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1.
What is mark-up language?
- A mark-up
language is a set of tags and/or set of rules for creating tags that can be
incorporated in digital text to provide additional information about the text
in order to facilitate automated processing of it, including editing and
formatting for display or
printing. A popular example of mark-up
language is HTML (Hyper Text Mark-Up Language). HTML allows a webpage to be
displayed with layout functions like table, paragraphs, headings, title etc. It
also provides hyperlinks to facilitate the location of resources like images,
videos, other webpages, external links etc.
2.
Describe the processes involved
for creating a web site using HTML and uploading the site to a web server.
-
Below is the list of three
major steps involved in creating and publishing a website on web server: -
1)
The most basic website can be
built using HTML. A webpage could be
created using a head, title and body HTML attribute in a text file. After
adding these attributes, we only need to change the extension of text file to
html.
2)
The second step involves
setting up the server. Although there are multiple steps involves in selecting
a server, but one can easily select a web hosting service provider like
godaddy. You can select a web-hosting
plan according to your needs. Also, you
can select a custom domain for your website, and link it your web hosting
server.
3)
Thirdly, webpages and folders
can be uploaded on web server using a FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
Alternatively, many web hosting service provider today allows user to use drag
and drop features in transferring files from their personal computer to web
server.
3.
Contrast the differences
between creating web site using HTML and using a CMS.
- Flexibility and Management -The first important difference is that HTML
websites are very difficult to manage, if they contain more than a few static
pages. However, Content management
system provides solution for this web page management problem. A CMS is
interacted with a user-friendly interface.
Code – HTML requires the
understanding of its tags, attribute and coding. But, CMS assumes that the user
do not have experience of coding websites.
Time – The HTML requires
more time in building webpages. Whereas, the content of CMS website can be
easily edited or modified.
4.
Describe the options and
processes involved for installing Drupal.
- There are multiple
options exists for installing Drupal. Below is the list of steps for installing
Drupal: -
1) Working web server
software
2) FTP client
3) SSH (Basic Unix
commands)
4) Installation of Drupal
software.
The other easiest method
that exists for installing Drupal is installing Drupal via control panel
provided by your web host.
5.
What is Google Adwords used
for?
- Google Adwords is the
online advertisement service provided by Google. It works on a pay-per-click
(PPC) basis, which means that the advertiser will only pay if the user/customer
clicks on their advertisement. While this looks like a simple process, but
Google continuously monitors the user clicks on advertisements to investigate
false clicks, fraud clicks, and providing relevant advertisement to the
user/customer.
6.
Describe some of the major
security concerns for a Drupal web site.
-
There have been many major
security concers for Drupal web site in past years that includes: -
1)
SQL injection
2)
CSRF vulnerability
3)
XML vulnerability – bringing
website down.
4)
Insufficient transport
protection and invalidated redirects.
Drupal allocated
a portion of their website to announce all the security concerns. The link is
given below –
7. Look into the options for creating a
hosting account for your CMS assignment. Undertake the following tasks:
a. Choose the most suitable/viable hosting
option for you (based on your technical ability and budget)
b. Establish a hosting account
c. Install Drupal
d. Configure the security settings for your
Drupal site, and
e. Place a link to your Drupal site on your
blog.
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