GED 512 - Hill - Reflection on Textbook Chapters 1-3
After reading the first three chapters in the Learning Web Design textbook for GED 512, I am still trying to sort out all the new terms I've learned. I think as I start to actually build websites or ??? that it will all make more sense. Actually a graphic organizer of how all these entities are linked might also help so maybe I'll do that later.
Chapter 3 talked a lot about how dynamically the different elements are changing, particularly since the inclusion of mobile devices. It makes it difficult to design products that change so quickly. This is a problem in almost all aspects of computer electronics as we studied last quarter. I did like some of the adaptations that were made to small units like the iPhone, but it isn't really a complete fix yet. Plus, what happens with the next big change?
But enough pessimism, I am happy that I will finally understand things like FTP and IP, etc. I've never known what to do when a device/application asks for that information. I'm also very pleased to see that one can become a part of a larger team and specialize in some part(s) of the process. I'm not sure what part will fit my skills but it will be interesting to find out.
Two questions:
1. What does a "markup language" do?
"HTML is not a programming language; it is a markup language, which means it is a system for identifying and describing the various components of a document such as headings, paragraphs, and lists. The markup indicates the document’s underlying structure (you can think of it as a detailed, machine-readable outline)." This quote is from the book. It indicates that HTML is used to format the structure of the document.
