1. HTML
Part I

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

3. 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

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

5. Web server
computer that stores the Web document that users access

6. 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

7. 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

8. One-sided tags
require only an opening tag

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

10. 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>

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

12. 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

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

14. 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>

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