Transcript Exploring Web Page Design

Exploring Web Page Design
Computer Applications II
Created April, 2000
What is a Web Page?
A web page is a multimedia file
which can be stored on a web
server.
Sample Web Page
It can include text,
graphics, hypertext
links, video and
audio files.
What is a Web Site?
 A web site is a collection of web pages created for
the Internet.
 The primary page is called the home page. Usually
when someone accesses a web site, the home page
will be the first page seen.
Home
 Additional pages of information
Page
related to the home page will be
hyperlinked to the page. The
viewer can access the linked
pages by clicking on
Linked
Linked
the hyperlink on the
Page
Page
home page.
Linked
Page
Using a URL to Access a Web Page
• Each web page has a URL (uniform resource
locator) which is the addressing system used to
locate web pages or other Internet resources.
Use http built into
Web browser or
Internet protocol.
Type of Internet
organization or Internet
domain.
http:\\www.wral-tv.com
Domain name of computer
or Web server where the
Web page resides.
Pathname of folder
on the Web site.
Equipment/Software/Skill Needs to
Author a Web Page
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Basic computer skills
Access to a personal computer
Access to the Internet
Tools to create the page
HTML Authoring Software (FrontPage, Word, etc.)
OR
Knowledge of HTML or Java Script
Advantages of
Publishing on the Web!
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Provides a global outreach to an
international market
Provides a low cost method of reaching
people
Allows immediate updating and/or
changing of information
Provides access to competitor’s
information if published online
Provides a global outreach to an
international market
• The Internet is a collection of worldwide
computers
• Users in Texas, France, and Japan can retrieve
or view your web page quickly and easily.
• The Internet is not owned by a single
organization, thus providing a cooperative
effort by many organizations
• A growing increase in the number of people
worldwide that have Internet access.
Provides a low cost method
of reaching a large number of people
Costs are:
$ Computer system with Internet access
(Many companies can use existing
equipment to launch a web page)
$ Service provider
$ Site to publish your page
$ Someone with the knowledge to publish a
Web page.
Allows immediate updating and/or
changing of information
• Changing or updating the web page is
as easy as editing the file and
uploading the page again.
• It is easy, fast and changes the
information immediately.
Provides access to competitor’s
information if published
on the Web
• Any information published on the Internet
is available to anyone with Internet Access.
• Companies can use this as a means of
obtaining information on competitors.
Disadvantages of
Publishing on the Web
$ Cost of equipment and Internet provider service.
 Computer skills to create and publish web page
# Number of people actually using the Internet. While the
number is growing, there are still many people who do
not yet use the Internet.
* Cultural differences--If your information is to a specific
group of people, you must investigate to be sure this
group of people uses the Internet.
How Can Web Pages be Used?
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Advertising
Sales
Research
Personal Interest
Web Page Design Terms
(Make sure you know the definition
of each of the following terms.)
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Browser
Download
FTP
Home Page
HTML
HTTP
Hyperlink
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Java Script
URL
Web Authoring Software
Web Page
Web Server
Web Site
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