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World Wide Web

• The Web is a collection of websites or webpages that are accessed over the
Internet using a web browser.
• The Internet is a network of networks that the Web runs on.
• The Web is just one of the services of the Internet, and the most popular
one.
• There are also many other services that are provided over the Internet
such as email, file transfer and communication services.
Cont’d
HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the language that is
used to create webpages.

A web browser is a software used by users to view webpages.

A web server, on the other hand, is a software that stores webpages and
responds to user requests that come through web browsers.

HTTP, which stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, is the set of rules that
web browsers and web servers use to communicate with each other.
Cont’d
A website is a publicly accessible collection of interrelated webpages.
Hypertext is used to link a webpage with other resources like another
webpage, videos, images, and the like.
Website Design
Website design is concerned with the plan and design of various aspects of a
website, such as layout, navigation, appearance, and graphics.

The goal of a website design is to create a website that is appealing to its


target audience.

The design should also make the search for information easy by providing a
well-organized presentation.
some important guidelines to consider when a website is designed.

Target Audience: e.g. a website that is intended for children in educational different
from one that is designed for adults

Navigation: A well-organized website with easy navigation helps users find what they
seek fast.

Consistency: The feel and look of webpages on a website should be similar

Simplicity: in website design applies to various elements of a website, such as the use
of colors, graphics, typefaces, and the like.

Accessibility: Designing a website with everyone in mind including people with


disabilities
HTML Basics

HTML is a markup language that is used to create webpages.

HTML Tags and Elements


HTML tags are a set of predefined names enclosed in angle brackets.

Each HTML tag has its specific meaning

web browsers are designed to interpret or render HTML tags

HTML elements are components of an HTML document and normally have a


<start tag>followed by content and an </end tag>.
Con’d
there are some HTML elements that have a different format. These
HTML elements are known as void elements.
Structure of HTML Documents
HTML Attributes
• Attributes are normally optional to many of the HTML tags. However,
there are some HTML elements that cannot function as intended without
the use of some attributes.

• The <img> , <video> HTML element is one such example.

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