Website Design midterm

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

the fundamental protocol used on

the web to exchange and transfer webpages

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

used to exchange files from one computer

to another over the Internet

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

a pair of protocols used to transfer data efficiently over the Internet by properly routing it to its destination

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

the address of a document or other file accessible on the Internet and identifies the network location of a website

Why was the world wide web developed?

To facilitate the sharing of information between scientists

Who invented the world wide web?

Tim Berners-Lee

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

The organization that creates and maintains web standards, like HTML and CSS

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

The address of a webpage

IP Address

A unique set of numbers that identifies a computer on the internet

XHTML

A stricter, XML-based version of HTML that requires properly closed tags

HTML5

The current version of HTML that supports modern elements like <video>, <nav>, and <header>

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)

The system used to transfer web pages across the internet

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

Used to upload and download files between a computer and a web server

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

A set of rules for sending data reliably over the internet

New paragraph tag

<p>This is a new paragraph.</p>

Heading tags

<h1>Main Heading</h1>

<br>

Adds a single line break

<nav> element

<nav>

<a href="index.html">Home</a> |

<a href="contact.html">Contact</a>

</nav>

Phrase element

<p>This is <em>important</em> text.</p>

Creating navigation links

<a href="about.html">About Us</a>

Mailto link

<a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Email Us</a>

the footer

<footer>© 2025 My Website</footer>

Commenting

<!-- This is a comment -->

Insert an image:

<img src="photo.jpg" alt="Description of image">

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Used to control the look and layout of a webpage

Inline styles

Applied directly in an HTML tag:

<p style="color: blue;">Blue text</p>