Goals

Understand the structure of a Web site, and get some basic pages onto a Web server.

Notes

Topics in this lessson will help you understand the technology underneath the Web. Only the basics are covered. There's a lot of reading this week, and not many exercises.

You should already know a lot of this from MIS 100, MIS 300, and other courses.

• Topic: Networks
  How data gets from one computer to another.
  
• Topic: File organization
  Of directories and subdirectories. You really need to know this!!
  
• Topic: File exchange and image files
  What types of files ride on top of the networks.
  
• Topic: HTTP
  How Web browsers ask Web servers for files.
  
• Topic: Choosing a host
  If you don't have your own domain, get one! It's easy and cheap.
  
• Topic: Uploading files
  Getting files to your Web server.
  
• Topic: Useful tools
  Tools you'll need for these lessons.