Syllabus

Purpose and features of World Wide Web Constortium (W3C); 12 ATAR

Purpose of World Wide Web Constortium (W3C) conventions; 12 ATAR 

Background

In the early days, many people came up with many ideas for how the internet should work. The success of the internet is due mostly, in part, to the World Wide Web Consortium

Purpose of W3C

• to set web standards
• web standards anywhere, anytime
• web standards for desktop, mobile devices, interactive TVs, yes even cars

Features of W3C

• standards for HTML
• standards for CSS
• standards for images, audio,video
• standards for web apps and web scripting
• provides privacy and security guidelines

Purpose of W3C Conventions

• to promote clear understandings of the above features
• One example if the standards are followed...
  • It will allow accessibility - web for all ...
    • due to providing web content accessibiiity guidelines for developers, there will be...
      • text alternatives for images
      • captions for audio and video
      • use sufficient contrast for readability
      • help users avoid mistakes

 For You To Do

1. Create graphics that contribute to a class poster for W3C.

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