1. The Internetisa networkof networks
Thismeansthat the internetisa global networkof computersandserverswhichare all connected
viathe WorldWide Web
Web Authoring:protocols(rules)
URL (UniformResource Locator): the webaddressof a website.Example: http://google.co.uk this
protocol will directyoutothe website.
Domain Name: The name of a website.These tendtobe memorable sopeoplecaneasilytype them
intoan addressbar or search engine.‘’Facebook’’isthe domainname of www.facebook.co.uk
 Top level DomainName:The lastsectionof aURL. They indicate the type pf websiteorits
location.
Country codes:
 .uk
 .jp
 .ie
Organisation Codes:
 .ac
 .gov
 DomainName Registration:Thisishow users buya domainname.Forexample myteacher
brought‘’Akitt’’withthe TopLevel Domainname ‘’.co.uk’’.Theseare soldandmanagedby
DomainName Registrars.
 InternetService Providers(ISPs):Thisisthe companythatprovidesyouwithaccessto the
internet.
 BT
 Virgin
 Plusnet
 Talk-Talk
Hosting: Companieswillletyouhostyourwebsite ontheirservers.Theystore yourwebsite fileson
theirserverswhichare accessible toothersviathe internet.Thereisoftenamonthlyoryearlyfee
for this.
WebPage NamingConventions:Websitesare made of lotsof pages,all usingthe same URL. It is
importantthateach webpage has a suitable name thatreflectsthe contentonthatpage.
 Home page = www.example.com/index.htm

2.  Contact us= www.example.com/contact.htm
 Aboutus = www.example.com/about.htm
There are lotsof toolsand software available tobuildwebsites.Theseare dividedintotwo
categories:
HTML Text Editors
These letyoutype the HTML code thatbuildswebsites.Theyare dependentonyourknowingall
the code youwill needtobuildthe website youwant.
Example:Notepad
Visual Editors
These letyoubuildwebsitesvisuallyanddomuchof the programmingforyou.
Example:FrontPage,Dreamweaver
Web authoring: Conventions
Designingawebsite takesagreatdeal of planninganda lotof factorsneed to be considered. This
will be veryuseful indesigningyourownwebsiteforassignment2,andyou will alsoneedtodiscuss
DesignConventionsinyourassignment1report.We needtolookat mainrulesand conventions.
Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirdsisone of the mostimportantdesignprinciples.Itisarule that isappliedtothe
layout and compositionof imagesand websites.
Colour Schemes
There are three maincolourschemesthata website canbe designedwith.Pickingthe rightcolour
scheme foryourwebsite isveryimportantinsettingthe tone andfeel of the website.Colour
schemesnearlyalwaysreflectthe nature of websiteandtheme of it.

3. Monochromatic
Monochromaticmeansone colour.It uses differenttints,shadesandtonesof thatone colour. These
are examples of how monochromaticusesdifferenttints,shadesandtonesof one colour.
Analogous
Analogouscoloursonthe colourwheel,thesecoloursare end-to-end.withone beingthe dominant
color,whichtendsto be a primaryor secondarycolor,and twoon eitherside complementing,which
tendto be tertiary.
Complimentary
• Complementarycoloursare setsof coloursthatwhenmixedinthe rightamounts,make
white orblack.
• Whenplacednexttoeach other,theycreate the strongestcontrastand underpineach
other.

4. Fonts
Fontsare dividedintotwobits,SansSerif andSerif.Sansserif meanswithoutflicks.Serif iswith
flicks.
Fonts & Texts
Texton websitescansometimesbe groupedtogetherpoorly,makingitharderforthe userto read.
Paragraphsare usedinwebsites,same astheyare inwriting,tobreakup longbitsof text.
Each paragraph shouldhave itsownfocus.For example:
 A paragraphwelcomingyoutothe website
 A paragraphintroducingthe website andthenanotherexplainingwhatitisabout.
HTML
HypertextMark-upLanguage