How the Web Works

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How the Web Works Digital Histories Workshop Adam Crymble

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How the Web Works. Digital Histories Workshop Adam Crymble. A place to store information. ‘Book 8’ by Brenda Clarke. A Webpage to a Computer. A Webpage to a Computer. A Webpage to a Computer. Servers. FTP (File Transfer Protocol). URLs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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How the Web Works

Digital Histories WorkshopAdam Crymble

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A place to store information

‘Book 8’ by Brenda Clarke

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A Webpage to a Computer

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A Webpage to a Computer

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A Webpage to a Computer

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Servers

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FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

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URLs

http://mysite.com/pickles/onions/carrots/peas.html

Folder Folder Folder

HTML fileDomainName

(or ‘root’)

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Just folders and files

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Languages of the web

MarkupHypertext Markup Language (HTML)Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Style SheetCascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Scripting DatabasesJavaScript MySQLPhP

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How (really basic) Websites Work

• A bunch of files (HTML, images, audio, etc)• In a bunch of folders• On a server