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Introduction to HTML

World Wide Web or WWW – is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed through the Internet.
Tim Berners Lee – created the World Wide Web in 1989.
URL – Uniform Resource Locator – all files on the internet have an exclusive “address “ a name and place within
the file structure of the Web server. A URL is an addressing system that connects computer IP addresses with the
domain name server.
HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol is one of the communication protocols used on the internet. HTTP allows
software systems to communicate in order to share and exchange data.
Website – is a collection of related web pages.
Types of websites
1. Personal Website – it is a site that contains pieces of information about an individual
2. Commercial – a site containing information about a business enterprise's products and services.
3. Education- a site that contains information in the field of teaching and learning.
4. Portals – a special website that serves as a gateway to the vast range of information, products, and
services.
Web trends and technologies
1. Podcasting – It is broadcasting a series of digital media files that can be distributed over the internet.
2. Social network – online service that uses web applications to build online social networks for people who
share the same interests.
3. Weblog or Blog- It is maintained by an individual by providing regular entries of commentary or anecdotes
of events

Web Browser – is a software application that allows you to search and view various kinds of information. It allows
the user to display and interact with text, images and other information found on a webpage at website on the
World wide Web or local area network

What is HTML?
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language
HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages
HTML describes the structure of a Web page
HTML consists of a series of elements
HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content
HTML elements label pieces of content such as "this is a heading", "this is a paragraph", "this is a link", etc.
The <!DOCTYPE html> declaration defines that this document is an HTML5 document
The <html> element is the root element of an HTML page
The <head> element contains meta-information about the HTML page
The <title> element specifies a title for the HTML page (which is shown in the browser's title bar or in the page's
tab)
The <body> element defines the document's body and is a container for all the visible contents, such as
headings, paragraphs, images, hyperlinks, tables, lists, etc.
The <h1> element defines a large heading
The <p> element defines a paragraph

What is the difference between a “website” and a “webpage”?


A webpage is an individual page of a website. A website is a collection of web pages

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