Web Design Basics Chapter 1
What is the most popular way of exchanging info between devices on the internet
The WWW
What does CSS stand for?
Cascading Style Sheets
Domain Name
-every website has one -websites are found by entering the domain name into the address bar on the web -accessible to humans
before you learn how to make a website
-users expect high quality and if you don't satisfy them then they will not come back -must take time to plan, develop, create
Every website is written in what?
HTML
What is the standardized system for specifying the structure of a webpage?
HTML
Web Server
every website and webpage within that site sit on a computer known as a web server. This server is always connected to the internet
HTML involves tagging files to achieve what on the WWW?
font, graphics, color, hyperlink effects
Web designing
is the very process of using creativity to design and construct a website and updating it regularly to incorporate changes
selector
points to the HTML element you want to style
CSS is a simple design language and is known for
simplifying the process of making web pages more presentable
HTMl documents consist solely of:
text
CSS comes after....
the HTML coding process
Your website must consist of:
web pages within the site
Who can be a web designer?
can be done by anyone who has the right knowledge but usually have a degree
declaration
contains one or more declarations separated by semicolons
What does HTML stand for?
Hypertext Markup Language
IP Address
Internet Protocol Address, is a principle function hosts the network interface identification and location address
Web design
Is a concept of planning, creating, and maintaining web pages.
On the WWW there are many different....
URL's (Web Page Addresses)- every page has its on the web has its own special address
What does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
Web design involves:
User Interface layout colors content navigation media-images, videos, etc.
What does WWW stand for?
World Wide Web
You can create your site using
a basic text editor app- you will create webpages by writing in HTML
