The homepage of a website usually contains the main content with the websites purpose.

When did Mosaic, the first graphical web browser, become available?

Where were the four first connected computers housed in 1969?

UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah

What organization takes a proactive role in developing recommendations and prototype technologies related to the web.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Computers joined by a network

Two or more computers connected for the purpose of communicating and sharing resources

Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP

Set of rules for exchanging files like text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files on the web.

Set of rules that allows files to be exchanged between computers on the Internet.

Hypertext Markup Language HTTP

Set of markup symbols or codes placed in a file that is intended for display on a web page

Two sections of a web page

The head section and the body section

Contains the head section

Configures the text that will appear in the title bar of your web browser.

Describes a characteristic of a web page, such as the chatacter encoding

Contains the body section

Transmission Control Protocol

Ensure the integrity of network communication

Set of rules that controls how data is sent between computers on the Internet

What file extension do web page documents typically use?

The homepage of a website is typically named what?

Displays text in a special way, indented from both left and right margins.

Generic structural area or "division" of a web page

Contain the headings of either web page document or an area within the document

Contain a section for navigational links

Contain the main content of a web page document

<a> </a> Specify a hyperlink

Open a hyperlink in a new browser window or tab.

Indicates the absolute location of the resource on the Web.

When you need to link pages within your site, does not include a domain name. "contact.html" is a relative hyperlink

Represents the structure, or organization, of pages in a website in a visual manner.

Use mailto:// instead of http://

Three common types of website organization

Hierarchical, Linear, and Random

Hierarchical Organization

Clearly defined homepage with links to major site sections.

Useful when the purpose of a website or series of pages within a site is to provide a tutorial, tour, or presentation that needs to be viewed sequentially.

Offers no clear path through the site.

The process of creating an image with the lowest file size that still renders a good quality image-balancing image quality and file size

A navigation aid that shows users the path they have taken to get to a web page or where the page is located within the website; it usually appears at the top of a page.

A sketch or diagram of a web page that shows the structure of basic page elements.

The web page content has a fixed width and may hug the left margin

Content typically configured with percentage values for width

Progressively enhancing a web page for different viewing contexts

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

Perceivable: Content is easy to see and hear

Operable: Content can be accessed without keyboard or mouse, avoids flashing

Understandable: Content is easy to read and organize consistently

Robust: Content can be used with a variety of software and systems

POUR

Add a style to an individual HTML tag such as a heading or a paragraph

Used in the head of an HTML, applied to entire document
<head>   <style>         p {background-color: #000000;}   </style>

•Separate text file with .css file extension •Associate with a HTML link element in the head section of a web page

•Similar to External Styles •Embed an external style using @import directive

the selector can be an

  1. HTML element name
  2. a Class Name
  3. ID Name

CSS style rule declaration

• indicates the CSS property you're setting (such as color) and the values you're assigning to that property.

To apply a CSS declaration to one or more areas on a web page.
.feature { color: #FF0000; }

To identify and apply CSS rule uniquely to a single area on a web page.
#content { color: #333333; }

To specify an element within the context of its container (parent) elements. main p { color: #00FF00; }

Specifies the file name of the image

Provides a text replacement, typically a description of the image.

Repeat – Default Repeat Y – Vertical Repeat
Repeat X – Horizontal Repeat No Repeat – Image does not repeat

Background-Repeat: space;

Repeats image in background without cutting off parts of image by adjusting empty space around the repeated images.

Background-Repeat: round;

Repeats the image in the background and scales (adjusts) the dimensions of the image to avoid clipping.

What is a homepage quizlet?

Homepage. The default entry page to a website. If a user only inputs a Domain Name in a Browser, the Browser will begin downloading the Homepage. The most common way to indicate which page is to be your Homepage, is to name it; index.

What is significant about CSS for creating webpage?

Cascading Style Sheets, commonly known as CSS, is an integral part of the modern web development process. It is a highly effective HTML tool that provides easy control over layout and presentation of website pages by separating content from design.

Where does browser store images and page elements?

Browsers pull HTML documents, images, and other Web page elements to your local device; ads are pulled down too. When your browser fetches pages and graphics to form a Web page, it stores that material on your device in temporary files referred to as a browser cache, Web cache, or browser history.

Which part of the following URL is the protocol?

Scheme. The first part of the URL is the scheme, which indicates the protocol that the browser must use to request the resource (a protocol is a set method for exchanging or transferring data around a computer network). Usually for websites the protocol is HTTPS or HTTP (its unsecured version).