Computer Science 1033A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ftp Software, Html, File Transfer Protocol

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1033A/B
• Professor: Laura Reid

Document Summary

Info gathering: who is the audience, company image, find things they like, domain, host, menu options, content, deadlines, etc. Good features of website: speed, easy to use, nagivation 3 click rule, consistent design (colours, layout, buttons, never underline unless a link, webpage width should accommodate lower resolution. Design strategies: kiss keep it simple, stupid, consistency, colour, balance, easy to navigate. Web page: html hypertext markup language, computer instructions used to create web pages, any computer can read html files cross platform. Web site: collection of web pages created and maintained by an organization/individual. Web server: a computer that stores web pages and makes them available for people to see on the internet. Web browser: program that allows you to view the internet. htm dw version prior to version 8. html dw 8 or later: code is what the browser uses o display the webpage on your screen.