What is a website?

Beginning with its definition, consider a web page to a document available on the Internet or World Wide Web (www), coded according to their standards and espcífico language known as HTML. It's something we are used to access if you read this article, but not all really know it works.These sites can be reached through Internet browsers, receiving document information and interpreting its code giving the user the information visually. These usually offer texts, images and links to other sites, as well as animations, sounds, or other.A website needs a place to stay so that when the user requests the information from your browser, the information it contains is loaded and displayed in the computer. This is why web sites are in a web server or host, which could be roughly defined as a computer that delivers great content when requested by the network. The same service is called hosting storage.Types of websiteBasically there are two types of websites: static and dynamic. The static part of the past, since they are fixed content and are not suitable for constant updates. For the dynamics, can be built in HTML or another extension, such as PHP. In the latter case, allows real-time interaction, suitable for some websites with these specific needs, such as forums.Main elements of a web pageThe main elements in a web page are:

    Text: sometimes written by a single author and other times by users of the same in the case of some dynamic pages with language like php.
    Images: gif, jpg and png are three commonly used formantos normally.
    Audio-should use the midi, wav or mp3. Also used fouling files stored on other sites, such as is done by adding Youtube videos.
    Other: There are other elements that have been growing and also evolving over the years and new technologies. These are Adobe Flash, Adobe Shockwave, Java or links (also called hyperlinks), for example.What does it take to create a website?To create a website you need a text editor or html. Some editors are known for this feature Microsoft Frontpage and Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word-like in its use but its specific function.On the other hand, there are providers that allow you to create simple pages, such as Wordpress to create blogs and web pages based on the template used. This is a free resource and simple for any user.Secondly you need an FTP client that allows uploading information to a server (for Wordpress or Blogger is not necessary since it is possible to host the page on their own servers). The most used are SmartFTP, although payment, and Filezilla free and OpenSource.And finally, to access these web pages, browsers are needed. Among the most widely used is Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer. The latter comes installed by default on computers with Microsoft operating system, as is the case with Safari and Apple devices.