What is a website?

Learning Intentions

Understand the idea of a website, especially compared with a webpage

Success Criteria

I can explain what a website is
I can provide examples of websites I use

What is a website?

This first lesson is nothing more than an introduction to website development
In this lesson, we are going to be looking at what a website actually is

So what is a website?

Discuss what you believe the term website to mean.

What is a website?

The word website refers to a collection of webpages and related content published to a web server and accessible on the Internet or a private network.
Normally websites have a web address, properly known as domain name.
Websites are linked together using hyperlinks
Web-based technologies are used to develop and deliver these webpages

The web and the internet

Discuss the difference between the [world wide] web and the Internet.

Find a minimum of 10 examples of websites you use regularly and enjoy using.

Explain the following:

Why you enjoy using it
What you use the website for
What you like about the design of the website