html lesson 1

What is HTML?
A simple scripting language that webpages are made of.
What does HTML stand for?
hypertext markup language.
What type of document is HTML?
Plain text file that contains text and nothing else.
What happens when a browser opens an HTML file?
browser will look for HTML codes in the text and use them to change the layout, insert images, or create links to other pages.
What does the acronym WYSIWYG stand for?
What You See Is What You Get
What do you think is the advantage of using a WYSIWYG editor?

focus on the visual result rather than the codes

Why do you need to know HTML?
if you want to make it above average in webdesign, it is strongly recommended that you understand these tags.
What are three benefits of knowing HTML?

You can use tags the editor does not support.

You can read the code of other people's pages, and "borrow" the cool effects.
You can do the work yourself, when the editor simply refuses to create the effects you want.

Describe how you create a HTML document using a simple text editor.
All you need to do is type in the code, then save the document, making sure to put an .html extension or an .htm extension to the file 
What is another name for a Tag?
Mark up
Why are tags used?
To tell the browser that an "A" should be bold we need to put a markup in front of the A.
What do you use to enclose HTML Tags?
< and >
What is the difference between a start tag and an end tag? 
 the start tag <b> indicates that whatever follows should be written in bold. The corresponding end tag </b> indicates that the browser should stop