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Lecture notes and exercises for '''Week Four''' of [[Web Design and Development II (MGDP2050)]].
 
Lecture notes and exercises for '''Week Four''' of [[Web Design and Development II (MGDP2050)]].
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'''CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER'''
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Continue working on your Week Three (and previous) exercises.
  
 
See also [[Week Three (MGDP2050)]] - [[Week Five (MGDP2050)]].
 
See also [[Week Three (MGDP2050)]] - [[Week Five (MGDP2050)]].

Revision as of 07:38, 3 February 2016

Lecture notes and exercises for Week Four of Web Design and Development II (MGDP2050).

CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER

Continue working on your Week Three (and previous) exercises.

See also Week Three (MGDP2050) - Week Five (MGDP2050).

In the news

Safari browser crash

Java browser plugin deprecated

Deprecation is discouragement from using a feature, without actually removing the feature (for the time being).

See also Plug-in (computing).

Do not confuse Java with JavaScript. They are different, unrelated programming languages.

Smart bear hacked

Review from previous weeks

Human factors

Class web server

The class web server is located here:

The example home page is located here:

Your student home page will be located like this:

Class web server credentials

You will need FTP credentials:

  • Host
  • Username
  • Password
  • Subfolder

Instructor will provide these credentials.

Secure your credentials:

  • Keep secret
  • Do not share
  • Be respectful other students and instructor, this is a shared FTP account

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File Transfer Protocol (or simply FTP) is a widely-used protocol for transferring files across computer networks.

FTP consists of two programs:

The FTP server has two tasks:

  • Receive uploaded files from clients
  • Send downloaded files to clients

FTP servers are typically associated with web servers. If you have a web server account, you probably have an FTP account to go with it.

The FTP client has two tasks:

  • Upload files to server
  • Download files from server

In this course, we will use FTP clients to upload and download files.

  • We will not download, install, or work directly with FTP servers

FTP clients

Many FTP clients are available. All do essentially the same thing.

For this class, You may use any FTP client you like.

FileZilla

FileZilla is a popular FTP client:

  • Free and open source
  • Available for Mac, Windows, Linux

FileZilla uses a two-panel display:

  • Local files (on your computer)
  • Remote files (on web server)

Fetch

Fetch is available for Mac only.

  • Fetch uses a single window to display remote (web server) files
  • Use a Mac Finder window to display local (your computer) files

Exercises: in class

FTP

Use an FTP client of your choice to upload your class files to the class web server.

Be sure you upload your work to the correct remote sub-folder!

View your work in a browser of your choice.

  • Test the links, make sure everything works correctly
  • Make sure all of your pages have appropriates titles
  • Make sure your styles are consistent across pages

Exercises: for next week

Finish (or improve) previous exercises

Finish any unfinished exercises from previous weeks, and improve anything you thing needs improvement.

Bootstrap

...

Upload to server

Finish any unfinished exercises from previous weeks, and improve anything you thing needs improvement.

Browse online, test your work

Browse your work on the class web server.

Use two (or more different) devices to browse your work:

  • Phone
  • Tablet
  • Laptop/desktop

Make sure your content is readable. Change your custom CSS rules as necessary.

make sure all links work.

Instructor will review everything before class next week.

Reading

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