1. Chapter 1Introducing the Internet and Web Technologies Chapter Objectives After learning this chapter you will be able to: b b Describe the past, present, and future of the Internet and Web technologies. b b Know various types of Web programming languages. b b Understand a variety of Web development tools and make proper choices. b b Convert text/word documents, presentation slides, and spreadsheet files into Web pages.

2. Internet and Web Technologies b b A Brief History of the Internet b b Internet Navigation Technologies   First Generation—FTP for listing and transferring files   Second Generation—Gopher for finding text-based information only   Third Generation—HTML for writing static, multimedia Web page   Fourth Generation—DHTML for writing dynamic, multimedia Web pages   Fifth Generation—XML (Extensible Markup Language), WML (Wireless Markup Language), and WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)

3. Web Languages b b HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) You can create HTML files without knowing nor writing any HTML tags. However, understanding it helps you develop advanced Web pages.) b b DHTML (Dynamic HTML) a combination of HTML, scripting, and database publishing Script languages: VBScript, JavaScript, ….

4. Web Development Tools   Microsoft FrontPage 98/2000   MS Expression Web and SharePoint Designer   Netscape Communicator’s Composer (Free download)   Sun Microsystems StarOffice (Free download at www.sun.com)   Macromedia Dreamweaver (Free 30-day trial at www.macromedia.com/software/)   Adobe Golive (Free 30-day trial at www.adobe.com/products/golive/main.html)   Allaire Cold Fusion (Free 30-day trial at www.allaire.com/Products/coldfusion/)   Windows Notepad and Other Text Editors

5. Web Development Tools Cont… b b PaintShop Pro (Shareware, www.jasc.com) b b Photoshop (www.adobe.com) b b Microsoft Photo Editor b b Active Server Pages (ASP and ASPX) b b Common Gateway Interface (CGI) b b Java and JavaScript b b Visual Basic and VBScript b b C++ and C#

6. Tool Selection Principle: Spending Less for More b b Buy low and sell high: an investment approach. b b Use freeware, shareware, and beta versions of the new tools to: develop innovative, state-of-the-art Web pages and sites, keep you on the cutting edge of the new technologies. b b Freeware sites: www.softseek.com b b Search sites: www.google.com

7. Learning by Doing b b Convert a Text File into HTML b b Convert a Spreadsheet File into HTML b b Convert a Presentation File into HTML