Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Key Terms and An article

A.Key Terms and Difinitions

1.Wireframe- Is a basic visual guide used in a web design to suggest the structure of a website and the relationship between pages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website_wireframe

2.HTML- Is a markup language used to structure text and mutlimedia documents and to set up hypertext links between documents, used extensively on the world wide web.
http://www.answers.com/topic/html



B.An article

The what,when and why of wireframes
By: James Kelway

This article is about informing web developers the purpose of wireframes and how to use it for their website. Wireframes are the visual concept on how their website will look. It will give you a visual aspect of where things will go and how things will function. It is meant to be deisgn for the delevoper to understand and team delevopers as well the cleint and the audeience.

Key Terms and An article


A.Key terms with definitions

1. Google Ad Sense- Is a program used for the web 2.0 that allows people with a website to sell advertising space on their website of other people ads related to their website choosing by Google. The service is free and you earn money when someone clicks on an ad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adsense

2. Evite- Is a social planning website for creating, sending and managing online invitations which is used fro the web 1.0. It is a free website. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/evite

3. Flickr- Is an image and video hosting website, website service suite, and online community platform where users share personal photos, blogs, and photos can be tagged and browed. This website is used for web 2.0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/flickr

4. Akami- A company that develops software for web content and application delivery and it’s a Hawaiian word meaning smart or intelligent. This is used for web 1.0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/akami

5. Mp3.com- A resource site fro news and information about mps such as questions, answers, hardware, software links to related sites and download music files. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3.com

6. Google Suggest- It is a feature tool on Google when a user types into the search box it guesses what you’re typing and offer suggestion of what you’re typing a second of time. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/10/1554203&tid=217

7. Google Maps- It is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google. It offers street maps, a route planner for traveling by foot, bicycle, car, or public transport and an urban business locator for a lot of countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps

8. Document Object Model- Is a programming interface specification being developed by the World Wide Web Consortium that allows a programmer to create and modify html pages and xml documents as full- fledged program objects. http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci213910,00.html

9. JavaScript- Is a script language from Netscape which is easy and faster to code and useful for shorter programs. http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci212418,00.html

10. XML- Is an extensible markup language that is flexible way to create common information formats and share both the format and the data on the World Wide Web. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/xml


B. Short explanation of research process

The way I research is that I go to the yahoo website and type in what I'm searching for in the search engine and from the search engine it creates a list of links of website to choose from. From the list of links I look through them and click on the links that has the best research information.

Key Terms and An article


A.Terms and Difinitions

1.Static Page-Is a web page that always comprises the same infomation in response to all download requests from all users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_web_page

2.Dynamic Page- Is a hypertext navigation when a user requests a web page and simply views the page and the information on that page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_web_page

3.Future Page- Is a page that will be created in futrue with future information.
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/site_diagrams_mapping_an_information_space

4.Page Cluster- Is a group of disk sectors.The operating system assigns a unique number to each clusters and then keep track of files according to which clusters they use.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/cluster.html

5.PDF-Portable Document Format is a file fromat created by abode systems for documnet sharing on the internet and printing.

http://www.pdf-file.com/define-pdf-files-glossary.asp

6.URL-Uniform Resource Locator is the address of a file accessible on the internet.
http://www.datalifter.com/tutorial/Popups/Define_URL.htm


B.An article

Site Diagrams: Mapping an Information Space
by:Jason Withrow

This article inform readers about mapping websites for web developers who are trying to get there information across an clean and clear way.Site diagrams help website delevopers with structure and functionality giving it hierachery. There are four types of structural site diagramming unites such as static page, dynamic page,future page and cluster page.These type of structural diagrams can be dispaly as a horizontal tree diagram or a vertical tree diagram by numbering them that would show the hierarchy level of what is important.

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Key Terms and An Article


A.Key Terms and Difinitions

1.WordPress-Is an opening source blog application. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress

2.CMS- Content Management System is a computer application uesd to manage work flow needed to collaboratively create, edit, review, index, search, publish and archive various kinds of digital media and electronic text. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system

3.WPML- Is a mega- plugin that allows wordpress to run a multilingual website. http://blog-en.icanlocalize.com/installing-wordpress-for-multiple-language-blogs/

4.Sticky Links- Is a type of entry in an online forum that is pinned near the top of the forum index, enhancing its visibility and preventing it from being buried by newer posts.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_post



B.An article

WordPress Can Be a Multilingual CMS, Meet WPML
By:Chelsi Nakano

This article is about informing the users that ueses wordpress that they are improving thier website blog with a new funcuntion of having a multilingual plugin WPML. This will turn basic blogging into real web content management of having multiple options for the bloogers. Users can costomize their navigation and run multiple languages with also translating the languages as well organizing them.


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An Article

Writing Killer Web Headings and Links
By: Gerry McGovern

This article is informing people on how to write better headings and links to improve their website base on a study done by Jakob Nielsen. The web content that's on web owners website should have content that is straight to the point, not misleading and not over promising to their users. Heading and links should have words that grab the attention of users of being 8 words or less using plain language were it is specific and clear. The words should be common words starting with the essence of the message were action-oriented.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Key Terms and An article


A.Terms and Difinitions

1. Acid 3 Test- Is a test page from the web standard project that checks how a web browser follows certain web standard relating to document object model and javascript.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid3

2. WebKit- Is an application framework that provides a foundation upon which to build a web browser.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/webkit

3. Ajax- (Asynchronous JavaScript and Xml) is a method of building interactive applications for the web that process user requests immediately.
http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci1107521,00.html

4. ARIA-(Accessible Rich Internet Applications)- Are web applications that have some of the characteristics of desktop applications, typically delivered by way of an Ajax framework, proprietary web browser plug ins, advanced JavaScript compiler technology or independently via sandboxes or virtual machines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Internet_application

5. JavaScript- Is a scripting language used that is added to standard HTML to create interactive documents.
http://www.answers.com/topic/javascript



B.An Article

Test Center: Safari 4 preview
By: Tom Yager

This article is about testing the new Safari and it’s new features to the web browser. The old Safari had good speed connection, standards, and looks but, didn’t have good security for the web browser. The new features for the Safari 4 is the newest search engine called Nitro engine which was change from the old name SquirrelFish takes. The Nitro takes the fastest javascript making it the fastest browser. It other features is that it can zoom in or out the entire page and can create a non-defeatable style sheet and set a minium font size. Safari/ webkit is the first browser to pass the Acid3 test for compatibility and completeness of a browsers implementation of CSS version 3.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Key Terms and An article


A.Terms and Difinitions

1.Bluetooth-Bluetooth is an open wirless protocol for exchanging data over a short period of distance from fixed and mobile devices, creating perosanl area networks(PANs). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth

2.USB-Univeral Serial Bus(USB) is a serial bus standard to connect devices to host a computer.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus

3.Cloud Computing-Is a stlye of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

4.CSS-Cascading Style Sheet(CSS) is a style sheet language used to describe the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS

5.JeOS- Is short for the words Just enough operating system which is pronounced juice that applies to software appliance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_enough_operating_system

6.MySQL- Is a relational database managemnet system that has more than 6 million installations of running a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL

7.CUPS-Common Unix Printing System(CUPS) is a modular printing system for Unix like computer operating systems that allows a computer to act as a printer server. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Unix_Printing_System


The Incredible Shrinking Operating system
Windows, Mac Os, and Linux are getting smaller. What does that mean to you?

By Ephraim Schwartz

This article is about how a smaller operating system of Windows, Mac Os, and Linux is more useful to consumers need. The small operating system contains a smaller code base making the system easy to manage and more secure than a large operating system. These small operating systems would run on mobile devices with 8 inches screens and 8.3 inches keyboard such as notebooks, smartphones, and Ipod Touch. The consumers would relay on the web browser and the storage device. This type of system wouldn’t take long to boot or shut down and the batteries would last for days instead of hours. The small operating system would present web browser, internet mail, word processor and a calendar which is just for consumers needs.


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