency
- Discussion
http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/designing-tutorials/9-essential-principles-for-good-web-design/
Share Point Designer
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpwEUA9IGdY&feature=player_embedded
