ACTIVITY SHEET
MANAGEMENT THEORY
CONTROLLING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
November 1 - November 23
Access the Intranet and find the definition for each of these terms by clicking the Shop Talk link on the Regular Features page.
File Extensions FTP (File transfer Protocol)
.com HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
.doc IP (Internet Protocol)
.edu Number
.gif Protocol
.gov Tags
.ipg (.jpeg) Text Format
.mil Webmaster
.net
.org
.txt
.wpd
The process of creating HTML documents becomes easier with each new release of Web site creation tools. Upgrades to software application programs continue to enhance and improve their Web editing tools, making it easier for employees throughout the company to create HTML documents. IT personnel often check Web site maintained by software and hardware developers for the latest information on Web site creation tools and other software and hardware updates. Five links that might be helpful for IT personnel are listed below.
Microsoft Corporation http://www.microsoft.com
Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com
Apple Computer, Inc http://www.apple.com
Netscape Communications Corporation http://www.netscape.com
1. Access the Web and visit all five of the recommended IT Web sites listed above. In a word processing file, list each Web site. Describe two or more features of (or types of information found on) the site that would be helpful to Webmasters or other IT employees.
HTML is a document description language. It defines how an HTML document, commonly called a Web page, should look. A variety of software programs, such as Netscape Navigator and communicator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, word processors, and applications in office suite software, can display HTML documents. If you know a little bit about HTML, you will be able to use the corporate Intranet more effectively.
HTML uses tags to format Web pages. These tags are enclosed by angle brackets and look like this:
<HTML>
<TITLE></TITLE>
<BODY>
<CENTER><H1></H1></CENTER>
You might use the Web your entire life and never see HTML tags. However, HTML tags carry a lot of meaning for a Web browser. These tags work behind the scenes, making all the exciting Web pages you see on the WWW and the Intranet display properly in your browser.
Tags can be very complex. To see what HTML tags look like on a real Web page, try this experiment:
1. Launch your Web browser and navigate to a page you find interesting.
2. Click Source on the View menu in Internet Explorer, or click Page Source or Document Source from the View menu in Navigator/Communicator. Different browsers use slightly different words for this command, so you may need to hunt around, but the option will be there. You will see the tags that are normally hidden underneath.
3. Use the table below to uncover the meaning of a few selected tags.
|
HTML |
Function |
|
<HTML></HTML> |
Tells the browser that this is the beginning and the end of an HTML file. |
|
<HEAD></HEAD> |
Includes information about a Web page. However, this information isn't displayed to the user. |
|
<TITLE></TITLE> |
Identifies the title of the Web page that appears in the title bar. |
|
<BODY></BODY> |
Marks the main portion of the Web page that is displayed in the browser window. |
|
<CENTER></CENTER> |
Marks text that should be centered in the Web browser window. |
|
<H1></H1> |
Marks a level 1 heading. Heading numbers indicate the level of importance for marked headings, with 1 being the most prominent and 6 being the least prominent. |
|
<P></P> |
Creates a paragraph break or a double-space. |
|
<UL></UL> |
Starts a bulleted list or unordered list. |
|
<LI></LI> |
Marks items to be listed. |
1. Access the Corporate View Web site.
2. Select the Information Technology like from the Corporate View Intranet Home page. Select and read About Information Technology.
3. Write your own brief description of IT. You will use this description in a later step.
4. Launch Notepad, Wordpad, or Simple Text.
5. Enter these tags exactly as shown. Be careful not to leave out an angle bracket, letter, or slash.
<HTML>
<TITLE></TITLE>
<BODY>
<CENTER><H1></H1></CENTER>
<P></P>
<UL>
<LI></LI>
<LI></LI>
<LI></LI>
</UL>
</BODY>
</HTML>
6. Key the requested information between the HTML tags as shown below.
<HTML>
<TITLE>Information Technology Report</TITLE>
<BODY>
<CENTER><H1>The function of Information Technology</H1></CENTER>
<P>Key your description of the function of IT between these tags. </P>
<UL>
<LI>List one important function of IT between these tags. </LI>
<LI>List another important function of IT between these tags. </LI>
<LI>List another important function of IT between these tags. </LI>
</UL>
</BODY>
</HTML>
7. Click Save As on the File menu.
8. From the Save As dialog box, create a new folder to save your HTML work in. (If you need help doing this, see Regular Features, Intranet FAQ, and Creating Saving Folders on the Intranet.) MyFiles or My HTML Files would be a good name for this new folder.
9. Save your file in text format using the filename One.html. The filename extension may be truncated, or shortened, to .htm. Wordpad, Notepad, and SimpleText automatically save documents in the desired text format. If you are using some other program, be sure to select a text format when saving the file.
10. Viewing your HTML page in your Web browser is easy. Launch your Web browser. Browse to the folder you created for your HTML documents. Select and open the One.html file.