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This section covers questions relating to general knowledge of the web ecosystem and how it works.
The Internet is the backbone of the web, the technical infrastructure that makes the web possible. At its
most basic, the internet is a massive network of computers communicating with each other. This article
discusses how it works, in broad terms.
What is the difference between webpage, website, web server, and search engine?
In this article we describe various web-related concepts: webpages, websites, web servers, and search
engines. These terms are often a source of confusion for newcomers to the web, or are used incorrectly.
Let’s discover what they actually mean!
In this article, we’ll go over what hyperlinks are and why they matter.
What is a URL?
With Hypertext and HTTP, URL is a key concept when it comes to the Internet. It is the mechanism used
by browsers to retrieve any published resource on the web.
Domain names are a key component of the Internet infrastructure. They provide a human-readable
address for any web server available on the Internet.
The term “web server” can refer to the hardware or software that serves websites to clients across the
web — or both of them working together. In this article we go over how web servers work, and why
they’re important.
Tools and setup
In this article we explain which software components you need to edit, upload, or view a website.
When you’re launching a website, you may spend nothing or your costs may go through the roof. In this
article we discuss how much everything costs and what you get for what you pay (or don’t pay).
In this article we highlight some things to think about when choosing and installing a text editor for web
development.
Every browser features a set of devtools for debugging HTML, CSS, and other web code. This article
explains how to use the basic functions of your browser’s devtools.
So you’ve published your website online — very good! But are you sure it works properly? This article
provides some basic troubleshooting steps.
This article explains how to set up a simple local testing server on your machine, and the basics of how
to use it.
This article shows how to publish your site online with FTP tools — one of the most common ways to get
a website online so others can access it from their computers.
Looking for a place to host your website? Here’s a step-by-step guide to hosting your website on Google
App Engine.
This set of articles shows you how to use the Developer Tools in Firefox to debug and improve
performance of your website, using the tools to check memory usage, the JavaScript call tree, the
number of DOM nodes being rendered, and more.
This section lists questions related to aesthetics, page structure, accessibility techniques, etc.
This article covers the all-important first step of every project: define what you want to accomplish with
it.
When designing pages for your website, it’s good to have an idea of the most common layouts. This
article runs through some typical web layouts, looking at the parts that make up each one.
What is accessibility?
This article provides basic techniques to help you design websites for any kind of user — quick
accessibility wins, and other such things.