This document defines key terms related to HTML, web design, and the internet. It explains that HTML is the coding language used to create webpages, and that a webpage is an HTML file accessible on the World Wide Web. It defines additional terms like website, homepage, internet, ISP, modem, WWW, hyperlinks, URL, HTTP, FTP, and more. It also lists applications needed like text editors and web browsers. Finally, it provides 12 commandments for effective web design, focusing on clarity, balance, navigation, and proofreading.

1. B Y : L L OY D C H R I S TO P H E R M . E S T E B A N

2. DEFINITION OF TERMS
HTML
• Hypertext Markup Language
• a coding language used to create and design web
pages
• Tim Berners-Lee invented HTML at CERN
(European Laboratory for Particle Physics) in
1990
• file extensions: .htm or .html

3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Webpage
• A computer file encoded in HTML that is accessible
through theWorld Wide Web (WWW)
Website
• A group of related webpages
Homepage
• The default or the first webpage

4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Internet
• A network of million of computers used to
send information back and forth to one
another
• Global computer network

5. DEFINITION OF TERMS
ISP
• Internet Service Provider
• A company that provides direct access to the
internet
Modem
• A devise that translates computer signals into analog
signals suitable for sending across phone lines

6. DEFINITION OF TERMS
WWW
• WorldWide Web
• A collection of electronic documents
connected through the internet by
“hyperlinks”

7. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Hyperlinks
• A clickable word, symbol, image, or
other element in a hypertext document
that links to another element in the
same document or in another hypertext
document

8. DEFINITION OF TERMS
URL
• Uniform Resource Locator
• a website’s address on the WWW
• e.g. http://www.mysite.com/sports/golf.htm
protocol domain directory document

9. DEFINITION OF TERMS
HTTP
• HypertextTransfer Protocol
Internet protocol that lets the user view webpages
FTP
• FileTransfer Protocol
Internet protocol that allows the viewing,
downloading, and uploading of files

10. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Domain Name
last three characters in the URL or address
the name of a specific Internet area controlled by a
company, school, or organization
e.g.
.com – Commercial Business
.net – Network/ISPs
.org – other Organizations
.edu – Educational Institution
.gov – Government
.mil – Military

11. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Download
•Transfer of files from one computer
to another
Upload
•Transfer of files from the computer
you are using to another computer

12. APPLICATIONS NEEDED
Text Editor
• An application program that allows the creation
and editing of text documents and web pages
e.g. Notepad
WordPad
Microsoft Word

13. APPLICATIONS NEEDED
Web Browser
An application program used for displaying or
viewing pages
e.g. Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Google Chrome

14. COMMANDMENTS OF WEB
DESIGN
1. Be clear about what you are presenting to
the user.
2. Make the more important parts of any
given page layout more prominent than
the less important parts of the page.
3. Do not use too many colors.

15. COMMANDMENTS OF WEB
DESIGN
4. Make sure your images are clear to avoid
jaggies / stair steps.
5. Learn as much as possible about
typography, layout and color as soon as
possible.
6. Must achieve BALANCE in your page
layouts.

16. COMMANDMENTS OF WEB
DESIGN
7. Have a clear and easy to use
navigation which does not change with
each new page.
8. Do not loop a sound over and over
without a “Sound Off” button, no matter
how cool you think the sound loop is.
9. Do not use horizontal rules that are
rainbow animations.

17. COMMANDMENTS OF WEB
DESIGN
10. Must achieve consistency.
11. Do not use frames unless there is a
need.
12. Proofread, proofread, and proofread note
pads do not have spell checkers.