Introduction to the Web

Are you new to the web? If you are considering a website there are a few things that you should consider.

 

Maintenance

Once a website is launched it should not be left and forgotten about. Relative information becomes outdated and links outside of the website can become broken. The client can choose to maintain their website themselves or alternatively The ICT Shak can offer a website maintenance contract. If you feel your site needs updating more often than once a month then you should seriously consider a CMS website. We can offer you a Joomla CMS website ready for you to add your content.

 

Web Page VS Web Site

A web page is a single page on the internet. A website is a collection of web pages within a single domain. As an organisation you can choose to have a single "brochure ware" web page internet site, or a website with a collection of pages and internal links.

   

Content Management System

A web based Content Management System (CMS) is a software application or system that allows the website owner to easily manage the content. This gives the ownership of the website back to the website owner, and allows for a number of content authors to contribute to the website, resulting in a fresh, information rich website. The current trend is to offer all clients a CMS, but not all websites lend themselves to a CMS and in some cases a static site is best served for the client. The ICT Shak recommend and promote the use of Joomla, and offer Joomla installations, site hosting, management and support.

 

WC3 (World Wide Web Consortium)

Presentation of web sites and web pages and web browsers have developed over time by different organisations. All can use different structures and different markups particularly in relation to proprietary browsers, i.e. Microsoft, Netscape etc. WC3 is an international organisation that defines the standards that are to be used in the markup languages for the internet.


   

Viewers Internet Connection Speed

With the increased bandwidth available in increasing locations across the world, less thought is being put into the internet accessibility of many web sites. All web sites developed by The ICT Shak will be developed on the assumption that the user is viewing the site with a 56k dial up internet connection and the rendering of the page will be designed accordingly. If any content that makes rendering slow on a minimal connection is required by the client, then alternative content will be also discussed and included.
 

Browsers

Many browsers are now used on the internet. Examples of these include Internet Explorer 4 through 8, Netscape, Mozilla and Firefox. Different browsers can render HTML and XHTML mark-up differently. By conforming to the W3C standards and testing on various browser platforms the web sites ensure to be presented in an acceptable, professional and uniform standard on a variety of browser platforms.