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Building a Web Site

Learn about web history, site fundamentals, hosting services, and more from computing veteran Hank Maier. Get started today!

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Building a Web Site

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  1. Building a Web Site

  2. Agenda • Review • The World Wide Web • Web Sites • Build a site on a free hosting service • Conclusion • Q & A Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  3. Introduction • Hank Maier • Started in computing in 1968 • Dupont and Assessment Systems Inc • Developed, designed & directed staff • Web Master - 4 sites • Like to play with Computers and technical “stuff” Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  4. Web History • Military and Universities • ARPANET Started 1963 -1970 (see http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/arpa.html) • File Transfer Protocol (FTP) • Email • Gopher – Pre Web hierarchical search engine • Archie – Pre Web FTP search engine Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  5. Web History • World Wide Web invented in 1989 • CERN (Geneva Switzerland) • Used ARPANET network and standards • Has grown into W3C Consortium to set STANDARDS Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  6. Tim Berners-Lee • In 1989, invented theWorld Wide Weban internet-based hypermedia initiative for global information sharing. while working atCERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory. He wrote thefirst web client (browser-editor) and server in 1990. Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  7. The First Browser Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  8. Addressing and Routing • The Web is like an amorphous cloud of thousands of servers and networks • Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) • 123.456.789.123 (IP address) • Domain Names -DNS -(www.pumh.org) • Universal Resource Locator –URL (file name on a server or PC) Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  9. Web Site • A Computer that has standardized programs to provide standard “services” • HTTP & HTTPS • FTP • POP • SMTP Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  10. Web Site • Web page(s) are text files that display content and link to other files! • Analogous to accessing files on your PC’s hard drive. • Cloaked in lots of techy mumbo jumbo • See http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-server1.htm Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  11. Web Site Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  12. Web Site Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  13. How do I get started building a WEB SITE • Select a hosting service • Decide what you want to put on the web • Create your HOME PAGE (index.html) • The default page when someone visits your site • Create other pages and link them Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  14. Lets see how to do it with YAHOO • http://www.yahoo.com • Sometimes hard to find the free hosting area • http://geocities.yahoo.com/micket174 • Look at what we’re going to do • Delete the site and redo in class! • Lets see what we built http://geocities.com/micket174/ Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  15. How do I find free hosting sites? • Udel.Edu – A benefit of A.L.L. (Web for Club, Classes & Hobbies). • Some free hosting services • Look for • Tools • Space • Bandwidth limits? • Advertisements (nature and frequency) Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  16. How do I find Cheep Hosting Services • Google or Yahoo search • Paid services - additional features • No POPUP or BANNER ads! • More space, email addr, bandwidth • More help, utilities, form mail, scripting • Databases (MySQL, SQL Server) • I’ve use Linksky @ $60/year for a couple of years. Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  17. Conclusion • Web sites are easy to set up • Do not need to be a geek! • Do need routine attention • Must plan site layout for your visitor’s viewpoint to simplify navigation – use print media familiar techniques (TOC, Index, Bookmarks, etc) • Make it FUN Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

  18. Questions?? Hank Maier (WWW.MaierAssociates.Com)

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