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2 for E-Commerce
Goals:
Discover the basics of how TCP/IP, Web and HTML work.
How to find a Domain Name and how much do they cost.
History of Top Domain Registration according to Wikipedia
Customize your own Top Domain
Whois will let you look up who owns Domain Names and where they are hosted.
Setup your Web space - it is ok to use your own hosting service & CMS (Wordpress)
Setup a site in Dreamweaver CS5 & 5.5
Video tutorial of how to create a site in Dreamweaver
Local folder is going to be your folder on the E drive
FTP address is e-commerce.pvc.maricopa.edu (just like coreFTP)
Blackboard UserID & Password. (make sure to avoid saving the password)
You should also export the site settings to your Flash drive and your space on the E drive
Tutorial on how to create a website
Setup a site in Dreamweaver CS4
CoreFTP
Note: The FTP host address is
e-commerce.pvc.maricopa.edu
Use your MEID (Blackboard UserID) & Password
Try downloading the FTP Program
Our Webspace is at http://e-commerce.pvc.maricopa.edu
Check out the FTP tutorials WS FTP for Windows and for the MAC Fetch and Transmit.
Watch & Read:
Google's 20 things about Browsers talks about the Internet & the infrastructure that creates it.
The Internet is a series of Computers (Servers) and Data Lines connected together to create one gigantic networks.
TCP/IP movie Make sure to pay attention to the terms being used.
Tim Berners-Lee and the future of the Web.
Two major Web servers are being used on the Web: Apache (Free) and Windows Server (Expensive but easy to use.) The Statistics: still have Apache leading Microsoft's Windows Server by almost 2 to 1
You need to know the basics of HTML & Dreamweaver!
Domain Names help establish your Web site's identity. You will need to find a name that is available and represents your company. Sites like GoDaddy and Network Solutions can be used to find a domain name(s) for your site.
Your homework must be linked to your homework.html file in your webspace!
CoreFTP example
Note: The FTP host address is
e-commerce.pvc.maricopa.edu
Use your Blackboard UserID & Password.
Try downloading the FTP Program
Check out the FTP tutorials WS FTP for Windows and for the MAC Fetch and Transmit.
Our Web space is at
http://e-commerce.pvc.maricopa.edu
Terms you need to Lookup:
Try Goggling these terms if you don't know them or can't find them in the book: URL, Domain Name, IP address, IPv6, Bit, Byte, Mega, Giga, Unix, Windows Servers, pathping, Ping, Tracert and ipconfig /all, WIFI, and Eithernet
Review the following:
Go to several Domain Name registration sites and check their fees.
Yahoo's Small Business Center
Homework:
You should Read Chapters Book III (Chap 1).
Identify the business you will put online!
Search for a domain name for your company and post the domain name you found on Blackboard. Please note, you don't have to buy the domain name unless you want to keep the name. Post how much you paid (or would have paid) for the name, services the registrar offers and how long the name is good for.
Reminder: Post at least one article that deals with the Internet, ecommerce, web design or general business Every Week on Blackboard under the Weekly Articles on the Discussion Board Section.
Final Step:
Imagine that your mind is a DVD recorder / player and you can review this content anytime you want. I want you to close your eyes and quickly review in your mind everything we covered in class.
I also want you to review everything we covered before you go to bed because I want your mind to process this information while you sleep. You don’t need to spend much time on this review, 5 minutes will be enough!
