task one

www World wide web: from my head

blog  A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/05/what-is-a-blog/

internet The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide http://www.google.co.nz/searchhl=en&defl=en&q=define:internet&sa=X&ei=Ve60TKGMGoGucMLuhM4I&sqi=2&ved=0CB4QkAE&safe=active

website, Essentially, a website is a collection of documents known as webpages (or pages for short) that contain information: images, words, digital media http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/what-is-a-website/

URL,Web sites are found by their addresses. Each web site has a URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, assigned to it http://websearch.about.com/od/dailywebsearchtips/qt/dnt0526.htm

modem Modem, short for modulator-demodulator is an electronic device that converts a computer’s digital signals into specific frequencies to travel over telephone or cable television lines http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-modem.htm

image An image is a rectangular grid of pixels. It has a definite height and a definite width counted in pixels. Each pixel is square and has a fixed size on a given display. however different computer monitors may use different sized pixels. http://www.cafeaulait.org/course/week9/23.html

GIF image is a popular type of image used on both internet and offline setting. This is available in two formats  static as well as animated http://www.blurtit.com/q166188.html

PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file format developed by adobe as a means of distributing compact

embed,
It is a code used to plug a document such as a picture, song or video into another document such as a forum, or a website like Answerbag. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/68346
applications

gadget:,appliance: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Cybersafety,  Cybersafety is the safe and responsible use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

HTML, HTML stands for Hyper Text markup language. It is a type of  computer language that is primarily used for files that are posted on the internet and viewed by web browser. HTML files can also be sent via email. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-html.htm

bitmap  is a type of graphic composed of pixels (picture element) in a grid http://desktoppub.about.com/od/glossary/g/bitmap.htm

image,  An image is a rectangular grid of pixels. It has a definite height and a definite width counted in pixels

vector image Vector images are a collection of individual objects rather than picture elements

 flash:Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to Web pages

Website Design Principles

1) What different types of websites are there ? there are alot of different types of websites for eg there are sport,news,intertainment,games and alot more.
2)What are the benefits of having a website? people can share there opinion and there thoughts depending on what type of website you make.
3) What are 'documents' online? creat and share your documents online and you can access them from anywhere around the world.
4)What purpose does a 'web map' serve? for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. ... MapServer is not a full-featured GIS system
5)What are 'links'? links are an address that followes after the website name and when clicking on them they take you to where you saved the link from
6) before letting anyone use your website you should check who they are and if they are safe incase of cyber bullying or other threats.
7)What are the 8 golden rules of good web design?
1 Strive for consistency
2 Enable frequent users to use shortcuts.
3 Offer informative feedback.
4 Design dialog to yield closure
5 Offer simple error handling
6 Permit easy reversal of actions.
7 Support internal locus of control.
8 Reduce short-term memory load.
What are the principles of good web design?