Essential Web Concepts

Slide Deck | Lecture Podcast

Topics

  • The Architecture of the Web
  • The role of HTML, CSS, and Scripting
  • Web Servers and Browsers
  • Client vs Server-side Scripting
  • Static  vs. Dynamic Websites
  • Networking, Domain Naming
  • The role of authoring tools
  • Overview of hosting platform

Required Reading

Architecture of the Web - Schedlbauer, M. (2016). Introduction to Web Development. Ars Doceo Press. Unpublished Manuscript.

For More Information

How Does the Internet Work? (Stanford University Tutorial)
The World Wide Web (Wikipedia)
Web 2.0 (Wikipedia)
Cloud Computing (Wikipedia)
Website Magazine