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Web Basics (Scary Acronyms Demystified)

Web Basics (Scary Acronyms Demystified). Acronyms. And your website…. HTML. CSS. URL. RSS. HTTP. API. What’s is HTML? What’s my IP ? .. CSS , RSS , ERQ ? …. Arggg !. Wait a second…. Yippie ! We have an Awesome website…. I can handle this!. …What does it all mean?. SSL.

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Web Basics (Scary Acronyms Demystified)

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  1. Web Basics (Scary Acronyms Demystified)

  2. Acronyms And your website… HTML CSS URL RSS HTTP API What’s is HTML? What’s my IP? ..CSS, RSS, ERQ? … Arggg!... Wait a second… Yippie! We have an Awesome website… I can handle this! …What does it all mean? SSL ERQ SMTP iCAL DNS

  3. HTML <html> <head> Hypertext Markup Language <title> </title> </head> Everything between these two tags will appear bold. <body> <h1>About Us</h1> <p><b>This placeholder text is for formatting purposes only. Remove before launch. </b></p> </body> </html> Bold it is!

  4. CSS <html> <head> <title> </title> Cascading Style Sheet h1{ color:#d98a15; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; } h1 { color:#d98a15; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; } </head> The CSS is saying “Make every <h1> tag used on the page (or in the site) the certain color, font and size. <body> <h1>About Us</h1> <p><b>This placeholder text is for formatting purposes only. Remove before launch. </b></p> </body> </html>

  5. RGB Red Green Blue Pictures displayed on your computer screen utilize a combination of these three colors.

  6. URL Uniform Resource Locator http://www.finalsite.com This is the URL This is how you communicate where you want to go and what you want to see on the Internet.

  7. HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol http://www.finalsite.com http:// is the protocol of this URL https:// When you see the “S” it means that data is being transmitted and displayed in a secure (SSL) manner.

  8. SSL Secure Sockets Layer https://www.finalsite.com How do we know it is secure? Credit Card Numbers Look for the “s” and the lock Personal Data When you see the “S” after http it means that data is being transported and displayed in a secure manner. Login Information Sending Forms Hover over the logo for more information..

  9. SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Servers use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol to transfer electronic mail back and forth. Your email client can also use SMTP to send email to a server.

  10. DNS Domain Name System DNS Interprets and Translates We type text www.somesite.com Directs to IP 198.105.232.7 Somesite’s home page is displayed in your browser. Life is easier thanks to the many DNS servers out there on the Internet.

  11. IP Internet Protocol 192.168.200.5 192.168.200.5 Here I Am… Your IP address is a set of 4 groupings of numbers that identifies the network you are on and which computer you are using.

  12. RSS RDF, Rich, or Really Simple Syndication What this means to me…. Syndication of Web Content Common Usage: News Feeds Headlines Audio Excerpts from discussion forums/blogs…

  13. API Check the Pollen Count Here Application Programming Interface iWeather 011010110 Find out what the weather will be like for your area this weekend. iWeather iPollen 011001101001010101 Mr. Al Ergies Ms. Sunny Days How Programmers make programming easier!

  14. ERQ Enhancement Request • We take your suggestions. • Put them on a list. • Our developers, when it’s possible, will implement them where they can into the software. We like to get feedback and suggestions from the users of our software….That’s You!

  15. FILE TYPES • GIF = (Graphic Interchange Format) • JPEG = (Joint Photographic Experts Group) • PNG = (Portable Network Graphics) • TIFF = (Tagged Image File Format) • - AVI = (Audio Video Interleaved) • - MOV = (QuickTime Movie) • - AIFF = (Audio Interchange File Format) • - MP3 = (MPEG-1 Layer III Audio Stream Sound file) • - PDF = (Portable Document Format) • - MPEG = (Motion Picture Experts Group) • - TXT = (Plain Text File) • - DOC = (Word Document) • - XML = (Extensible Markup Language) • - XLS = (Excel File) Even file types are acronyms for something. With each file type comes a set of characteristics and common properties including, what types of programs can view the file. DID YOU KNOW?

  16. SUMMARY Not an Acronym…. Don’t be afraid anymore! You have the knowledge. You have the control. Now go ahead and enjoy working with your finalsite website.

  17. Q & A THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

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