Web Standards Programmer's Reference
Chapter One
The Basics of HTML
Before you begin to code HTML pages for the Web, it is important to understand some of the technology, standards, and
syntax behind the Web. This chapter introduces you to HTML and answers the following questions:
What is the World Wide Web?
How does the Web work?
What is HTML?
What is the basic syntax of HTML?
Subsequent chapters in this section delve into the specifics of HTML, covering
various tags you can use to format your pages.
What Is the World Wide Web?
The Internet is a worldwide network of computers all attached in a global networking scheme. This scheme, known as
TCP/IP, assigns and uses unique addresses to communicate between computers on the Internet.
The World Wide Web is a network of computers that, using the Internet, are able to exchange text, graphics, and even
multimedia content using standard protocols. Web servers-special computers that are set up for the distinct
purpose of delivering content-are placed on the Internet with specific content for others to access. Web
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