CNM Cloud Websites
CNM Cloud Websites (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the lesson part of the Cloud on the Web lesson that introduces its participants to CNM Cloud. This lesson belongs to the Introduction to CNM Cloud session of the CNM Cyber Orientation.
Content
The predecessor lectio is CNM Cloud Online.
Key terms
- Web browser. Any end-user application that allows for browsing web documents published at the World Wide Web. To request the Browser display some website, a user enters into the Browser the website's hostname. Then, the Browser utilizes DNS to locate the sought website in the World Wide Web and to get its landing page's web document in order to display this webpage in the Browser.
- URL. The acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. URLs consist of two mandatory fields, (a) type of resource such as
httpsfor webpages,ftpsfor file transfers,mailtofor emails, etc., and (b) hostname, as well as of optional (c) one or more submomains and (d) a file name, if any. - Web search engine (Internet search engine). A software system that is designed to search the World Wide Web for particular information specified in a textual web search query.
- URL. The acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. URLs consist of two mandatory fields, (a) type of resource such as
- Website. A collection of webpages that are located at the same hostname.
- Landing page. A single webpage that welcomes a visitor to the website to which the Page belongs. The Page casually returns in response to user's clicking on a search result delivered by a web search engine, marketing promotion, marketing email, or an online advertisement, as well as typing the website's hostname into web browser's address bar.
Draft of CNMCyber.com landing
Script
- A website is a collection of webpages that share the same hostname on the World Wide Web (WWW).
- Any website has its landing page, which is a single webpage that welcomes a visitor to the website. The web browser casually displays the landing page in response to user's clicking on a search result delivered by a web search engine, marketing promotion, marketing email, or an online advertisement, as well as typing the website's hostname into web browser's address bar.
- CNM Cyber delivers a number of [[CNM app]s as services. Each of those services has its own landing page and its own website.
- CNM Page is the primary traditional website of the Cyber. It is powered by a fully-functional content management system (CMS) built on the basis of WordPress software.
- The other websites of CNM Cyber are powered by either tiny CMS'es included in CNM apps, if they are included, or native webpages of their functional systems.
- The primary landing page of CNM Cyber is located at the CNMCyber.com hostname. This page is powered by CMS of CNM Cabin to help the visitors to navigate through various CNM Cyber services.
DNS of CNM Cloud is the successor lectio.
Questions
Lectio quiz
- The answer is recorded for the lectio completion purpose:
- Do you understand the difference between address bars and input fields of web search engines? --Yes/No/I'm not sure/Let me think/Let's move on
