The internet is a network of servers, routers, and personal computers. When you type in the name of a website or click on a link, a code is sent out to the router your personal computer is connected to with your internet provider (AOL, cable or phone company). This router takes the address and sends a message to the server that contains the desired information. A server is just a computer with massive amounts of storage that contains the information on the web. Once the server knows what information you want in then sends that information back through a series of routers that guides this information back to your computer back home.

The transfer of this information is called hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). HTTP is a standardized set of instructions that is used to retrieve and guide data on the internet to the desired locations.

This site teaches how to create two types of code for the construction of web sites: hypertext markup language (HTML), and cascading style sheets (CSS). This code is used for assembling text, images, and sounds and presenting them in a way that can be viewed on the internet.

Once your HTML and CSS code is assembled and images, sounds, and videos are linked to it, the information has to be transferred to a server. This is done through file transfer protocol (FTP). Dreamweaver allows you to enter the necessary information to upload, download, and edit files and data on your server space.

The first step is acquiring a domain name and server space. The domain is simply the name of your site; for instance this domain is getonlineez.com. This domain name is then assigned to a server that will store and distribute your files. There are multiple companies that sell and maintain domain names and server space. This site is hosted by godaddy.com. It is relatively easy to go to one of these sites, pay for a domain name and server space. If you have difficulty using a host companies website, you should have no problem calling them and having them assist you in acquiring your domain and server space.

Once you have registered your site and activated your account, you will input that information into you site management profile in Dreamweaver so it can automatically connect to your server. More instruction as to the information you need to input into Dreamweaver is in the “Getting Started” section of this site.