Introduction
Learning to build a website from scratch may seem like a daunting and sometimes intimidating task. However, almost every single person, within the United States alone, will use the internet at some point during their daily acitvities. The internet is an integral part of peoples' everyday lives. It is a place for sharing information, making connections, and promoting businesses. For being such an essential tool in our daily lives, it is useful to understand the basic structural and design elements that go into making the websites we browse everyday.
Some Everyday Important Uses of Websites:
People use websites everyday for their efficiency, and most of the time effectiveness, in assisting with daily tasks or routines. Websites are components that serve peoples' needs in different ways and functions, some include:
- Using social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter in orde to connect to a lot of people and share information easily and rapidly.
- Using e-commerce websites to online shop or sell merchandise/services commercially in a convenient and efficient way.
- Using real estate directory websites to search databases for houses to buy/sell/rent, etc.
- Using government websites to pay bills online, apply for passports, access information and other resources.
- Using Food websites such as zomato, foodpanda, and Yelp to search for restaurants and read reviews, etc.
- Using content sharing websites such as youtube and Instagram to view huge amount of videos and images for free.
- A lot of websites are available for booking vacations and buying entertainment and sporting tickets, etc.
What are Websites and Why Use Them?
Shri Sarghuru S, an engineer and programmer, outlines what a website is and some points regarding their importance and functions:
- A website is an index to the maturity of a society: With the advancement of information technology, websites have become a part of our life. Initially they seemed to be a far cry and many considered them a luxury. But today they have become essential.
- Good source for profession specific information: Whatever be the profession, there is a website for it. That is why profession-specific websites have become dear to the hearts of people. They can just click the site they are interested in. They get what they want.
- Best means to reach lay and targeted audiences: Companies now can reach all and sundry through their website. And at the same time they can easily convince their targeted audience with day to day updates.
- Internet presence has become imperative for image building and business growth: Websites have become so common that companies which do not have a website of their own are considered backbenchers. Such companies do not have any face at all. Websites help them build an image and boost growth.
- Websites offer a wide variety of devices and services: From simple enquiry requests to change of detail processing like address changes to advanced functions such as supply change management made easy.
Now that you have a general idea of what a website is and its important functions in our everyday lives, the next page next will offer information on what HTML and CSS are and their functions in web autoring and design. The last page will provide resources for layout and design elements as well as additional information on HTML and CSS.
