Steps to Creating Web Pages for Viewing by the World

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Steps to Creating Web Pages for Viewing by the
World
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Gathering the Pieces

• Decide what to include
• Gather the information
• Text and graphics

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Designing a Page

• Assemble the information into a file or group of
  files (a Web site) that the Web browser can read
• HTML
• NotePad
• Dreamweaver
• FrontPage

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Uploading to a Web Server

• Locate space to hold files
• Servercomputer and software that take requests
  and deliver Web pages
• ISP or purchase your own
• Use ftp software to transfer files

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Page Requesting

• User types url. Browser sends request to server,
  server fills request
• Web page appears in browser window of users
  computer

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What Is in a URL?

• http//www.montgomerycollege.edu/
• cdecker/CA272_F02/webdocs/index

Domain name identifies the Web server to
connect to
Protocol type of transfer used
Filename
Pathname directories in which to look for the
file
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What Is http?

• Hypertext transfer protocol
• A collection of rules
• Tells the browser type of communications to use
  when accessing a document
• http// a web doc
• https// a secure web site
• ftp// info stored on a server files you can
  download
• news// data stored in a Usenet newsgroup
• Gopher// used for research menu driven
• telnet// used to access an app stored on a
  network server

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What Is www?

• Traditional part of a web address
• Unnecessary in most cases

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What Is a Domain Name?montgomerycollege

• A unique name selected by the owner of the site
• Takes the surfer to a specific website
• Usually describes content

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What Is a Top-Level Domain Name?

• Indicates type of address
• .com
• .gov
• .edu
• .mil
• .net (gateway or host)
• .org
• Othersfirm, store, web, arts, rec, info, nom
  (personal content)

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What Are the Other Parts of the Name?

• Directory/Subdirectories
• Departments/cpapprv

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How Do You Get a Domain Name?

• InterNIC
• Others
• Network Solutions
• See link on CA272 homepage

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Do You Need a Domain Name?

• Yes/No
• Courtesy of isp