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Info Hub: Introduction to HTML
Computers connected to the network (Internet) are either servers or clients and communicate with
each other through networking protocol.
The server stores the files and information in the form of websites. A website is a collection of web
pages. A web page is a document that contains text, graphics, videos, audios and links to other
pages. Every web page of a website has a unique address called Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
HTML is the most widely used language to design web pages.
HTML
HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is a markup language that describes the structure
of the web page. It allows us to create web pages that contain paragraphs, headings, links and
block quotes. The output of HTML web pages is same on any type of computer and on any operating
system, e.g., Mac, Windows, etc. The latest version of HTML is HTML5 which was released in 2008.
Hypertext
Hypertext is a piece of text that has special feature of linking to other documents or web pages.
Markup Language
Markup Language is a language that uses special symbols called Tags to mark up a text document
and instructs the browser how to display the text.
Key Features of HTML
Some of the important features of HTML are:
It is a platform independent language.
It allows us to add a link on the web page.
It is not case sensitive language.
It is a very easy and simple language.
It provides a flexible way to design web pages along with the text.
Types of Html Editor
There are mainly two types of HTML editors named WYSIWYG editor and Text editor. Let us now
discuss these editors.
WYSIWYG Editor
WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get. This type of editor allows the developer to
see what the end result will look like when the document is created. Examples of WYSIWYG editors
are Adobe Dreamweaver, Amaya and Google Web Designer.
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