The internet is network of connected client and server computers. Clients are the devices used by web users to make web requests. Client devices include desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and mobile devices such as phones. Web clients also include smart devices such as security cameras, appliances, lighting systems, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems. Servers are computers that respond to web requests. They are typically identified by unique domain names, such as Google.com or Amazon.com.
Published in Chapter:
Techniques for Developing Mobile-Friendly Web Sites
J. Christopher Sandvig (Western Washington University, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3473-1.ch094
Abstract
The growing use of mobile devices for e-commerce, news, social media, and web search has created a need for mobile-friendly web sites. Mobile sites are designed to accommodate the physical limitations of mobile devices such as small displays, touch screens, and slow download times. Mobile-friendly sites typically display content in a single column formatted to use the full screen width, utilize vertical scrolling, use smaller images, provide larger touch targets such as buttons and links, and utilize space saving navigation techniques. The objectives of this article are to describe the attributes of mobile friendly web sites, overview current popular mobile design techniques, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.