Questões comuns
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Esta sessão de Área de Aprendizado é voltada para dar respostas à questões comuns que possam surgir, que não necessariamente sejam parte do núcleo dos meios de aprendizado (ex. artigos sobre HTML ou CSS.) Estes artigos foram feitos para funcionar de forma independente.

Questões sobre HTML e CSS
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Leia Use HTML to solve common problems (em inglês) e Use CSS to solve common problems (en-US) (em inglês) para solução de problemas comuns com HTML/CSS.

Como a Web funciona?
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Esta seção cobre a mecânica da Web —questões relacionadas a conhecimentos gerais sobre o ecossistema da Web e como ele funciona.

Como a Internet funciona?

A **Internet** é a espinha dorsal da Web, a infraestrutura técnica que faz a Web possível. Mais basicamente, a Internet é uma gigantesca rede de computadores que se comunicam juntos. Este artigo discute o básico sobre o funcionamento da Internet.

Qual a diferença entre webpage, website, web server, and search engine?

Nesse artigo nós descrevemos vários conceitos relaciona a Web: webpages, websites, Web servers, and search engines. Esses termos são frequentemente confundidos por iniciantes na web, ou são utizados de maneira incorreta. Vamos entender o que eles realmente significam!

O que é uma URL? (en-US)

Com Hypertext (en-US) e HTTP, URL é um conceito-chave quando se trata da Internet. Ele é um mecanimos utilizado pelos navegadores para recuperar qualquer recurso publicado na Web

O que é um domain name?

Domain names eles são uma parte essencial para a infraestrutura da internet. Eles deixam o endereço legivel por humanos para qualquer Web server disponivel na internet.

O que é um web server?

O termo "Web server" pode se referir ao hardware ou ao software que serve sites para clientes na Web — ou ambos deles trabalhando juntos. Nesse artigo nós veremos como Web servers funcionam, e porque eles são importantes.

O que são hyperlinks?

Nesse artigo, nós veremos do que são hypelinks e porque eles importam.

Tools and setup
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Questions related to the tools/software you can use to build websites.

How much does it cost to do something on the Web? (en-US)

When you're launching a website, you may spend nothing or your costs may go through the roof. In this article we discuss how much everything costs and what you get for what you pay (or don't pay).

What software do I need to build a website?

In this article we explain which software components you need when you're editing, uploading, or viewing a website.

What text editors are available? (en-US)

In this article we highlight some things to think about when choosing and installing a text editor for web development.

How do I set up a basic working environment? (en-US)

When working on a web project, you'll want to test it locally before you show it to the world. Some types of code require a server to test, and in this article we'll show you how to set one up. We'll also cover how to put a scalable structure in place so that your files stay organized even when your project gets big.

What are browser developer tools?

Every browser features a set of devtools for debugging HTML, CSS, and other web code. This article explains how to use the basic functions of your browser's devtools.

How do you make sure your website works properly? (en-US)

So you've published your website online — very good! But are you sure it works properly? This article provides some basic troubleshooting steps.

How do you upload files to a web server?

This article shows how to publish your site online with FTP (en-US) tools — one fo the most common ways to get a website online so others can access it from their computers.

How do I use GitHub Pages? (en-US)

This article provides a basic guide to publishing content using GitHub's gh-pages feature.

How do you host your website on Google App Engine?

Looking for a place to host your website? Here's a step-by-step guide to hosting your website on Google App Engine.

What tools are available to debug and improve website performance?

This set of articles shows you how to use the Developer Tools in Firefox to debug and improve performance of your website, using the tools to check the memory usage, the JavaScript call tree, the amount of DOM nodes being rendered, and more.

Design and accessibility
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This section lists questions related to aesthetics, page structure, accessibility techniques, etc.

How do I start to design my website?

This article covers the all-important first step of every project: define what you want to accomplish with it.

What do common web layouts contain? (en-US)

When designing pages for your website, it's good to have an idea of the most common layouts. This article runs thorugh some typical web layouts, looking at the parts that make up each one.

What is accessibility? (en-US)

This article introduces the basic concepts behind web accessibility.

How can we design for all types of users? (en-US)

This article provides basic techniques to help you design websites for any kind of user — quick accessibility wins, and other such things.

What HTML features promote accessibility? (en-US)

This article describes specific features of HTML that can be used to make a web page more accessible to people with different disabilities.