The Internet / The Web

by | Nov 4, 2020 | How the Web Works

You know this one. The Internet is a worldwide network of computers that relay information to each other. Originally, the users were academics, so there’s a lot of academic DNA in its makeup (more on that soon). The World Wide Web (where we get the now-rarely-seen...

Domains / Websites / URLs

by | Nov 4, 2020 | How the Web Works

Everything on the Web could be accessed by using a string of digits called an IP (Internet Protocol) Address. This would be a pain in the ass. Because human beings have trouble remembering long, random numbers, the Domain Name System (DNS), which replaces said numbers...

Web Hosts

by | Nov 4, 2020 | How the Web Works

A Web Host, or just plain Host, is a company that provides space on an Internet-connected server for you set up a website. Most of them offer domains too. A good host will offer decent server speed, high levels of “up time” (time when their servers are up and...

HTML and CSS

by | Nov 4, 2020 | How the Web Works

All web pages, by definition, are composed of HTML. Web browsers are basically apps that parse HTML. HTML stands for “Hypertext Markup Language,” which is easier to understand than you would think. ⊕ I had a professor in college who pointed out that when an author...

Javascript

by | Nov 4, 2020 | How the Web Works

Javascript is a programming language that web browsers can understand, and that can affect HTML. If you’re on a web page that does anything but display text, pictures and links, it’s using...

SEO

by | Nov 4, 2020 | How the Web Works

SEO means Search Engine Optimization. Some people talk about SEO like it’s a matter of life and death for their website. It’s not – but it is important. Here’s what you should know.  A) A website written in semantically correct HTML (i.e., with no major technical...