Web Assignment for CIS44

1.

Do a search for something and find a site that doesn't appear to fit. Go to the site and then go to Edit/Find in Page. See if you can discover why the site was included in the search.

2.

Go to Northern Light at http://www.northernlight.com/. Explain the variety of searches they have to offer and then explain the features in the power search. Try some searches and tell me what you did.

3.

Go to this website. Briefly explain what the site is. Locate a book (tell me which one). http://www.promo.net/pg/ Read the opening to Agatha Cristie's Secret Adversary.

4.

Look at the pages for these HTML editors. Comment on some of the available features.

http://www.barebones.com/

http://www.cuteftp.com/

http://www.softquad.com/

http://www.ist.ca/

http://www.sausage.com/

5.

How is winning the "browser war"? Go to this site to get the answer:

http://browserwatch.internet.com/

Briefly, what other information is available at this site.

6.

You are going to be putting a site out on the Web. Now is the time to try to find a host. If you have a provider that provides hosting that is definitely the best alternative because you avoid commercials. If not you need to search for a free hosting site. A lot of students in the past have used tripod. Some have used geocities. Look into these or find an alternative. The answer to this question is to simply explain what you did and what you found. If you find an interesting free host that others might like to look at, please post in on the board.

7.

Find a site that provides free graphical images that you can incorporate into your page/site..

8.

Find a site that provides free backgrounds that you can incorporate into your page/site.

9.

Find a site that provides free bars/lines that you can incorporate into your page/site.

10.

Post the addresses for 7 through 9 on the board.