Introduction to HTML

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from the lecture on HTML.

World Wide Web (Web)

A world-wide collection of electronic documents called web pages.

Web Page

An electronic document that can contain text, images, sounds, video, and hyperlinks.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

The primary language used to create web pages; it provides commands for linking pages together.

Mark-up

The process of inserting formatting instructions into a document.

HTML Tag / HTML Command

A command enclosed in angle brackets (e.g., ) that tells the browser how to display content.

Opening Tag

The first tag of a container element, such as

.

Closing Tag

The ending tag of a container element, prefixed with a slash, such as .

Attribute

A modifier placed inside the opening tag of an HTML command to provide additional information.

Attribute Name

The part of an attribute that identifies what is being modified (e.g., align).

Attribute Value

The part of an attribute that assigns the setting, placed in quotes (e.g., "center").

Container Tag

A tag that requires an end tag and usually comes in pairs.

Empty Tag

A tag that does not have (or need) a closing tag.

HTML Document Basic Structure

The standard skeleton: … .

Tag

The root element that encloses the entire HTML document.

Tag

The section that contains metadata about the document, such as the title.

Sets the title of the page displayed in the browser’s title bar or tab.

Tag

Contains all the content (text, images, etc.) that appears in the browser window.

Hypertext

A group of text that acts as a link to another web page.

Server

A host computer that provides services to users, such as storing and retrieving files across the internet.