Finally getting to html and CSS… Tim Berners-Lee, the writer of the software program that makes him the inventor of the WWW, defines the Internet as a “global network of networks through which computers communicate by sending information in packets.”
HTML and CSS, the guts behind the page.
How tagging works in HTML
HTML5 Sample
Nesting HTML Tags
Anatomy of a Basic Tag
Anatomy of a Complex Tag
Blank Spaces in HTML
Special Characters in HTML non-breaking space – sometimes has issues in html5
Anatomy of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
A Hierarchical Site Map
The Basic Elements of an HTML Page
HTML: Three Types of Lists
Linking Page Content and Files
Sample File Structure. htm = windows html = unix Some web servers may be set to only read.htm Home page must be index.htm or index.html
Navigating Directory Paths in HTML
Linking Images and Using Alternative Text.
Controlling Link Pseudo-classes in CSS
In HTML syntax, all of the information that is placed between the start tag and the end tag. In my house is red, “my house is red” is this. element
An external style sheet containing instructions for the physical appearance of HTML content on the screen. CSS / Cascading Style Sheets
An Internet protocol that provides secure access for authorized users to remote computers and Intranets. VPN / Virtual Private Network
In HTML syntax, it contains the descriptive name of an HTML document, not appearing in the actual web page, but rather in the title bar of a web browser rendering the page. Title
In HTML syntax, a keyword surrounded by angled brackets, often appearing in pairs containing both a start and an end tag
A networked computer with its own IP address used to host web pages and deliver them to users. Server / web server
An application script or add-on that extends the functionality of a larger software application. Plug-in
In HTML authoring, the practice of stacking a tag within another tag, like: This is an example of how to embed a bold tag within the larger body of a paragraph tag. nesting
A container for information and elements related to an HTML document that do not display on the page, such as the Title element. Information here is accessible to Internet search engine spiders. Head / head element
The Internet protocol used in the transfer of files over the Internet. FTP / file transfer protocol
An object or widget in a graphical user interface that performs an action when selected by the user. button
The world’s first packet-switching network, that became operational in 1969 and is the predecessor of the global Internet. ARPANET
In HTML syntax, the string “ ” adds a single fixed space between words in an element. Nonbreaking space
A format recognized by most HTTP servers as the default web page in a website directory folder. index.html (must be lower case i)