According to Schneider and Evans (2006), there are three types of website structures that can be used to structure the order of web pages on a website. The first type is linear structure. In this type of structure, web pages have links to proceeding web pages. This type of structure is best used for web documents that follow a linear progression like the text of a book. The third type of structure is called hierarchical structure. In this type of structure, web pages are linked to in order of how specific the information becomes as you read your way through them. This type of structure is good for sites in which you would want to jump to more specific information about any of the website’s topics. The second type of structure is a mix of several different types of structures, for instance, linear and hierarchical structures. I prefer this structure most of all because it gives me more options for navigating the site. This usually makes things easier for the user. Two examples of this type of structure can be found at [http://www.howstuffworks.com] and [http://www.webmd.com]. The front page of these websites link to sources linearly but the sources themselves has links to more specific information. For example, on the front page of HowStuffWorks, Inc. (1998-2010), there is a navigation bar the links linearly to the different topics that the website covers. Once you find the specific topic that you were looking for, the topics page has links to more specific information about that topic.
According to Bos B. (2010), Cascading Style Sheets have the advantage of giving the web developer more control over the look and feel of a website. It gives the developer more control over fonts, colors, and other elements within the web page. CSS is used to create elements on a webpage that are more advanced than what Hyper Text Markup Language can create. It’s great for sites that maintain a template throughout every webpage. The pages themselves look more eye catching and more professional. HTML alone looks more archaic in comparison with a website that uses CSS elements.
References
Schneider, & Evans. (2006). New Perspectives On The Internet (5th ed.). Course Technology.
HowStuffWorks, Inc. (1998-2010). HowStuffWorks. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.howstuffworks.com
Bos, B. (2010). Cascading Style Sheets. W3C. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.w3.org
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