Week One (MGDP2050)

This article lists topics for Week One of Web Design and Development II (MGDP2050).

Topics

Browsers

See Web browser.

Browser tools

Browser tools include ...

= HTC web creative dot com

The domain

htcwebcreative.com

is available for student use, with some cautions and restrictions.

See: http://htcwebcreative.com

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard tool for transferring files between computers over networks.

Working with FTP is a fundamental skill in this class.

LAMP, MAMP, XAMPP, etc.

LAMP is ...

• XAMPP
• Getting started with XAMPP

Fundamentals of web design and development

• HTML
• Cascading Style Sheets
• JavaScript

Bootstrap

Bootstrap is a framework for responsive web design.

• Bootstrap (framework)
• Getting started with Bootstrap

Frameworks, libraries, etc.

The difference between a framework and a library is often arbitrary and subject to debate over definitions. Both are software which share common principles and serve similar purposes.

In general, a framework is larger and more comprehensive software, while a library is smaller and does less.

Week one exercises

Exercises are based on the above topics.

See Week One Exercises (MGDP2060).

Reading for next week

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See also

• Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060)