homework 3

Define:

www- World Wide Web

Html- Hypertext Markup Language

P- The tag used for an opening of a paragraph

A- A tag used to indicate the area that a link goes to

Br- The tag used indicate a line break

A href- Used to specify the destination of a link

H1 to H6- The size of a heading on the web page. H1 being the largest and H6 being the smallest

Body- The tag indicating the body of a web page

B- The tag for bolding text

I- the tag for italicizing text

Bgcolor- The tag used for inserting a background color

Img src- The tag used to add images to a web page

2. How do you write code for a simple website?

Writing code for a simple website only takes a few simple tags.  You need a tag to show where the website begins (HTML tag), a body tag, and then a tag to show were the website ends.

3. List 5 online resources for learing HTML code.

www.htmlcodetutorial.com

www.davesite.com/webstation/html/

www.2createawebsite.com

www.1stsitefree.com

www.quackit.com

Homework 2

1. What are web acceptable images?
JPG, PNG, GIF, and BMP. Web acceptable images have a small file size and are usually save at around 72 dpi.

2. What do the acronyms mean?
JPEG : Joint photographic Expert Group
PNG: Portable Network Graphic
GIF: Graphic Interchange Format
BMP: Bitmap

3. How do they differ? In size? In DPI?
JPG: This format is best used for photographs. This is the most common format for the web. This is not a loss less format and is compresses after each save or change. This format can produce millions of colors.

PNG: This format is designed to transfer images online. It is a lossless format. PNG’s have about 24 bit in RGB.

GIF: This format is the smallest in size. It can only go up to 256 colors. This format is useful for animation and graphics.

BMP: This format is only compatible for Microsoft. It can handle a large file size and has a lossless format. Can go up to 32 bit in color.

4. Is one better than the other for a certain function?
JPEG: Best for photographs
PNG: Best for formatting things to the web
GIF: Best for animation and graphics

homework 1

Deidre Hellmich

Web Design

1/19/10

 

1. Blog

            A blog is like an online diary or journal.  It is a post with someone’s story, opinion, or anything else someone chooses to talk about.  These can be posted by anyone, and read by nearly anyone with Internet access.

 

2. Free Blog Hosting

1.     www.wordpress.com

2.     www.blogger.com/start

3.     www.xanga.com

4.     www.livejournal.com

5.     www.blog.com

 

3.Blogger

            A blogger is any person who posts blogs.  They post stories, opinions, video, pictures, etc.  They can share their blogs with others as well as post comments on other people’s blogs.

 

4.  Twitter

            Twitter is a social site where you can post statuses, links, videos, etc. (also known as tweets).  These tweets can be “followed” by others on twitter.  Twitter can be used to follow friends, places, or favorite celebrities.

 

      Facebook

            Facebook is a social networking site.  On this site you can set a profile and then connect with friends.  You can talk to friends, post video/pictures, play games, post statuses, follow friends, etc.

 

       Myspace

            Myspace is a social networking site, much like Facebook.  On this site you can set a profile and connect with friends.  You can also post video and pictures.  This site is different than facebook in that you can apply a song to be played when others are viewing your profile.

 

       Linkedin

            Linkedin is another networking site like Facebook and Myspace.  What makes this site different is that it is geared toward business professionals.  On this site you can create a profile and attach things such as a resume for others to see.  You can then allow other business professionals to view your resume.

 

     WordPress

            WordPress is a site that offers free blog hosting.  You can use this site to blog as well as a website and many other things.

    TypePad

            TypePad is a site that offers free blog hosting.  This site is much like WordPress.  You can use this site to blog as well as a website and many other things.  You can personalize your site with designs and photos.