LESSON 3: ASCII CODE AND MORE

  1. MAC techniques that you must know (2 pts each on Lesson #3 quiz):
    HELP!! MY COMPUTER HAS FROZEN!!
    1. If your keyboard has frozen (that is, there is no response to anything that you do), try the following keyboard shortcut (where a " + " sign means that the keys are held down together): COMMAND + OPTION + ESC
      Unfortunately, any unsaved work will be lost.
    2. If that doesn't work, then press the RESTART button on the computer. (I'll show you where this is, in class.)
  2. Study the index cards on ASCII Code and More and do worksheet items W3.1 to W3.4.
  3. Appendix F in the Weasel book lists all the Character Entities. You must memorize the following character codes:  
    CHARACTER CODEPRODUCES THISDESCRIPTION
    &lt;<less than (or the opening angle bracket)
    &gt;>greater than (or the closing angle bracket)
    &nbsp;a non-breaking space: space   between    words
    &cent;¢cent sign
    &copy;©copyright symbol

    Note that each character code begins with an ampersand (&) symbol, and ends with a semicolon (;) symbol.
    Call up Simpletext, and test each of these character codes to check that it works!

    <html>
    <body>
    put character code here!
    </body>
    </html>

  4. Write HTML code to produce the following two sentences (5 pts on the Lesson #3 quiz):

    T h  i   s word has extra spaces in it!
    The HTML command for a line break is <br> .

  5. You may want to make a TAB for Appendix F in the Weasel book, so that it's easy to find.
  6. Read pages 14–16 in the Weasel book and answer the following questions. Be sure to mark where you find the answers to these questions in your book, for 5 points on the Lesson #3 quiz!
    1. Suppose you're being paid to design a web site for a client! To do the best job for your client, what research should you do before you begin writing any code?
    2. If you're designing a scientific or academic site, what should you probably pay attention to?
    3. If you're designing a government site, are there any laws that you should be aware of? If so, what are they?
    4. What's the final word in the dilemma of designing for a variety of browsers?
    5. What do professional web design firms do before going "live"?
    6. Should you expect your web pages to look different in different environments? (That is, with different browsers; different browser versions; PC versus MAC; etc.)
    7. What sort of "standards process" was followed when a need (like email attachments) was identified on the Internet?
    8. What does RFC stand for?
    9. What does IETF stand for? What is it?
    10. What does "W3C" stand for, and what is it?
    11. In what year did the W3C begin working on HTML standards?
    12. Does the author of the Weasel book distinguish between the "Internet" and the "Web"? How do you know?
    13. Did the Web follow the traditional standards process?
    14. What group was a guiding force in saying to the browser creators "Slow down and abide by the web standards set forth by the W3C" ?
    15. What does "WaSP" stand for, and what is it?
    16. What are the two primary goals of the WaSP?
    17. According to your text and the WaSP, what would "total observance of standards" mean?
    18. Currently, does the code generated by many WYSIWYG authoring tools meet the standards?
  7. Begin thinking about what you want to put on your HOMEPAGE! You need to decide WHAT information you'd like to share with the world. Then, this course will help you with the presentation of this information. Jot down a few notes about topic(s) you'd like to present on your web page.
THE QUIZ OVER THIS LESSON WILL CONSIST OF:
Prepare for the quiz over this section by practicing below.
Questions are asked in random order.
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