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	Topic: WEB DEVELOPMENT Web Development as opposed to Web Design is the process of creating websites with functionality above and beyond displaying static content. While Web Design is concerned with the layout, look, feel and aesthetics of a website, Web Development is concerned with how the content is delivered, where it is stored, who can edit it, and what viewers can do with it. What you can learn here The following topics have been ordered to help provide a pathway for you to learn the main skills of web development. Optional Prerequisites Install a Web Server - If you are going to have a web site you have to have a way to serve the pages. This lesson shows you how to get a basic web server running. Getting Started Web Design/Getting Your Site On the Web - So you've got your site, now you need to get it on the web for everyone to see! Select and Install a Content Management System - Do you want to upload your HTML files to your site every time you make a change or do you want to edit your site through the site itself? Do you want to have users and security? Do you need extra functionality? A Content Management System sets the stage for your website. Using the Right Tools - See a growing list of selecting the right tools for the job! Web Development Web Application Frameworks - Before we start extending the web, lets look at how it works. Security - "Security is hard." Jim Fulton, chief Zope architect. Web Languages - ASP.Net, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby. All you need is one language to create the next greatest thing. Now, which one.... Data Persistence - In addition to having the programming skills, you also need to do something with all that data. How and where you store it can have a significant impact on your system. Web Applications E-Commerce Data-entry/Workflow Subscription Services INTERNET ADDRESSING URL URL means, "Uniform Resource Locator", by definition is a pointer to a websites resource and is needed to differentiate websites. It is a string of characters that locates a specific piece of information anywhere on the web. (for example: http://www.wikipedia.org is the URL to Wikipedia) This shows an HTTP Protocol. An URL can also be broken down into parts. *You could add a path component that specifically references the host computer. *You can add a portthat shows where the TCP connection is made on the remote host machine. *You could add a fragment(AKA: reference) that could specify a specific section you are looking for. domains A domain is a location on the internet. It's a particular web server and is the middle part of the address. The domain name tells the location and the type of address. Components of domain names are separated by periods or dots. The three letter extension at the end describes type of domain such Google (www.Google.com), or Government (www.gov.ca) etc. the "Google" and "gov" are the domains. top level Top level domain is the end of a domain. So this is the end of an address. For example .com .org .net. Some top level domain names also include a two letter code extension for the country for ex: .us .mx .uk .ca email Email addresses are a type of electronic mailboxes used to send and receive messages, all addresses follow the same format which is : username@domain (i.e. jdoe@gmail.com). The major difference between addresses and URL's are the absence of the "@" symbol.