Welcome to the UT Web Publishers Forum

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Welcome to the UT Web Publishers Forum

• Wednesday, July 18, 2001
• 10 am to 11 am

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Todays Agenda

• Welcome Glenda Sims
• Search Strategies David Cook
• Central vs. Local Servers Mike Cerda
• Open Forum - Everyone

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Feedback on Todays Meeting

• We want your feedback on todays meeting. Please
  take the time to complete an online or paper
  feedback form!
• www.utexas.edu/teamweb/forum/forms/feedback.html
• Additional questions?
• Send email to gsims_at_mail.utexas.edu

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How well do you know your UT Web Central?
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How many servers comprise UT Web Central
(www.utexas.edu)?

• Three
• Four
• Seven

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UT Web Central is currently comprised of

• Four web servers

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Who are Amy, Zoidberg, Leela and Bender?

• Names of David Cooks pet spiders
• Characters from Matt Groenings Futurama
• Names of the four UT Web Central Servers

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Amy, Zoidberg, Leela and Bender are

• Characters from Matt Groenings Futurama
• Names of the four UT Web Central Servers

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What server platform is used on Web Central?

• Solaris
• Linux
• HP-UX
• Windows NT/2k

10
The server platform for Web Central is

• Solaris

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What is UT Web Centrals main server software?

• Apache
• Netscape/iPlanet
• Microsoft IIS
• WebStar

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UT Web Centrals main server software is

• Apache

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What was the name of the first UT Web Central
Server?

• Mendez
• Bongo
• Bevo
• Piglet

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The name of the first UT Web Central server was

• Bongo
• UT Web Central was born in 1993
• and is currently on the 5th Generation of
  hardware.

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How many requests were made to Web Central the
week of July 5, 2001

• 8.5 million
• 5.5 million
• 4.2 million
• 9.6 million

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During the week of July 5, 2001, Web Central
served

• 8.5 million requests

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What are the top 3 most popular links on UT Web
Central?

• Spotlight
• Students
• Admissions
• Employment
• Colleges/Academics

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The top 3 most popular links on UT Web Central
(from April 2001) are

• Students
• Colleges/Academics
• Admissions

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How does UT Web Central compare to other
Universities?

• Recent survey of Web Hosting in Education
• www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/Web/webhostingsurvey/