Year 8 - Computing
Adding images to a web page
Developing for the Web
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will explore the technologies that make up the internet and WWW. Starting with an exploration of the building blocks of the WWW, HTML, and CSS. They will construct a fully functioning website and discover how websites are catalogued for effective retrieval by search engines.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use images as part of a website.
Key Notes
- Images can be displayed within a web page using HMTL tags.
- HTML tags can be applied to construct a web page structure from a provided design.
- An attribute is a word or a phrase that can be used to describe an object such as its colour or size.
Vocabulary To Learn
- attribute: a word or a phrase that can be used to describe an object, such as its colour or size
- pixel: a single element of an image on a computer screen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Images are stored inside HTML files as one document that is downloaded and displayed.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Images can be displayed within a web page using HMTL tags. HTML tags can be applied to construct a web page structure from a provided design.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'attribute'
a word or a phrase that can be used to describe an object, such as its colour or size. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: Images are stored inside HTML files as one document that is downloaded and displayed. Correction: HTML only references image files, which are stored separately. When a web page is downloaded, the linked images are downloaded separately.
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