What is a Website?

Debbie Ducic, founder of Gutzy Women, talks about an article she wrote that starts with the basics of the internet so that "newbies" can get over their fear of technology and feel comfortable learning about how to use the internet and websites. So what exactly IS a website?

A website is a set of interconnected webpages, usually including a homepage, generally located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of information by a person, group, or organization. A server is a computer that stores all of the information that is "served" to the person or robot when they "ask" to "see" it.

On its collection of web pages, a website contains images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several web servers, usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone, or a LAN, (Local Area Network is a computer network that covers a small geographic area, like a home, office, or group of buildings).

Anything its designers and writers want it to be

A website is entertainment, education, enrichment, and enjoyment. It contains art, music, museums, and culture. Further, a website is political, governmental, and religious. And, it is trash, grunge, and filth. In short, a website is anything its designers and writers want it to be. It's us, from all over the world, on electronic pages.

The electronic pages that make up a website may be illuminated with color, graphics, sound, moving pictures and video. Each page can be connected to other pages at various points on the page. These connections are called links and are a different color than the other text (usually blue) and most often underlined.

A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, (Hyper Text Markup Language), that is almost always accessible via HTTP, (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol,) a protocol that transfers information from the Web server to display in the user's Web browser. A "protocol" is the special set of rules that end points in a telecommunication connection use when they communicate. A "web browser" is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music and other information.

A website is not the same thing as a Web page

Though the two terms are often used interchangeably, they should not be. So what's the difference? To put it simply, a Web site is a collection of Web pages. For example, Amazon.com is a Web site, but there are millions of Web pages that make up the site. Knowing the difference between these two terms can save a lot of confusion.

All publicly accessible websites are seen collectively as constituting the "World Wide Web."

The pages of websites can usually be accessed from a common root URL, (Uniform Resource Locator or "domain name") called the homepage, and usually, but not always, reside on the same physical server. The URLs of the pages organize them into a hierarchy, although the hyperlinks between them control how the reader perceives the overall structure and how the traffic flows between the different parts of the sites. "Hyperlinks" are elements that link one page to another with a click of the mouse.

Some websites require a subscription (and password) to access some or all of their content. Examples of subscription sites (sometimes called "membership sites") include many business sites, parts of many news sites, academic journal sites, gaming sites, message boards, Web-based e-mail services, social networking websites, and sites providing real-time stock market data.

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[mr1880]

@gutzywoman to be honest im 14 and i disnt even have a computer until i was 12 nor internet and in 2 years i learned by myselg how to work with everything but dont get me wrong i see where you are coming from and i understand the point of it all and i was just trying to make light of something i find humorus.

[gutzywoman]

@mr1880 Thank you for that. I do see the humor in it as well. Good for you that you taught yourself in two years. It took me twice that :)

[mr1880]

lol helping women

thats cus they dont know already

[gutzywoman]

@mr1880 Well you may laugh, but there are many of us who are just getting started on the internet and are very intimidated by it all. I see that you are 19 and probably have been on since you were 4, but having just moved to Australia... there are some that have no access to the internet or can't afford a computer or broadband, so it truly is a learning process.

[daiseydyann]

Great video Debbie!

I love how you are starting at the very beginning and helping women get a good foundation for themselves!

Well done!

Dyann

[gutzywoman]

@daiseydyann Thanks Dyann! Working hard at dispelling the myth that you have to be a Geek to "get it". I have found that many babyboomer women were totally intimidated to even try, but when given a "safe place" to learn, a little hand-holding, and LOTS of encouragement, anyone can "get it".

In fact just in the last couple of weeks, women who attended my first classes are now podcasting, live video streaming, Skyping and blogging like crazy...not to mention Twittering ;D LOVE it!

[WebaholicIndia]

impressive video I wanted to give some more information by my video

[gutzywoman]

There are many ways to create a website, but the best first step is to decide what you will be using the website for and what kinds of capabilities it must have.

That will then determine whether you need an actual website, blog or simply a forum of some kind.

What will you do with your website?

[MrNitishjuneja]

i want to create my own website ...wat things i have to do...can u tell me step by step ......m waiting for ur reply....

[gutzywoman]

Thank you!