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Introduction to HTML. Simple facts yet crucial to beginning of study in fundamentals of web page design! . Objectives. Describe the Internet and its associated key terms Describe the World Wide Web and its associated key terms Identify the types and purposes of Web sites
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Introduction to HTML Simple facts yet crucial to beginning of study in fundamentals of web page design!
Objectives • Describe the Internet and its associated key terms • Describe the World Wide Web and its associated key terms • Identify the types and purposes of Web sites • Discuss Web browsers and identify their purpose
Objectives • Define Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and the standards used for Web development • Describe Web editors and their relationship to Web development
The Internet • Worldwide collection of networks that link together millions of businesses, the government, educational institutions, and individuals
The Internet • A network is composed of a group of computers that are connected together to share resources and information • The Internet backbone is a high-speed data line that connects major computer systems • An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a company with a permanent connection to the Internet backbone
The World Wide Web • Part of the Internet that supports multimedia and consists of a collection of linked documents, called Web pages • A Web site is a collection of Web pages that are created and maintained by an organization or individual • Relies on Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Web Servers • Web pages are stored on a Web serveror host • Publishingis the process of copying files to a Web server
Web Browsers • Web Browsers are required to view Web pages • Microsoft Internet Explorer • Netscape Navigator • Uniform Resource Locator (URL) • Web pages are linked together by the use of hyperlinks • Clicking a hyperlink allows you to move quickly from one Web page to another
Hypertext Markup Language • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is used to create Web pages • Set of special instructions called tags and markups • Web page files contain text and HTML tags • Tags mark the text to define how it displays when viewed in a browser • Ex. <B> <P> <HR>
Hypertext Markup Language • HTML is platform independent • Can be created on one type of computer and viewed on another type of computer
HTML Coding Practices • Use capitalized tags to separate tags from contents • Use ending tags whenever possible • Separate sections of HTML code with spaces
tags are capitalized spaces between sections of code use of ending tags
Web Editors • Text Editor • Program that allows a user to enter, change, save, and print text, such as HTML • No advanced features • Allows you to develop HTML documents easily • Notepad is an example
Web Editors • HTML Editor • Program that provides basic text-editing functions • Microsoft’s Save as Web Page feature • WYSIWYG Editor (What You See Is What You Get) • Utilizes a graphical user interface • Microsoft FrontPage • Macromedia Dreamweaver
Summary • Describe the Internet and its associated key terms • Describe the World Wide Web and its associated key terms • Identify the types and purposes of Web sites • Discuss Web browsers and identify their purpose
Summary • Define Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and the standards used for Web development • Describe Web editors and their relationship to Web development