Increasing use of internet represent opportunities for

organizations.

• Get closer to customers and suppliers

• Maintain good relationship with stakeholders
• Get information out faster
• Obtain information quicker
• Collaborate worldwide instantly
• Country borders are no more barriers : world has become flat

WWW : All services [web pages, applications, images, texts,

audios, videos] available on the internet.

W3C – World Wide Web Consortium : Develops recommendations and prototype

technologies related to the Web

Client : requests some type of service (such as a file or database

access) from the server.

Server : fulfills the request and transmits the results to the client
over a network

Protocols : Rules that describe the methods used for clients and servers to
communicate with each other over a network.

Official Communication Protocol: TCP/IP

Other specialized Protocol:

Transfer: FTP
E-mail: SMTP, POP3, IMAP
Websites: HTTP

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) : A set of rules for exchanging files such as
text, graphic, images, sound, video, and other multimedia files on the
Web.

IP Address : Each device connected to the Internet has a unique numeric IP

address. Consists of octets.

Domain Name : Locates an organization or other entity on the Internet

DNS(Domain Name System) : Associates unique computer IP Addresses with the

text-based domain names [URLs] you type into a web browser

Main purpose is to keep track of location of files based on IP address

URL(Uniform Resource locator) : Represents the address of a resource on the

Internet
TLD(Top-Level Domain Name) : A top-level domain (TLD) identifies the right-most
part of the domain name.

Web development :
Globalization and competition
Getting closer to customers
Creating innovative products or services: marketing strategies, customer support,
product development etc.

SGML(Standard Generalized Markup Language) : A standard for specifying a

markup language or tag set

HTML(Hypertext Markup Language): The set of markup symbols or codes placed

in a file intended for display on a web browser.

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) : A text-based language designed to describe,

deliver, and exchange structured information.
doctype statement : identifies the version of HTML contained in your
document // placed at the top of a web page document

Absolute link : Link to other websites

<a href="http://yahoo.com">Yahoo</a>

Relative link : Link to pages on your own site

<a href="index.htm">Home</a>

Telephone Scheme : Many mobile browsers will initiate a phone call when the
hyperlink is clicked.

SMS Scheme : Many mobile browsers will initiate a text message to the
phone number when the hyperlink is clicked.
Helper Application : A program that can be designated to handle a particular
file type (such as .wav or .mpg) to allow the user to view or otherwise utilize the
special file.

Plug-In : A newer and more common method

Codec : The algorithm used to code/decode the media

HTML5 audio & video support

• Native to the browser
• Different browsers often use different codecs

Hierarchical : Well organised, linked to main page, can be deep/shallow

Linear : Sequential display of web page, moves from one page to another
Random : Artistic, no linking, disorganised

Wireframe : A sketch of blueprint of a web page

Ice Design :
AKA rigid or fixed design
◦ Fixed-width, usually at left margin
Jello Design
◦ Page content typically centered
◦ Often configured with a fixed or percentage width such as 80%
Liquid Design
◦ Page expands to fill the browser at all resolutions.
CSS(Cascading Style Sheet) :provides the functionality of style sheets (and much
more) for web developers

Inline Styles : has to be linked using <link>

Embedded Styles : done within <style>

External Styles : attribute in <p>

Form : An HTML element that contains and organizes form controls such as
• text boxes,
• check boxes,
• and buttons