1. Today, do more people access the web using computers or mobile devices? Provide a resource that supports your answer.
It is much more common for people to access the web on smartphones than it is for people to access the web on a desktop/computer. source
2 . Who controls the World Wide Web? What is it made up of?
The Web is the worldwide collection of text pages. As for who controls it, “there is no central controlling node, and so no single point of failure … and no “kill switch”! This also implies freedom from indiscriminate censorship and surveillance.” So basically, there isn’t a single person in charge of controlling it, it is run by the users. source
3. Who is Tim Berners Lee? What is he best known for?
Tim Berners Lee is a British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web in 1989. source is same as 2.
4. What is a blog? What is it used for?
A blog is a regularly updated website or web page, and can either be used for personal use or for a business. source
5. What is a “responsive” website design?
“Responsive Web design is the approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior and environment based on screen size, platform and orientation.” source
6. Why are “responsive” website designs necessary?
Responsive web designs are necessary so that the website is accessible and easy to use from all devices. Meaning, you can go to the same website on your computer, tablet, or smartphone and still be able to use all of the features in an easy way.
7. What is SEO, and why should website owners/managers be concerned with SEO?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the method used to increase a website’s position on search engine results pages. Owners and managers should be concerned about it because this is what determines where they are listed on a search results page. The higher your website is on the page, the more likely you are to have people visit. (I don’t know about you, but I only use the second page of Google results when I am extremely desperate.) source
8. What is dynamic content?
Dynamic content is a web-page or email component that changes. Typically, changes are based on user signals that include in-session behavior, user data, and user-characteristics. source
9. What is a content management system? You work with one, what is it’s name?
A Content Management System [CMS] is a software that lets users create, edit, archive, collaborate, report, publish, distribute and inform. Ya know, like a blog. Like the one we are one now. (hint: it’s WordPress). source
10. What is a YouTube channel? Who might want to start one?
A YouTube channel serves as the home page for the user’s content/videos. It is a page specified for each user to post their own content. Anyone can start a channel and people start them for many reasons, makeup tutorials, history, education, fashion, comedy, etc. I’m pretty sure there is a YouTube channel for anything you could think of.