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                               Hey, Shweta! You have learnt how              Topics Covered                      95%
                               to create a web page and format it.              JavaScript—A Scripting Language
                               Today, we are going to learn to make             Features of JavaScript
                               our web pages more interactive and               Using JavaScript
                                                                                 Creating a Web Page with Internal
                               dynamic.                                        JavaScript
                                                                                 Creating a Web Page with External
                                                                               JavaScript
                                                                                Statements in JavaScript
                                                                                Input and Output in JavaScript
                                                                                Some More Programs
                  How would we do so, Techie?








                                We use JavaScript for this purpose. JavaScript is a scripting language that
                                was initially called LiveScript and was later renamed JavaScript.






                      Is learning JavaScript similar to learning the Java programming language?






                                No, my dear. As I mentioned, it is a scripting language, whereas Java is a

                                programming language. JavaScript is widely used in games, mobile apps and
                                website development. Let us learn more about it!









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