Introduction to HTML
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Introduction to HTML
2004 CIS101
What is the Internet?
Global network of computers that are
connected and communicate via a
series of Protocols
Protocols are rules that specify the
transmission of data
Internet protocols
TCP/IP – network protocols that govern
how data moves around the Internet
FTP – allows files to be transferred
HTTP –transmits of Web pages
What is the World Wide Web?
The youngest part of the Internet
(~1990)
Part of the Internet that supports
multimedia and consists of a collection
of linked documents
Multimedia supported with HTTP
(Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Web Servers
Computer connected to the Internet that
stores and sends Web pages and other files
Any computer with server software and
Internet connection can be a server
Copying Web pages to a server is called
publishing
Once a Web page has been published it can
be viewed on any computer with an Internet
connection
Internet traffic
These Web sites display the global
distribution of the Internet:
To view internet traffic
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/
To trace the connection to a server
http://visualroute.visualware.com/
Web sites
Related collection of Web pages created
and maintained by an individual,
company, educational institution or
other organization
Each Web site has a starting document
(usually index.html)
Every Web site is stored on or runs
from one or more Web servers
Web browser
Software that interprets and displays
Web pages
Input ->HTML
Output ->Graphical Display
URLs
Web page location is defined as a URL
(Uniform Resource Locator)
URL is made up of protocol (ftp, http,
etc), Web server, and (optional) Web
page
Example (Excel Quick Reference):
http://www.scsite.com/offxp/qrex1.htm
Web documents
Web documents contain text,
multimedia, and links to other
documents
Also know as Web pages, are written in
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
What is HTML?
Platform independent page description
language
Will display on any computer
HTML describes what a Web document will look
like
Uses special instructions called tags to define
the structure and layout of a Web document
Web document combines HTML tags and text
HTML Resources
Go to Blackboard site, click Course
Material
Text web site
Web Design Group HTML Reference (zip
file you can download to your computer),
or see Web site at
http://www.htmlhelp.com/
Barebones Guide to HTML
http://werbach.com/barebones/barebone.html
Elements of HTML document
HTML elements include headings,
paragraphs, hyperlinks, lists, images,
and other graphical elements
Most HTML elements follow this
pattern:
start tag
content end tag
example:
<b>This is now bold</b>
Web editors
In order to create HTML documents you
need to be able to create a text file with
an extension of .htm or .html
Can use HTML editor or any text editor
Text uses Notepad, available on most
computers
This class will use HTML editor HTML-Kit
(free download)
HTML-Kit
Will use this software in class for HTML
and JavaScript
Access software at
http://csis.pace.edu/cis101
Start up HTML-Kit
HTML-Kit Startup
Select New Documents
Select blank document for HTML Project
One
Provides basic HTML template
Try it out
After the <body> tag type in some text
Click preview to see the page
Save as first.htm on desktop
Open up file with IE
The elements of a Web page
Title – first thing you see
Displayed in bar above browser
Used when bookmarking Web page
Body – content that displays in browser
window
Background – like wallpaper in
Windows, can be color or picture
Elements cont.
Normal text – the bulk of most Web
documents
Lists – bulleted or numbered
Formatted text – bold, italic, fonts
Graphical elements – HR (horizontal
rule), images
Hyperlinks – connection to another
document
Project One
Will produce a Web page using
headings, a list, text, and a background
color
We will use HTML-Kit rather than
Notepad to create file
Viewing your Web page
Use preview tab
Save file, then do File, Open in browser
(IE or Netscape) to view
Click File Open and select document
Start entering text (p. 1.11)