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Web Design
The term “web design” can mean different things to different people. To many people, web design simply means the creation of a website. But for most of us who have been involved in creating websites, we prefer to see web design is a very specific (and important) part of the web development process. There are…
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Database
These days, databases are an integral part of the web. Although you don’t need a database to create a website, you will be limited with what you can do without a database. In the early days of the web, most websites were static. That is, they didn’t have a database. The whole website consisted of…
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JavaScript
JavaScript is a scripting language that was designed for adding functionality to web pages. Also known as ECMAScript, JavaScript is an object oriented programming language. Although JavaScript is primarily used on web pages, it isn’t limited to this application. JavaScript can also be used in PDF documents, desktop widgets, and site-specific browsers. Although JavaScript bears…
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CSS
CSS, which stands for Cascading Style Sheets, allows you to add styles to your website or blog. CSS works side by side with HTML, so that you can specify how your HTML elements should be displayed in the browser. CSS is a relatively easy language to learn, compared to various scripting languages. Even if you’ve…
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HTML
HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the language of the web. It is the technology almost all websites on the web. While different websites use different technologies, virtually all of them share one common theme – they use HTML to display their contents to your web browser. Even Flash based websites use HTML…
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Domain Names
Domain names have become an essential part of creating a website or blog. Without domain names, the web would be a much harder place to navigate. We would be using a set of large, complicated numbers to open a website instead of a nice, easy to remember domain name. Domain names can help people to…
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Web Hosting
Web hosting is a term that describes how your website is made available to the web. Usually this means that your website is located on a high-powered computer that is connected to the Internet all day, everyday (i.e. 24/7). Although it is possible to host your own website, most websites are hosted with a hosting…
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Website Builder
The quickest and easiest way to create a website is to use a website builder. And the quickest and easiest type of website builder is an online website builder. An online website builder enables you to build a website straight from your browser. Online website builders are usually part of a service provided by a…