Web Page versus Website
What is a web page?
A web page is a single document "coded" in a way that allows you to
view it on the web. Most web pages contain text, and many pages combine
text, graphics and links to other pages. Some web pages include music,
movies, or animations.
A web page is sometimes called an "HTML file" because it is created with a coding language called HTML.
Example of a web page URL: http://www.etr.org/nsrc/calendar.html
What is a website?
A website is a collection of documents, primarily HTML files, that
are linked together and that exist on the web under the same domain
(see Understanding URLs
for more information about domains). Visiting a website usually starts
at the home page, and from there you can link to more information about
that site.
Example of a website URL: http://www.seniortechcenter.org
What's the difference?
The difference between a web page and a website is basically about
quantity. A single web document (an HTML file) is considered a web
page. Groups of web pages constitute a website.
Links
What is a link?
Links are the threads that tie all the pages of the World Wide Web together.
Links are what make the web's easy "point-and-click" appeal such a success.
Generally, links are words, phrases, or images on a web page that
allow you to jump to another section of the same web page or to another
web page anywhere on the web simply by clicking on them.
Links can be text only, in which case they are underlined, or they can be represented as icons or images of any size or shape.
Downloads
Downloading is a common method of transferring documents over the
web. It allows you to save or "pull down" files over the web to your
own computer.
PDFs, forms, images, sounds, videos, software, and more are available for downloading over the web.
Downloading files from the Internet can be a snap with "click here to download this file" messages on web pages. |
