Building Workshop I. The Basics II. Website Types III. Website Platforms IV. Live Case Study V. Open Discussion
Basics Domain names: mydomain.com/org/net etc… Domain registrars: GoDaddy, Network Solutions, Register.com, etc… Hosting servers: GoDaddy, Yahoo, Google, 100megsHosting, etc… Browsers/compatibility: IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc…
Basics Browser (Firefox) Hosting Server (100megsHosting) type request Domain Registrar (GoDaddy) query return can be same entity in some cases
Types Static/Informational (read & scroll) Example: news sites (CNN, NYTimes, etc…) Dynamic (Interactive forms, online transactions, shopping carts, secure access, etc…). Example: eBay, Amazon, etc…
Platforms Basic scripting Example: html (HyperText Markup Language) Server scripting Technology with databases Example: php, mysql, javascript, css, asp.net, etc… Content Management Systems (web 2.0) Example: Joomla, Google Sites, etc… Static Static/Dynamic
Case Study Building a website “ using Google Sites Single-click page creation No HTML required Customizable look and feel Settings for accessing and sharing information And it’s free!
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