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1 Know web architecture and components
Components: hardware eg web, mail and proxy servers; routers; software eg browser, email
Web architecture: Internet Service Providers (ISP); web hosting services; domain structure; domain name registrars; worldwide web
Web functionality: Web 2.0; blogs; online applications

2 Understand how websites can be used by organisations
Uses of websites: customer-facing eg marketing, online product catalogue, business information; internal eg intranets, information repositories, training facilities

3 Be able to design website components

Design: tools eg storyboards, sample pages; style eg layout, corporate image, use of logos
Construction features: frames, templates, action buttons; hyperlinks, visited hyperlinks; hotspots; download speeds eg affected by browser, memory size of pages; interactive features eg email links, registration login
Interactivity: user input eg keyboard, mouse clicks; form design
Client need: target audience; user need eg clear navigation, fast download speeds; language, images, appropriate formats eg layout, colour, font

4 Be able to create website components
Format and edit: common web functions eg bookmarks, hyperlinks, graphics, fonts, text formatting, background colours, images; simple HTML eg editor programs, file extensions; HTML tags eg <html>, <p>, <body>, closing tags; editing tools, formatting tools
Combining information: different sources eg scanner, digital camera, application packages, original  artwork, clip art
Checking: image resolution; colours; links not working; inappropriate content; text; formatting
Publishing: uploading files eg to intranet, to local server; maintaining contents; file management eg naming files, folder structures, moving files, deleting files
Web development software: specialist software eg Expression Web, Dreamweaver; embedded facility in other packages eg Word; other eg Flash; use of HTML; wizards
Automated features: wizards eg tables, frames, templates
Review: feedback eg appropriateness, unnecessary animation, inappropriate graphics, unclear graphics, inappropriate content, slow download speeds, navigation problems, bad font choice, bad colour combinations; improvements eg response times, interactivity, clarity

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