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SortSite

SortSite is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand SortSite rather than just read about it. In short: SortSite is a web crawler that scans entire websites for quality issues including accessibility, browser compatibility, broken links, legal compliance, search optimization, usability and web standards compliance. Tests, standards and checkpoints Quality tests run on each page include: Accessibility - W3 WCAG 1.0, 2.0 and Section 508 standards Browser compatibility - check cross-browser compatibility of HTML, CSS and…

Key takeaways

SortSite belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect SortSite to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of SortSite from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

SortSite is a web crawler that scans entire websites for quality issues including accessibility, browser compatibility, broken links, legal compliance, search optimization, usability and web standards compliance.

Tests, standards and checkpoints Quality tests run on each page include:

Accessibility - W3 WCAG 1.0, 2.0 and Section 508 standards Browser compatibility - check cross-browser compatibility of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (i.e. find code that doesn't work in all browsers) Broken links - checks for broken links, missing images and HTTP protocol violations Search engine guidelines - Yahoo, Microsoft and Google guidelines - websites violating the guidelines may be removed from the Google index Usability - Usability.gov peer-reviewed web usability guidelines Web standards - validation of HTML, XHTML and CSS

Reviews The product has been reviewed in Website Magazine and Softpedia News. The vendor maintains a list of current reviews on their website. A list of problems commonly encountered by users is provided by the vendor in the "SortSite FAQ" on its website.

Licensing SortSite is commercial licensed software which uses serial numbers to prevent unlicensed usage. Standard licensing is per-user, but pooled floating licences are also available at extra cost.

See also Cross-browser compatibility, making websites work in all browsers Web accessibility, making websites available to people of all abilities and disabilities Web usability, making websites easier to use

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with SortSite

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what SortSite claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to SortSite before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about SortSite ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of SortSite

In research: SortSite appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses SortSite in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: SortSite is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Accessible information, Web accessibility, Web design, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for SortSite outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study SortSite in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what SortSite means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain SortSite out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is SortSite in simple terms?

Why does SortSite matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study SortSite?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on SortSite.