Languages 479-1, 579-1 Summer 1996 Syllabus Fifth meeting, Thursday July 11, 1996 - archie - HTML BASICS
Creating a web page is certainly not the most difficult task one can undertake. Any brief tutorial in HTML or HTML application will help you get a page up in no time at all. However, it takes a sound understanding of the Internet, and your intended to design good pages. We have taken time to introduce you o some basic HTML commands, and explained the head, body, address format that the pages take. However it is just as important to design your page with your intended audience in mind. Things that should be considered: Type of hardware and connection speed of your audience, type of browser being used. Remember that graphics are larger than text, and can really slow down a page. Really consider whether or not the graphic is necessary. If you design several pages make sure that you include links back to the start page. Large presentations can become confusing without guide maps and/or links back to pages they have already visited. Also, be sure that you verify that all of your links actually work. Nothing is a bigger turn off than a page with links that don't work.
- UNIX basic commands - how to build an HTML pagee-mail the class the URL of a web page that you have designed during this class. It should contain the following. 1. <head> and <body> tags with a title 2. at least 1 link to another page, that either you have created or one on the web. 3. It should have bold text, centered text, and various sized text. This should be a personal web page that says something about you. Be creative, and try to use the view document source to learn something new that you can add to your page. 4. You may want to re-read the section on FTP, and Archie The presentations start next week.
Beginning Searches via the Internet
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Jeff: July 12, 1996