Comp.lit Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the internet?
A massive global network connecting millions of devices
What does it allow people to do?
-send and receive emails
-watch videos and listen to music
-play online games
-share photos and messages
- research and learn new things
What is the World Wide Web?
- part of the internet
- consists of websites and webpages
What is a website?
- a collection of related webpages that live on the internet
What is a web browser?
An app/program that helps you visit websites
What is a URL?
- ( Uniform Resource Locator)
- the address you use to visit a website
What is an example of a website ?
- www.youtube.com
What is an example of a web browser?
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
-Mozilla Firefox
What is an example of a URL?
- https://www.google.com
What is an example of a URL shortener?
- bit.ly
What do we use the Internet and WWW for?
- research (school projects)
- playing games
- videos and music
- chatting
- online shopping
- reading
What is an Informational Website?
- purpose: share knowledge or news
- e.g: Wikipedia, BBC News
What is an E-commerce Website?
- purpose: buy and sell products online
- Amazon, Takealot
What is an Educational Website
- purpose: Teaching and learning resources
- Khan Academy, BBC Bitesize
What is a Business/ Company Website?
- purpose: promote business and its services and contact details
-Microsoft.com, Woolworths.co.za
What is an Entertainment Website?
- purpose: entertain with games,videos,music
- Netflix,Roblox
What is a social media website?
-purpose: connect people,share updates,photos and videos
- instagram, TikTok , Facebook
What makes a website good?
- easy navigation
- fast loading
- visually appealing
- mobile-friendly
- well-organised information
- accessible to all users
- clear calls to action
What makes a website bad?
- confusing/broken navigation
- too much text / cluttered layout
- slow loading
- poor readability
- intrusive pop-ups
- not mobile friendly
Key questions to ask when building a website?
- website purpose
- target audience
- content types
- design style
- required pages
Website components
- home page
- content pages
- contact pages
- layout
- multimedia
- navigation and links
