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Web Design. Professor Pepper. Internet physical layout. Internet = internet worked net works Local Area Networks (LAN) Wide Area Networks (WAN) LANS,WANS hook to Regional Regional hooks to country’s backbone Backbones hook to world network. Internet Administrators.
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Web Design Professor Pepper
Internet physical layout Internet = internetworked networks • Local Area Networks (LAN) • Wide Area Networks (WAN) • LANS,WANS hook to Regional • Regional hooks to country’s backbone • Backbones hook to world network
Internet Administrators • Local administration • Road system • regional laws (wan, lan) • federal laws (backbone) • Governments regulations
Internet Uses • Browsing (www and gopher) • Mail • FTP • Discussion groups (bulletin boards, newsgroups) • Chat (including video and voice chatting) • Telnet • Blog
World Wide Web • Protocol for browsers and documents • Hyperlinks • New way of reading, writing and marketing • Standard Browsers: Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer
Address Types • Computer – IP address / Domain Name ex: 128.119.420.41 translated by Domain Name Service limited set of top level domain names • Web Page – URL\ ex: http://www.childu.com/ protocol:// server/filename • Person’s Account – E-mail ex: pepper@adelphi.edu username@domain name
Going online • Modem or direct connection (DSL, Cable) • Service type • Internet Service Provider (ISP) connect client to server use standard browser & dial up networking • Online services (ex: AOL, Compuserve) internet portal Proprietary browsers and connection screens
Search the WEB • Search sites (ex: yahoo, hotbot, lycos, dogpile) • CAUTION: no guarantee of info accuracy • CAUTION: searching can be addictive
CREATING YOUR OWN WEB SITE • Create html • Upload • Browse
Your Adelphi Web Site • www.adelphi.edu/~pepperk (last name – first initial) • ftp address: panther.adelphi.edu/
Design tools: -> creates html • Netscape Composer • Front Page • DreamWeaver • Notepad entering HTML • Word • Excel • Power Point • Access
Site vs. Page • Create a folder for your site • all pages and pictures • Default page will be index.html • (some servers are different)
Web Page Components • Text • Images • Hyperlink • Table • Frame • Applets • Video • Animation • Sound
File Transfer • Upload to panther • FTP Explorer / Windows Explorer • WS/FTP • Each design tool has its own • Some sites have their own
Review of our tools • Create HTML • Netscape Composer • Put on panther • FTP Explorer – remote • Windows Explorer - local • View on panther or local • Netscape Navigator • Internet Explorer
HOW TO WRITE HTML • Netscape composer • Format text • Hyperlinks • Images
Formatting text • Paragraph / Line Break • Force line break with shift/enter • Font difficulties – • choose one others will have • size limitations • Heading (just 1-6) • Lists • Alignment
Hyperlinks • Link / Target • Link Types • File • Web Page • (navigate to site and copy in address) • E-mail (mailto: )
Images • Want .GIF or .JPG • To convert: adobe acrobat, or any graphics program – save as .gif or .jpg(Transparent background needs .gif) • Insert image • Image in same directory • Play with alignment • Alternate text • hyperlink on a picture click
Viewing Sourceof other sites • Netscape Navigator • Internet Explorer • Notepad