Web Page

A web page is a resource on the World Wide Web designed to be viewed by visitors using a web browser. She has a web address. Technically, a Web page often consists of a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) (or XHTML) document and images. However, any type of resource or assembly of resources, textual, visual, audio, or software, can constitute a web page.

A web page is viewed either by directly entering its web address into a web browser or by following a hyperlink found on another page. The most used browsers display the page on a computer monitor in a window and allow it to be printed. However, the HTML language underlying most Web pages was designed to allow consultation on a variety of hardware: screens of any size, terminals in text mode, printers, Braille devices, and voice synthesizers. The term page is, therefore, generally reductive.

Layout

The HTML language allows Web browsers to adapt the rendering of each page to local viewing conditions: window dimensions, available character fonts, and visitor preferences. Between a cell phone and a workstation to the personal computer, these conditions vary considerably.

“Fluid design” refers to design methods that allow pages to adapt to the viewing conditions. Conversely, we call “fixed design” the method which consists of freezing the size of each element on the page and only obtaining an ideal rendering in a window of precise dimensions, with a precise font size.

Technical basics

Technically, a web page is made up of one or more distinct resources of the World Wide Web. The main resource is usually a document written in the HTML computer language. HTML allows you to contain text and define the web address and the layout on the page of other resources such as images, animations, sounds, applets and included documents. This allows you to integrate resources from any Web server into a page. Sometimes, a resource to be integrated is not accessible, and the page must be viewed without being completely loaded.

Create a web page.

To create a web page, a specialized text editor or HTML editor is required. You must then upload the created web page to the web server (host) using an FTP client, which is the most used form.

The design of a web page is personal. It can be made according to one’s preferences, or it is possible to use pre-made templates. Web page templates allow the webmaster to concentrate on the content of the site without having to worry about aesthetic issues. Many people use the free services of Google, Yahoo or Geocities to create and publish their web pages. The disadvantage of these free web page creation services is that they are generally limited in size and often include advertising in the pages created.

Another way to create a web page is to download and use free programs such as wiki, a content management system, or an Internet forum. These systems allow you to quickly and easily create web pages which are generally dynamic websites.