Basic Page/FTP Assignment
Due Tuesday, February 4 by end of class
This is the first of the homework assignments. You have a week to complete it. For all further assignments, you will have several weeks. Since we're in a bit of a hurry with this assignment, you will have class time during our second meeting to complete it. Future assignments are due at the start of class.
Task: Build a basic page to serve as the working arrival point for your personal Web site; upload this page to the file server.
Getting Started: Open a text editor such as NotePad in Windows or SimpleText in MacOS. These programs are part of your operating system. (You can use any other text editor you prefer. You may also use a word processor such as Word, but be sure to save your document as text-only or ASCII.) Save the current document as index.htm. Add the elements specified below to your document, saving each time you make a major change.
Specifications: Your page must include the following elements:
- The following DOCTYPE definition:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
This must be the first line of your document. Enter the text exactly as you see it here.
All necessary tags for the skeleton of a Web page: HTML, HEAD, and BODY containers.
A <TITLE></TITLE> container, properly placed, with the content: "[Your Name] First Web page". Fill in your name.
A first-level heading using the <H1></H1> container. This heading should include your first and last names.
A horizontal rule using the <HR /> singleton element.
A paragraph container and a few lines of text that describe you and your interests. (Don't include anything too personal or sensitive.)
Another horizontal rule using the <HR /> singleton element.
A working link to the class Web site, whose URL is http://iat.ubalt.edu/courses/pbds660.185_Sp08/index.shtml.
File Transfer: All members of the class will shortly have FTP accounts on student-iat.ubalt.edu, our student file server. Your login is your last name, with no capital letters at any point. So the login for Darryl McLanafee is mclanafee and the login for Napoleon Buonaparte is buonaparte. In some cases (e.g., if your name is Smith, Brown, Lee, Jones, or possibly Moulthrop), we may have to add a first initial and underscore to your login. I will inform you if so.
Your password is the four-digit code you gave me at our first meeting.
To use File Transfer Protocol you will need an FTP client program. If you are running a Windows computer, you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer (the Web browser). Simply type "ftp://student-iat.ubalt.edu" into the address line where you would otherwise type a page address. You'll see a login dialog. Once you've connected, drag and drop your page file into the browser window.
The Macintosh version of Internet Explorer does not support FTP. Computers in the Graphics Lab are equipped with Fetch, a popular FTP client for Mac. If you have a Mac at home you'll need a copy of Fetch, which costs about $25 from http://fetchsoftworks.com.
Check Your Work: Once you've uploaded your page you should be able to view it by typing the following URL into your Web browser:
http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/yourLogin/
Replace "yourLogin" with the login we described above: first letter of your first name followed by your last name, no caps.
You should see something like the image below. Minor variations are acceptable. The link at the bottom of the page must work.
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