WGU D276 Study Guide Questions with
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Folder Setup Instructions
1. Create a main folder for your project and name it:
yourlastname_portfolio (e.g., smith_portfolio).
2. Inside the main folder, create the following subfolders:
o images/ → for all image files used in your website.
o media/ → for your audio and video files.
o css/ → for your stylesheet(s).
3. Place your files in the appropriate locations:
o HTML Files: Place your three .html files directly inside the main folder:
index.html (Homepage)
coverletter.html (Cover Letter)
goals.html (Goals C Aspirations)
o CSS File: Place your stylesheet (styles.css) inside the css/ folder.
o Images: Store all image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, etc.) inside the images/
folder.
o Audio G Video Files: Store any audio (.mp3) and video (.mp4) files
inside the media/ folder.
How to Compress (ZIP) Your Folder for Submission
Before submitting your project, you must compress your yourlastname_portfolio
folder into a .zip file.
Windows Users
1. Right-click on your yourlastname_portfolio folder.
, 2. Select “Send to” → “Compressed (zipped) folder”.
3. A .zip file will be created with the same name as your folder (e.g.,
smith_portfolio.zip).
Mac Users
1. Right-click (or Control + Click) on your yourlastname_portfolio folder.
2. Select “Compress [folder name]”.
3. A .zip file will be created with the same name as your folder (e.g.,
smith_portfolio.zip).
Compression Tools:
Your PA submission needs to include image, audio, and video files, which can often
be quite large. Please note that the maximum file size for your entire PA submission
(zip file) is 200MB. If necessary, you can use the following file compression tools to
reduce the size of your media files.
Image Compression Tool
Audio Compression Tool
Video Compression Tool
Final Submission
1. Verify your folder structure to ensure all files are in their correct locations
before zipping.
2. Double-check your HTML and CSS files to ensure they are properly linked.
3. Submit your compressed ZIP file (yourlastname_portfolio.zip) in the
designated submission area.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in a request for resubmission.
, Web Development Foundations
(D276 v3)
Key Concepts
Internet and Web Origins:
o The internet began in 1969 with four networked computers; it’s
now a global network.
o Early internet used plain text and FTP for file transfers (e.g., NASA FTP
site).
o Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in the early
1990s at CERN, using HTML files, browsers, and HTTP.
Core Web Components:
o HTML (HyperText Markup Language): Standard language for webpage
structure and content, including links and metadata.
o Web Browser: Program to view HTML files, using HTTP to fetch them
from servers.
o HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol): Rules for transferring HTML files
between computers.
Web Terminology:
o Webpage: A document viewed in a browser.
o Website: A collection of related webpages.
o Web Server: Software serving webpages to browsers.
Hypertext History:
Verified Solutions
Folder Setup Instructions
1. Create a main folder for your project and name it:
yourlastname_portfolio (e.g., smith_portfolio).
2. Inside the main folder, create the following subfolders:
o images/ → for all image files used in your website.
o media/ → for your audio and video files.
o css/ → for your stylesheet(s).
3. Place your files in the appropriate locations:
o HTML Files: Place your three .html files directly inside the main folder:
index.html (Homepage)
coverletter.html (Cover Letter)
goals.html (Goals C Aspirations)
o CSS File: Place your stylesheet (styles.css) inside the css/ folder.
o Images: Store all image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, etc.) inside the images/
folder.
o Audio G Video Files: Store any audio (.mp3) and video (.mp4) files
inside the media/ folder.
How to Compress (ZIP) Your Folder for Submission
Before submitting your project, you must compress your yourlastname_portfolio
folder into a .zip file.
Windows Users
1. Right-click on your yourlastname_portfolio folder.
, 2. Select “Send to” → “Compressed (zipped) folder”.
3. A .zip file will be created with the same name as your folder (e.g.,
smith_portfolio.zip).
Mac Users
1. Right-click (or Control + Click) on your yourlastname_portfolio folder.
2. Select “Compress [folder name]”.
3. A .zip file will be created with the same name as your folder (e.g.,
smith_portfolio.zip).
Compression Tools:
Your PA submission needs to include image, audio, and video files, which can often
be quite large. Please note that the maximum file size for your entire PA submission
(zip file) is 200MB. If necessary, you can use the following file compression tools to
reduce the size of your media files.
Image Compression Tool
Audio Compression Tool
Video Compression Tool
Final Submission
1. Verify your folder structure to ensure all files are in their correct locations
before zipping.
2. Double-check your HTML and CSS files to ensure they are properly linked.
3. Submit your compressed ZIP file (yourlastname_portfolio.zip) in the
designated submission area.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in a request for resubmission.
, Web Development Foundations
(D276 v3)
Key Concepts
Internet and Web Origins:
o The internet began in 1969 with four networked computers; it’s
now a global network.
o Early internet used plain text and FTP for file transfers (e.g., NASA FTP
site).
o Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in the early
1990s at CERN, using HTML files, browsers, and HTTP.
Core Web Components:
o HTML (HyperText Markup Language): Standard language for webpage
structure and content, including links and metadata.
o Web Browser: Program to view HTML files, using HTTP to fetch them
from servers.
o HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol): Rules for transferring HTML files
between computers.
Web Terminology:
o Webpage: A document viewed in a browser.
o Website: A collection of related webpages.
o Web Server: Software serving webpages to browsers.
Hypertext History:
