Unit 11- Assignment 1 Guide

ContentsIntroduction...........................................................................................................................................2

Protocols...............................................................................................................................................2

URL....................................................................................................................................................2

Domain Name....................................................................................................................................2

Domain Name Registrar.....................................................................................................................2

Top Level Domain Name....................................................................................................................2

Country Codes...................................................................................................................................2

Organisation Codes............................................................................................................................2

ISP......................................................................................................................................................3

Hosting Companies............................................................................................................................3

Web Page Naming Conventions........................................................................................................3

Design Conventions...............................................................................................................................3

Software................................................................................................................................................3

Web authoring.......................................................................................................................................3

Introduction In this report I will be discussing what web authoring is and how it is used to make a website and what goes on behind the making of the website. Web authoring is made up of three different things which are protocols, software and design.

Web authoring Web authoring is a category of software that enables the user to develop a Web site in a desktop publishing format. The software will generate the required HTML coding for the layout of the Web pages based on what the user designs.

Protocols Protocols are another world for rules. When discussing web authoring protocols we talking about the rules which govern the exchange of data and information over the internet.

Web authoring protocols: protocols are another world for rules. When discussing web authoring protocols we talking about the rules which govern the exchange of data and information over the internet. Example this protocol will direct you to the web site.

Web authoring: protocols-Top level domain name: the last section of a URL. The indicate the type of website or its location.

URLThis is URL (uniform resource locator) the web address of a website. URL is a URI that, in addition to identifying a web resource, provides a means of locating the resource by describing its "primary access mechanism (e.g., its network location)".

A uniform resource locator (abbreviated URL; also known as a web address, particularly when used with HTTP) is a specific character string that establishes a reference to a resource. Most web browsers display the URL of a web page above the page in an address bar. A typical URL might look like:

http://en.example.org/wiki/Main_Page

Domain NameA domain name is a unique name that identifies an internet resource such as a website. It is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative dependence, authority or control on the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules of the Domain Name System (DNS). Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name.

Domain Name RegistrarA domain name registrar is an organization or commercial entity that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain name registrar must be official by a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry and/or a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry.

Top Level Domain NameA top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. For example, in the domain name www.example.com, the top-level domain is com (the "dot" and the word that follows it).

Country CodesCountry codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes (geocodes) developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications.

• .uk

• .jp

.ie

Organisation Codes .ac

• .gov

ISPISP sends you a request to the imp address of the website you want look at. This is send thorough cables and satellites until your request reaches the right server (this is what the internet is).The server that hosts the website you want to view gets your request and sends all the data.

Internet service providers (ISPs) this is the company that provides you with access to the internet.

Examples:

• BT

• Virgin

• PlusNet

• Talk-talk

Hosting CompaniesHosting: companies will let you host you website on their servers. They store your website files on their serves which is accessible to their via the internet. There is often a monthly or yearly fee for this.

Web Page Naming ConventionsThis are websites are made of lots of pages, all using the same URL. It is important that each web page has suitable name that reflects content on that page.

An example of this is Home page= www.example.com/index.htm

• Contact us= www.example.com/contact.htm

• About us= www.example.com/aboutus.htm

Design ConventionsThe rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section.

•Websites and images can be divided into thirds; three vertical lines and three horizontal lines: where those lines cross are `Points of focus’. The eye is naturally drawn to that position.

A website that uses the rule of thirds is universally seen as visually appealing and keeps the design of the page neat.

•There are three main colour schemes that a website can be designed with. Picking the right colour scheme for your website is very important in setting the tone.

Sans serif and sansFinding the right font for a website is important visually and for usability. Fonts are divided into two categories:

• Sans serif • Serif

Sans serif means the letters are clear and have no serif (the flicks at the end of the letters).

Font size and colours are also important in designing a webpage. Titles and sub-headings should be larger than the text below to show the importance and break the page and content up. Fonts should also be clearly coloured so they are easy to read. E.g. using white font (sans serif font) on a black background, this is because it is easier to read and clearer to see.

Text on website can sometimes be grouped together poorly, making it harder for the user to read. Paragraphs are used in websites, same as they are in writing, to break up long bits of the text.

Monochromatic means `one colour’. This means that if a website is monochromatic because it uses only one colour, but it can use all the tints, tones and shades of that colour.

An analogus colour scheme is one which uses similar colours. Analogus are located next to each there to colour wheel.

Complimentary colours are ones which are opposite, but visually work very well together. They are always found opposite each other on the colour wheel.

Finding the right font for a website is important visually and for usability. Fonts are divided into two categories:

• Sans serif

• Serif

Sans serif means the letters are clear and have no serif (the flicks at the end of the letters)

When designing text to be used on a website one important design decision of what kind of font to use. There are two kinds sans and sans serif; serif fonts do not have flicks at the end.

Each paragraph should have its own focus, for example:

•A paragraph welcoming you to the website

•A paragraph introducing the website and then another explaining what it is about

Backgrounds on websites are generally single colours, patterns or images.

•Single colours should follow your colour scheme for consistency, and should make it easier to read writing on your website.

•Patterns can be used, but should not `distract’ from the foreground and content of your website.

•Images are sometimes used, but finding the right image can be difficult and large images can make websites slower to load.

Text on websites can sometimes be grouped together poorly, making it harder for the user to read. Paragraphs are used in websites, same as they are in writing, to break up long bits of text.

Each paragraph should have its own focus. For example:

A paragraph welcoming you to the website

A paragraph introducing the website and then another explaining what it is about.

SoftwareThere are lots of tools and software available to build websites. These are divided into two categories: text bases editors and visual based editors.

HTML Text Editors

These let you type the HTML code that builds websites. They are dependent on your knowing all the code you will need to build the website you want.

HTML is written in the form of HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed in angle brackets (like <html>). HTML tags most commonly come in pairs like <h1> and </h1>, although some tags represent empty elements and so are unpaired, for example <img>. The first tag in a pair is the start tag, and the second tag is the end tag (they are also called opening tags and closing tags).

Example: Notepad

Visual EditorsThese let you build websites visually and do much of the programming for you.

Visual editors or full screen editors are editing programs which display the text being edited on the screen as it is being edited, as opposed to line-oriented editors (such as ed, ex and edlin).

The term is generally used in discussing character mode, as opposed to GUI applications. All GUI editors are visual editors, but not all character-mode editors are.

Example: FrontPage, Dreamweaver

Text bases editors A text editor is a type of program used for editing plain text files.

Text editors are often provided with operating systems and software development packages, and can be used to change, e.g., configuration files, documentation files, programming language source code.

Example:

In conclusion this report has looked at numerous different aspects of web authoring, including what the rule of thirds may be and what the protocols and software`s are. What I have knowledgeable from this assignment is I am starting to understand is more about the ICT side of media. I can then use this in my own work because it will give me a much clearer understanding more of what I have learnt so far in my own creative media production