This is our Google Docs presentation on how to create a website and what is FTP. In this research, I have learnt that a domain name is the name that you want to give for your website. It is so that one can remember your website address easier. Some domain names are not free and you need to pay for it. Next, I have learnt that you can put things like pictures and videos on the web so that everyone can view them. And you must sign up for a web host in order to do that. Lastly, I have learnt that FTP means File Transfer Protocol. It is used to transfer files from one host to another using a TCP-based network. TCP is a file transporter and FTP depends on TCP to work. I would like to give myself 2 points as I have helped in doing research.
10 major learning points from iVLE
1) Internet was a net working project by Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It was to allow scientists at different locations to share information. It finally became functional in September 1969. In 1969, there were only 4 host nodes. It grew to 1000+ in 1984 and there are over 2 million now.
2) There are different ways to connect to the internet. There is the slow-speed technology which the modem in your computer uses a standard telephone line to connect to the Internet. Connection also must be established each time you log on. It is slow and expensive. There is also the high-speed connection which uses satellite modems. The connection is always on. There are a few ways to access the internet. ISP, OSP and the wireless internet service provider.3) A domain name is the text version of the text version of Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP address is the number that uniquely identifies each computer or device connected to Internet. The number in each group is between 0 and 255.
4) The World Wide Web (WWW) is a worldwide collection electronic documents. Each electronic document is called a Web page. A website is a collection of related Web pages. It can contain text, graphics, sound, video and built-in connections.
5) A web browser is a program that allows you to view Web pages. Examples are Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer. Mobile phones use a microbrowser that display Web pages that contain mostly text. The phone must be Web-enabled. So that is why many Nokia phones don't work. Downloading is the process of a computer receiving information.
5) A link is a built-in connection to another related Web page location. The pointer change to a hand when you point to the link. The link can be text or image.
6) A search engine is a program used to find Websites and Web pages by entering words or phrases called search text. Examples are the most famous Google and Yahoo.
7) There are 9 basic types of Websites. Portal, news, informational, marketing/business, educational, entertainment, advocacy, blog and personal. The types of graphics formats used are BMP, JPEG, PNG, GIF and TIFF.
8) Web publishing is the maintenance of Web pages. First you must plan the Website, then you must analyse and design the Website, then you must create the Website and develop the Website. Lastly, you must maintain the Website.
9) E-commerce is the short form of electronic commerce. It is for business transaction that occurs over the Internet, business to consumer (B2C), consumer to consumer (C2C), business to business (B2B).
10) E-mail is the short form of electronic mail. Its is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network. The messages can consist of simple text or can contain attachments like documents, video clips and pictures.
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 was first used in January 1999 by Darcy DiNucci, however Web 2.0 did not resurface until 2002. The major features of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, user created web sites, self-publishing platforms, tagging, and social bookmarking. Its different from Web 1.0 in the form that the latter can be only posted and edited by the host. An example is our HCI website. Web 2.0, however, can be posted by everyone. Everyone can go to that website to post things. An example is Wikipedia.HTML
2) HTML is suppose to be typed in a Notepad.
3 )It has three parts, the start tag, content and the end tag. However, some does not have end tags as they have no content.
4) You can add images while creating the HTML by adding <img src="..." width="..." height="..."border="..." alt="...">
5) The tags usually come in pair, for the starting and ending. For example, <html>.............<html>.
6) Although some tags come in pairs, there are tags that does not come in pair.
7)You can decorate the website with background colour and pictures with html.
8) There are many different types of codes used for html, for different purposes, like adding image or another link.
9) The html document can be sent just like any other files.
10) HTML notepad must be saved as all files and ending with .html in order to create the website.
