HTML Lecture 1 - La Trobe University
HTML Lecture 1 - La Trobe University
HTML Lecture 1 - La Trobe University
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CSE2WD Web Development<br />
Introduction to <strong>HTML</strong><br />
<strong>HTML</strong> – Hyper Text Markup <strong>La</strong>nguage<br />
<strong>HTML</strong> is the coding language used for writing documents on the World Wide Web.<br />
<strong>HTML</strong> stands for Hyper Text Mark up <strong>La</strong>nguage.<br />
The original intention of <strong>HTML</strong> was to define the structure of a document without specifying<br />
exactly how a browser should display the document - the browser determines the final presentation.<br />
The original purpose of <strong>HTML</strong> was to define document structure, e.g. paragraphs, tables, lists and<br />
images.<br />
Although <strong>HTML</strong> was not originally intended to define how the document should appear when<br />
displayed, extra features were included that provide some layout and formatting control. It allows<br />
limited control over the layout and appearance of textual and graphical information.<br />
The presentation of documents is determined by how the browser "chooses" to display <strong>HTML</strong><br />
elements<br />
<strong>HTML</strong> documents are generally delivered over the Internet from a WEB server running on a host<br />
machine to a WEB client browser running on a workstation (PC).<br />
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