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Features of a good website

I can identify the features of a good website and know how web pages are created.

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Key learning points

  1. A website is a collection of information that can be accessed on a range of internet connected devices.
  2. Websites can be made up of lots of different web pages.
  3. A good website will have a variety of suitable media (images, text, videos).
  4. The website will also contain buttons and search bars to take you to other web pages easily.

Keywords

  • Website - a collection of interlinked web pages, stored under a single address

  • Web page - a single HTML document viewed using a web browser

  • Web browser - a program used to view, navigate, and interact with web pages

  • HTML - (Hypertext Markup Language) a language used to define the structure of web pages

Common misconception

A website and a web page are the same.

A website is a collection of information relating to a particular topic that can be accessed on a range of devices. Websites can be made up of lots of different interlinked web pages.


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6 Questions

Q1.
The internet is ...
Correct answer: a global system of interconnected computer networks.
the World Wide Web.
a local network at my school.
Q2.
The is a service provided via the internet that allows us to access web pages and other shared files.
Correct Answer: World Wide Web, WWW
Q3.
What do you use to access a website?
a word processor
a paint program
a calculator
Correct answer: a web browser
Q4.
You type the into the address bar to visit a website.
Correct Answer: URL, web address
Q5.
A is a website that helps you find other websites.
Correct Answer: search engine
Q6.
What should you do before clicking on a link on a website?
Nothing, just click the link.
You shouldn't click links on websites.
Correct answer: Check if the website is safe and trusted.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a feature of a good website?
It only has text.
Correct answer: It has a mix of text, images and videos.
It only works on one device.
Q2.
What is a website?
Correct answer: a collection of web pages
a single document on the internet
a type of computer program
Q3.
A is a single document on a website.
Correct Answer: webpage, web page
Q4.
Websites should have a of media, like text, images and videos.
Correct Answer: variety, mixture, collection
Q5.
What does HTML stand for?
High-Tech Machine Learning
Correct answer: Hypertext Markup Language
Hyperlink Text Module