Friday, November 27, 2009
homework 12
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1.The elements that make up a webpage are
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3. pixel is a single point in a graphic image, its short for picture element
6. It is useful to have a template for creating a web page because its useful to keep a page organized so people dont get annoyed that they cant look at the content right away when they first click on the webpage
10. you can use a inverted pyramid to organize ideas because the most important information goes at the top and the information that
11. It is necessary to keep important to keep important elements withing certain areas of a web page because
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Monday, November 23, 2009
homework 11
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1. White Space-a area on a webpage with zero content
Proximity- closeness of elements on a page that causes readers to make assumptions about how elements relate to each other.
Pixel-a single point in a graphic image
Safe Area- amount of space available on every web browser and system combination
Screen Resolution- amount of pixels a monitor can display- measured by width and height
2.
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1.template- reusable pattern that is used for lay out content on a Web page
logo- a symbol that represents a business or organization
title graphic- images shown at the top of all Web pages, they can also be called a header.
table- this contains vertical columns, horizontal rows, every individual square can called a cell
column- vertical
row- horizontal
cell- this is a individual square
2.A custom template helps you make specific adjustments to meet the needs of your site
A premade template- already to use templates, basic,
3. The Three properties of table data cells are:
horizontal- adjusts the rows
vertical- adjusts the colums
cell- gives the ability to merge cells
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
homework10
Questions 1-5
1.content-text and graphics included on a webpage
inverted pyramid- A structure that is designed have most information at top and less important information as it goes down
2. When you are Reading a web page it can be broken down into paragraphs, brief and important text,and left to right reading
Reading a printed page has lots of reading,information,and less pictures
3. The Initial factors that you need to consider when planning a web page's content is Who, What, Where, When, and Why? of people that will use sites,organize it etc
4. A reader might not want to read a web page which contains too much content because you can only take in too much, people dont want to be overwhelmed by too much information when you first go onto the homepage.
5. The Factors determined with keywords that you use for headings in a web site are headings that arent too long,short but clear enough to understand.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
homework 10
1. Navigation scheme-a plan which determines how the Web pages relate to each other
Hierarchical navigation scheme- pages arranged from top to bottom
Top-level page- home page (top level of structure)
Parent-Child relationship- a page connected to the one below
Peer-to-peer relationship- this is two or more child pages with the same parent
Linear navigation scheme- every page exists at the same level in the scheme
Random-access navigation scheme- Pages that are not organized in any order,and are linked randomly to each other.
4. Similarities and differences between hierarchical and linear navigation scheme:
-easy site overview
-skip pages that do not interest you
-freedom from not being overwhelmed from unwanted info
-keeping track of where you are
-single home page you access first
-access each page in a specific order
-usually used on cooking sites for recipes
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Web Site’s Target Audience
1. Deviantart
2. www.deviantart.com
3. Who is the target audience? How do you know that? The target audience for deviantart is for people of all ages and from all over the world who enjoy sharing there artwork and photography on the internet.
4. How is the Web site presenting itself to the target audience? What kind of impression are they trying to create? Give examples. When you first go to the site the first thing you see is the different kinds of artwork from around the world. The impression that they are trying to create is that anyone is capable of creating art.
5. What does the target audience already know about the subject of the Web site? Do they already know a lot about the subject, or does the Web site provide introductory information? They know thats its a community of people who are into art and love creating. On this site they provide a introductory tour of the site with a film of what its about
6.What does the target audience want to learn from this site? They want to learn how to sharpen there skills by looking and learning from other peoples art.
1. Title of Web Site youtube
2. URL youtube.com
3. Who is the target audience? How do you know that? The target audience of the site is for people who enjoy creating videos and for people who like watching amusing videos.
4. How is the Web site presenting itself to the target audience? What kind of impression are they trying to create? Give examples.
The site is organized so people can see whats the popular videos, featured, etc. I think they are trying to create the look of organization.
5.What does the target audience already know about the subject of the Web site? Do they already know a lot about the subject, or does the Web site provide introductory information? The target audience knows that the site has different videos for people with all kinds of tastes.
6. What does the target audience want to learn from this site? Some people who go to the site like to watch tutorials if they want to learn. Ex)creating a silk scarf
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
homework 8
1.
Color Palette- menu of colors available in a dreamweaver program
Border- visual break on the page
2. alignment button that is in the dreamweaver is under format menu. you must Highlight the text you want aligned, go to alignment button and then you must choose how you would like to align the text.
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3. making a unordered list on Dreamweaver you must click the format button and press list and
unordered list
4. When you use hexadecimal numbers you recieve a more variety of colors.
5. It's easier to create hyperlinks on Dreamweaver then on Notepad cause you have to
press one button to fill in the link text and the page it goes to.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
homework 7
1.Hypertext Markup Language Language (HTML)- code to create web pages
HTML tag- text that appears between two angle brackets, tells web page how to display content.
Starting tag-can also be called the opening tag
Ending tag- Last pair of HTML tags (also can be called a closing tag
Nested tag- html tag which is enclosed within another set of tags
Empty tag- requires only an opening tag(can also be referred to the Orphan tag)
Source code- text and HTML elements used to create a Web page. can see the code by selecting the source or page source from the view menu.
2. Four types of HTML tags and their purpose
Starting tag- first pair of html tags- also known as opening tag
Ending tag- last pair of html tags- closing tag
Nested tag- html tag enclosed within another set of tags
Empty tag- used to continue the formatting for the rest of the text
3. To view the source code you must click code button or split view button on the top left corner of your window.
4. the understanding of HTML is important for a web designer cause it allows you to view the aspect of the development of your web pages applications, customizations, and progress of your Web site.
5. If you dont use end tags in the code the formatted verison of the text would not be formatted in the way you want it to.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
homework 6
1. Acceptable use policy, internet use agreement-, agreement to abide by school rules online
netiquette-guidelines developed over the years to guide internet interactions
commercial software- software developed and distributed with the intention of making some kind of profit
shareware- copyrighted software which an author allows to be freely distributed
freeware- a software that can be freely used and copied for any legal purpose
copyright- a law which only the copyright's owner has the right to sell their work or someone else to use it
trademark-name, symbol or feature that identifies product
2. commercial software-produced for sale.
shareware- Free proprietary software with limited featured.
freeware-software with no cost or optional fee.
3. An example of fair use on a commercial Web site is giving a free trial and no tricking clients into buying things accidentally.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
homework 5
1. hardware- the physical components of the computer
input device- this is used to enter data into a component
output device- lets users examine the results of processed data
software- computer software gives you to the computer's hardware to make it work
operating system(OS)- The OS controls all of the software programs on a computer
Graphical user interface(GUI)- users are able to select words, symbols also graphics from a desktop
application software- performs different tasks on your computer
3. different types of application software
web browsers-used to visit web sites on the internet
e-mail- exchange messanges and files to other computers
word processing- creates documents like letters, reports, and newsletters
spreadsheet- works with numbers and calculations to create tables, charts, and graphs
database- organizes and retrieves large and amounts of information
presentation- can be used a slide presentation
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1. network- communication lines or wireless connections are used to connect pc's together
local area network(LAN)- can connect computers in a single location
wide area network(WAN)- connects across a wider area
server- powerful central computer which manages files and services
client- individual pc's that are part of a network
2. The basic hardware components needed to connect a computer to the internet are: client/server networks, modems, network interface cards, Routers, and network software
3. The job of the server is to respond to requests from individual computers called clients
pg. 56 1-5
1. folder- organizes files in a single place
subfolder- a file systen of folders and subfolders organized files that is used to locate web pages easily
root folder- contains all of a sites other files and folders
format- specify how text characters will look on a page
font- letters, #'s and other symbols that share a consistent style
subpage-folder within another thats used to further organize files
2. how to add a subpage to a website:
In order to create a subpage, you must right-click the page in the Navigation pane which you want to create a subpage to.
3. A web site's root folder is the main folder that contains all the sites information in files and folders
4. You need a plan when saving web site files because you need to organize them so you can find them rigtht away and its not a hassel trying to find what you need.
5. Its useful to use different fonts and sizes for text headings because if they were all the same size it would be sort of hard to read it and you wouldnt really be able to tell where the reading actually starts.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
homework 3
1. interface- a user acts with either computer or a computer program
panel- a panel that contains tools and commands that you can use to manipulate your workplace
inspector- this provides information about elements of a web page. this changes depending on the element that is selected on the page.
2. the parts of a dreamweaver interface is: insert toolbar, standard toolbar, inspector, status bar, document window, document window, menu bar, title bar, and the panels
3.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
homework 2
1. Text- words, letters,numbers, and other symbols
Graphics- include drawings, charts, diagram, charts, diagrams, paintings, etc
multimedia- integration of elements such as graphics, text
audio- live or recorded sound
video- live or recorded moving images
animation- this refers to the movement of text or graphics
hyperlink- this allows you to move from one webpage to another
2. The basic element of the web page is the text document this contains words, letters, #'s and many other unique characters
3. In order to use a web browser to navigate around a web site you have to:
-open the web browser
-select the file menue, open the file you would like to open
- in the open dialog box, you must click the browse button, navigate to and open the Datafiles folder. Open examples folder, then select the file you would like to navigate and click the open button. then the files and folders for the website appear in the dialog box.
Friday, September 11, 2009
homework
1. Internet- (can also be called the Net) the internet is hardware connected together to create a worldwide network.
World wide web- software that sends information along the Internets hardware.
Web Browser- text document that contains words, letters, #'s. web browser interprets these files to display
Website- group of related files organized around a common topic
web page- single file within a website that has a unique
homepage- a website's main page which contain some information about the website
2. The difference between the internet and the world wide web
internet- hardware connected together to create the worldwide network
World wide web- a software that sends information along the internet's hardware
3. The web browser interprets these files to display web pages on your computer screen


