website advantage of CMS systems ! Create online store using a webhost + Content Management System (CMS) ! Technical aspects of installing a

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2 ! Create online store using a webhost + Content Management System (CMS)! Technical aspects of installing a website! Discuss web hosting options, domains, advantage of CMS systems

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4 ! A web host is a service provider that places your web site on a computer which is connected to the internet.! This then gives people who surf the internet a way to access your website.

5 ! Some large web hosts own their own datacenter (collection of servers)! Some rent a server from a larger web hosting company and then resell the space under their own company name.

6 Web Host/ Directory IP address 207.x.x.x

7 ! Server Type This is the type of server software that is running on the server. Windows-based server, Linux and Unix are common server types. If you have a basic website then the server type is not a great importance. If you have a more complex website that has database functions and serves up dynamic pages, then the server type will be more important,

8 ! Disk Space This is the amount of actual space available to you for storing your website on the web server hard drive

9 ! Bandwidth / Month This is a measure of how much website traffic is available to you. Data is passed over the Internet from the web server where your site is hosted to the browser of the person looking at your site. Bandwidth is a measure of how much transfer is available. How Much Bandwitdh? /04/14/bandwidth-needed/

10 ! Accounts How many accounts you can have with the web hosting account. Built-in webmail interface " Configurable to forward to personal (e.g. Yahoo!, Gmail)

11 ! Free Web Hosting These are great for small websites, but normally have a banner ad at every page. Some free accounts let you use your domain name (free virtual hosting) Some your website address is a subdomain of the free hosting company ( (Free Sub-domain hosting)

12 ! Shared Hosting This is the most common type of web hosting account and can be very low cost. Pay a monthly fee and get a share on a server. For very low cost plans you may only have a small amount of disk space and a low amount of bandwidth With cheap virtual hosting plans you maybe one site amongst hundreds on the same server - in this case reliability may suffer.

13 ! Dedicated Hosting With dedicated hosting you have a full server dedicated to your website. Typically you will have access to the server just like you have access to your PC at home. Dedicated servers are normally reserved for large ecommerce type websites, sites that get a lot of visitors (thousands a day) A dedicated server is more reliable, but also much more expensive

14 ! Co-located Hosting This is very similar to dedicated hosting, except that you own the server rather than rent it. Your server is placed in the datacenter and connected to the Internet through the web hosting providers fast Internet connection. You will then pay a fee for maintenance and bandwidth.

15 ! Price! Disk Space Unlimited storage! Bandwidth Unlimited bandwidth! Accounts! Support 24/7 support! Server Type Windows, Unix/Linux! Databases, similar services mysql, ASP, Perl! Uptime

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20 ! A content management system (CMS) is a computer system that allows publishing, editing, and modifying content as well as site maintenance from a central page. It provides a collection of procedures used to manage workflow in a collaborative environment.

21 ! A CMS supports the creation, management, distribution, publishing, and discovery of corporate information.! Provides simple tools to create the content, through to publishing, and finally to archiving.! Provides the ability to manage the structure of the site, the appearance of the published pages, and the navigation provided to the users.

22 Content Creation Content Management Publishing Presentation

23 ! At the core of a CMS is an easy-to-use authoring environment, designed to work like Word. This provides a non-technical way of creating new pages or updating content, without having to know any HTML.! The CMS also allows you to manage the structure of the site. That is, where the pages go, and how they are linked together.

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25 Home Page folder folder folder folder Clothing Electronics Books Home & Garden

26 CMS Home Page Clothing Electronics Books Home & Garden

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