Introduction I assume that you know nothing about the inner workings of the Internet; maybe you're not even sure how people actually get to web sites, where are the web sites actually sitting, what is the web in the first place?
In this article I am going to give you the minimum you need to get your 'feet wet' so that we can quickly get into building web sites. I won't go into painful micro-details that would put all but true nerds to sleep, again there is just enough so that you have a basic understanding of what's going on.
External data in HTML documents: HTML documents can include graphics or other types of data by referencing an external file (for example, a GIF or JPEG file for a graphic). Not all these external formats are supported by all Web clients. When the document contains such data, the Web client can send a request to the Web server to provide the relevant graphic. If the Web client does not support the format, it does not request the information from the server.
Information vs Knowledge :
To a machine, knowledge is comprehended information (aka new information produced through the application of deductive reasoning to exiting information). To a machine, information is only data, until it is processed and comprehended.
What is the web? n a nutshell, the web is a whole bunch on interconnected computers talking to one another. The computers (on the web) are typically connected by phone lines, digital satellite signals, cables, and other types of data-transfer mechanisms. A 'data-transfer mechanism' is a nerd's way of saying: a way to move information from point A to point B to point C and so on.
The computers that make up the web can be connected all the time (24/7), or they can be connected only periodically. The computers that are connected all the time are typically called a 'server'. Servers are computers just like the one you're using now to read this article, with one major difference, they have a special software installed called 'server' software.
The Domain Name Game Finding a particular Web site is like finding someone's telephone number. Every Web server in the Universe has a unique number that identifies it, called an IP address. For obvious reasons, nobody wants to have to remember numbers like this, so early in the development of the Web, the system of domain names was devised.
Use an HTML editor like FrontPage or Dream weaver: HTML editors make building web pages feel like (to a certain extent) creating a document in Microsoft Word ... it's made pretty easy. But the downside is that you lose a certain amount of control of what you're doing and in some cases become dependent on the program.
Web Design Mistakes
- Poor load time
- Poor overall appearance
- Spelling/Grammar mistakes
- No contact information
- Poor content
- Poor navigation
- Broken links and graphics
- Poor browser compatibility
- Large slow loading graphics
- Too many graphics
- Pages scrolling to oblivion
- Multiple use of animated graphics
- Animated bullets
- Too many graphic and/or line dividers
- Busy, distracting backgrounds
- Multiple banners and buttons
- Poor use of frames
- Large fonts
- Pop up messages
- Over use of Java
- Poor use of tables
- Poor organization
- Different backgrounds on each page
- Over powering music set to auto play
- Confusing
- Too much advertising
- Large Welcome banners
- Multiple colored text
- Text difficult to read
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- Multiple use of different fonts
- Under construction signs
- Scrolling text in the status bar
- Large scrolling text across the page
- Poor use of mouse over effects
