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Webbuilder
With this software, you no longer need someone else to create or manage your website – you specify and personalize the style, content and updates of your own site. You may want to create a website for displaying or sharing information or for your business needs. Either way, you will need your website to look interesting and professional, without the hard work of having to learn technical skills and programming. With the editor and this guide, you can create a professional looking website in a short period of time. You can then update information, and modify your site directly from just about any computer that has Internet access – so you can make changes from a PC or laptop anytime and anywhere! WHAT IS SOFTWARE? Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. Software is often divided into application software, systems software & web software. Application software: are programs that users work with - such as this software application. Application software is used to perform specific tasks like word processing, desktop publishing, or in the case of this software application – Website development and content management. You can install applications using floppy disks, CD ROMS, by transferring them from other computers on a network to your computer, or in the case of this software application, it is installed directly on your server (using a file transfer method called FTP). For more information on installation, see the Installation Guide. Systems Software: determines how hardware will operate and how your computer responds to commands. System software is any program that supports application software such as the Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems. Systems software is usually built into the computer or installed on your computer already. Web Software: also referred to as Internet software, is application software that uses or interacts with the Internet This online editor is web software. It enables users to use an application to create and update websites. Web software involves the interaction of users, the application and the Internet. Creating websites, and other general internet based tasks were once only limited to people with technical and programming skills, but web software has enabled all users to perform such tasks. WHAT IS AN INTERNET BROWSER? A browser is program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet or World Wide Web in an easy to use interface. Examples of two commonly used browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Netscape Navigator. You use a browser to access the files in the online editor and to view your website. To use the online editor, you need to have Internet Explorer version 5.5 or above. (See ‘Requirements and settings’ section for more information). WHAT IS A URL? An Internet address (for example, http://www.yourname.com/contact.html), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.yourdomain.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (/contact.html which in this case is a page that displays all the requirements that must be met for the software to be installed successfully). The URL is typed into the ‘address’ field in your browser. WHAT IS A SERVER? A server is a computer that provides some service for other computers connected to it. Your server may be connected to your office network of computers or you may pay an Hosting Service Provider (website host) to host your website on their server. WHAT IS HTML? HTML is a language used to structure text and multimedia documents and to set up hypertext links between documents – it is used extensively on the World Wide Web. It is the language used to display web pages. This application has a HTML editor, so you don’t need to have knowledge of HTML. The files you create and edit will be saved as HTML files. WHAT IS A WEBSITE? A website is a collection of connected web pages which usually includes a homepage and links different associated pages. A Website can be created and maintained as a collection of information by an individual, group, or organization. WHAT IS A WYSIWYG EDITOR? WYSIWYG is an acronym for “What You See Is What You Get’. It is a term used to describe software programs that display information on the monitor exactly as it displays on the page. The editor used to create and modify your website in this application is a WYSIWYG example. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com |
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