HTML Beginning Flashcards
What is the internet?
A global network of networks.
What is the World Wide Web
Information system where documents and other resources are available to be shared over the internet.
*Transferred via HTTP and identified by URL
URL
Uniform Resource Locator identifies the resources being shared over the web/internet.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol - Protocol of standardized set of rules for how a form of communication should work.
Web Server
Machines connected to internet whose job is to satisfy web requests.
*There are game servers, video servers, Google servers, Reddit servers, etc.
Explain the processes involved in accessing the Reddit homepage.
The Reddit homepage URL is entered and a HTTP request is generated. The resources are identified by a web server and a response is generated and sent back to the client who can render the data through a web browser to view the Reddit homepage.
How do Web Servers respond to HTTP requests
Web Servers respond with instructions in the form of HTML. Hypertext Markup Language. HTML is then rendered in a web browser as a viewable webpage.
Describe what HTML, CSS, Javascript are in relation to webpage development.
*Hint - adj, noun, verb
HTML - Noun
CSS - Adj
Javascript - Verb
HTML?
Hypertext Markup Language is a markup language providing structure to text documents.
What are HTML Elements?
HTML Elements add semantics and formatting to parts of document.
Some examples of HTML Elements
<p> - paragraph
</p>
<h1> - Header
<img></img> - embed image
</h1>
- create form
How are Elements written/created?
Elements are created by using tags. Most but not all elements consist of an opening and closing tag.
*ie - <p> paragraph </p>
Element: Paragraph
<p> </p>
Block level element
In VSCode, how do you get to the beginning or end of a line of code? Top or bottom?
Alt+arrow
Element: Heading
<h1> </h1>
through <h6></h6>
*Only 1 H1 heading per page. Takes up whole line. Not correlated with sizing (sizing can be formatted in CSS).