HTML Part I

Internet structure made up of millions of interconnected computers whom can communicate with each other and share information

organizes the Internet’s vast resources into accessible information World Wide Web organizes the Internet’s vast resources into accessible information in 1989, Timothy Bernes-Lee from the CERN nuclear research facility near Geneva, Switzerland laid the foundation for the WWW

Hypertext document electronic file that contains elements that you can select to open another document

Web server computer that stores the Web document that users access

Web browser software program that accesses the Web document and displays its contents on the user’s computer browsers can be either text-based or graphical text-based—navigate by typing commands graphical—navigate with the mouse—ex. Netscape Communicator, Internet Explore, Safari

Tags usually come in pairs: Opening tag—tells the browser to turn on the feature and apply it to the document content that follows Closing tag—turns off the feature—identified by the slash that precedes the tag name

One-sided tags require only an opening tag

Two-sided tags require both an opening and a closing tag When in doubt, make it a two-sided tag by closing it

Headings Six levels of headings, number 1 through 6 1 is largest, 6 is smallest Headings appear in larger font than normal text and bolded <H1> Document Content </H1>

Alignment property tells the browser how to align the text <H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Mrs. Johnson</H1>

Hypertext Markup Language most common markup language used to create Web pages does not describe the way text looks but uses a code to describe how the text functions in the document the Web browser interprets the code and different browser may make different choices

Advantages of HTML portability—works across computer platforms speed—decreased file size and download time b/c less specifications

HTML document document content—those parts of the document that you want the user to see tags—HTML codes that indicate the document content—surrounded by brackets properties—additional information placed within the brackets that defines the document content’s appearance <Tag Name Properties> Document Content </Tag Name>

Saving an HTML File or Folder Less than eight characters Lowercase No spaces or special characters Use .html as the extension Example: filename.html