1. The Internet. An awkward beginning, but its progression has spun a web more twisted than someone’s family tree (quite literally considering what the “web” was put into). From the Babbage Difference Engine made in 1822 to the common laptop or social media device of 2021, the internet has become a daily factor to our lives of ages 10 and up. But as we use the internet nowadays, a question came up: Do people access it more from their computer or their mobile device? My answer? mobile devices. Is it right? let’s find out. A study by Eric Enge looked into the average internet traffic by using data from a “Google Analytics Benchmarking feature”. More info can be found in the link below, but just to get to the point: the answer is mobile devices. An estimated 68.1% visits on the internet are from people using their mobile device, 28.9% from computers, and 3.1% from tablets.
(Source: https://www.perficient.com/insights/research-hub/mobile-vs-desktop-usage)
2. The World Wide Web (WWW), a breakthrough of technological evolution as it was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. The WWW is controlled by… what elitegroup calls “no one and everyone”. A bit farfetched, but understandable. More info in the links below, but to put it simple: There is no single individual, group or organization that controls the entirety of the WWW as a whole. The WWW is made up of three primary systems: Uniform Resource Locator (URL), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). URLs address the scheme to finding a document, HTTPs connects computers together, and and HTMLs format pages with hypertext links.
(Sources: https://www.w3.org/Consortium/
Who Owns The Internet? The Answer is No One and Everyone (elitegroup.com)
The World Wide Web: The Invention That Connected The World — Google Arts & Culture)
3. Tim Berners Lee, a British computer scientist who was born in 1955 with a knack for trains, and what would soon become the internet. His best known work is the invention of the Internet in 1989. Surprisingly enough, he never became a billionaire from it, because he made it free to use; anywhere, and everywhere (as long as there’s service).
(Source: History of the Web – World Wide Web Foundation)
4. What is a blog? What is it used for?
A blog often consists of a website or web page that’s updated on a regular basis, usually run by a single person or an entire group written in an informal/conversational style. In fact, you’re reading on a blog now. Interesting interception, isn’t it? Blogs are often used by companies to help rank themselves on search engines like Google and Bing. They also share information about information on certain topics and help users become experts in their industry; they also help attract visitors to the business’ site which helps said visitors into leads for it.
(Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/what-is-a-blog)
5 & 6. A “Responsive” Website Design (RWD) is defined as a “web development approach” that dynamically changes a website’s appearance depending on the screen size and orientation of the device being used to view it. RWDs are necessary by all means since it drastically helps a site adapt to the different sizes of devices so people can keep viewing it and help the business that the site is for.
(Source: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/responsive-web-design-definition)
7. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, and website owners or managers should be concerned with it since most brands rely on it for their business campaigns. SEO offers several benefits for businesses who use it such as trust and credibility building, communicating with their consumers, offering better user experiences, and more.
(Source: 15 Reasons Why Your Business Absolutely Needs SEO (searchenginejournal.com)
8. Dynamic content is web content that changes depending on its user’s behavior, preferences, and interests. Due to this, it’s also known as adaptive content.
(Source: What is Dynamic Content? Definition & Examples- Omniconvert)
9. A Content Management System (CMS) is a software on the computer that manages the modification and/or creation of any digital content, typically for the management of commercial, enterprise, and web contents. I currently work with one right now for my class, that CMS being WordPress (and also this COTC blog site).
(Source: Content Management System – Optimizely)
10. A YouTube channel is the profile of a user on YouTube. People use YouTube channels to upload videos to the site for education, entertainment, or streaming. Popular streamers, rising stars, or just everyday users who like to document their hobbies, personal pastimes (gaming, art, etc.) might often start one, or even those who want to profit off of it.
(Source: What Is a YouTube Channel? (lifewire.com))