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Website Basics
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10/28/2009 12:38 PM |
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What is a Website
In its most basic form, a website is a group of files stored in folders on a hard drive that is connected directly to the internet. These files include all of the items you see on your site as well as the instructions to put them together. The instructions are written in a programming language called HTML and are included in files with the .htm or .html file extension. Web Studio gives you the opportunity to use HTML or ignore it completely.
Linear and Non Linear
When you work with word processing programs, the content is organized in a linear fashion as you type one page after another. Each page must be in the proper order so that the content makes sense to the reader.
Websites are non linear because you can create the pages in any order. Each page is built separately and it doesn’t matter which page is made first. When you are done building all of the pages for your website, you connect the pages with links. These links allow your visitors to go to any page on your website (or on the internet) in any order they desire. Web Studio has a Links Gallery and several link Commands that help you link your pages together.
Home Page The Home Page is the first page people see when they visit your site. Web Studio automatically makes the first page you create in a Project the Home Page. You can make any page in your site the Home Page, but you can only have one Home Page for your website. Each page on your site needs a name. The name is used for two things: the name of the HTML file on the server and the title that is displayed in the title bar of the web browser when your visitors go to that page. The page name should reflect the content of the page. New pages added to your website Project are labeled Untitled until you rename them. Domain Name This is the name you pick for your website. Each website has its own unique name. You obtain a Domain Name from a Domain Name registration website on the internet. You can get one from our hosting company iHostStudio, at ihoststudio.com. Web Servers and Hosting Companies Web Servers. These are computers that store (host) the sites on the internet. Hosting Companies.These are the companies that own the web servers. You rent space from the hosting company for your website. Some hosting companies offer free space, but it is usually quite limited and they add many advertisements to your site. ISP. Internet Service Providers are the companies you use to connect to the internet. Your ISP could be a dial-up service, cable company, DSL or satellite service. Many include a free hosting service for their customers. Web Studio Software Domain Name Hosting Company Internet Service Provider 
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