Introduction:
Designing and building a Web site is no longer difficult, intimidating undertaking; the task is becoming easier largely as a result of the evolution of Web technologies. However, improved Web technologies alone cannot produce a successful Web site. Creating a Web site with Web pages that successfully communicate, educate, entertain, or provide a venue for conducting business transactions also requires applying the elements of good web design.
A computer network is composed of computers, printers, and data file storage devices connected together to enable the sharing of computing resources and data. The Internet is a world wide public network that connects millions of these private networks. Internet 2 is a major cooperative initiative among academia, industry, and government agencies to increase the Internet's possibilities and solve some of its challenges. The nonprofit initiative has more than 200 university, corporate, government, and international members and sponsors.
Terms:
World Wide Web (Web)-consists of Internet-connected computers called web servers on which are stored specifically formatted electronic documents called web pages.
Web page-can contain images, text, interactive elements, and hyperlinks, which are links to other pages.
Web site-is a group of related Web pages.
Home page-A Web site's primary page, typically introduces the Web site and provides information about the site's purpose and content.
Hyperlink (link)-is a word, phrase, or image that connects Web pages. You often can identify a text link by its appearance. Text links are usually underlined or in a color different from the rest of the text.
**Source: Web Design, Introductory Concepts & Techniques
