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Unit 6.The Web (2nd part) (5.Creating information (The most popular tools…
Unit 6.The Web (2nd part)
5.Creating information
The most popular tools for creating and distributing information are web pages,blogs and wikis
5.1.Web pages.
1.You have to plan the design and content you want to include.
The steps you must follow are:
2.Sign up with a host server
3.Design and create your web page
4.Upload your page to the server
1.Register a domain
5.Update your page regularly
2.Creating a web page
Using a Content Management System (CMS)
These systems are fast but they are complex and takes a long time to learn how to use them
Using a web development program
Translate the web page into HTML language so you don't need to know how to program
Direct programming
It requires knowledge about programming language and tools
CSS (Cascade Style Sheets)
PHP(Hypertext Preprocessor)
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language
MySQL
Using the online hosting services that some pages offer
These services arw very complete and the results are very professional
4.Complering and updating a web page
If the content is always up to date,people will continue visiting your web page
3.Updloading a web page to a server
You can use a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) programs to upload your page to the server
5.2.Blogs
They are used for opinions generators about a variety of topics
Blogs can include hyperlinks
We can use blogs to make daily reports about projects and receive feedback
It can be shared by various blogger which work together as a team
Businesses can use blogs to improve their customer servuces
5.3.Wikis
Is a collection of web page that visitors can edit,modify or expand.Wiki content must be stored on the server
6.Exchanging information online
The exchange of files and software has become one of the most common online activities.People are uploading and downloading files and software application
There are legal restrictions that apply to digital content.Such as,some types of software
Open source
It means that the source code is available and can be modified by users
Closed source
It neans that the source code can only be modified by the programmer
Public domain software
The author makes this software available to anyone at no cost
Commercial software
The owner dustribute and sells this softwarw for a price
Propietary software
Useds need special permission or a license to use it
Freeware
It can be copied or distributed but can't be modified
Free softaware
Anyone can use,modify,copy and distribute this software
7.User licenses
The information and software we find online may be protected by a license that we would have to pay.
If people try to distribute or use this information without a license,they can have legal problems
In order to avoid these problems,public licenses were created
General Public Licence(GPL)
It aims to protect the free distribution,modification and use of software.Any software under this licence is free software,which cannot be owned by anyone
Creativve Common Licence
Allows us to give people certain for using certain rights for using content we have created.