Lecture 3: Websites - 16/1 Flashcards
HTML
Hypertext markup language
Consists of tags that designate certain parts of a document, usually angle brackets encapsulating a command. These tags surround text, the second tag has a /.
ex: <b> for bold text </b>
Basic facts about HTML
The entire document is enclosed by
<html>
<body>
document
<body>
</html>
</body></body></html>
Adding hyperlinks in html
<aINSERT>text</a>
INSERT: href="link"
The link is in parenthesis, the text displayed is between the <>, in this case it reads text
This can either lead to an external or internal link
</aINSERT>
Content management service/system
A computer software used to manage the creation and modification of websites without the need for technical knowledge
Index page
The URL or local file that automatically loads when a web browser starts
Difference between external and internal link
External = outside the site
Internal = inside the site
Cascading style sheet (CSS)
Allows a style to be applied to desired parts of a website rather than having to code the style from scratch every time
Different options for website creation
Hand-coding, web design IDE, graphical website builder/CMS
What can improve the effectiveness of a website?
- Quick load times
- 57% of time is spent on a website’s first page, so make it count (use media, call to action, clear and descriptive headline)
- Don’t give people too many choices
- Scrolling > clicking (people often miss something if they have to click to see it)
- Put people in photos
