HTML Tutorial 1 -Getting started with HTML 5

nodes

A network location that can access and share information and services. HTML 4

network

A structure in which information and services are shared among devices known as nodes or hosts. HTML 4

server

A host that provides information or a service to other devices on the network. HTML 4

hosts

Any network device that is capable of sending and/or receiving data electronically. HTML 4

client

A device that receives network information or services. HTML 4

Internet

A wide area network incorporating an almost uncountable number of networks and hosts across the world. HTML 4

local area network

A network confined to a small geographic area

Client-server network

A network in which clients access information provided by one or more servers. HTML 4

wide area network

A network that covers a wide area

Hypertext

A method of organizing information in which data sources are interconnected through a series of hyperlinks that users activate to jump from one data source to another. HTML 5

World Wide Web

The totality of interconnected hypertext documents on the Internet. HTML 4

web pages

A document stored by a web server and accessed by a web browser. HTML 4

web browser

A software program that retrieves and displays web pages. HTML 4

web servers

A server that makes web pages accessible to the network. HTML 4

hyperlinks

A link within a hypertext document that can be activated to access a data source. HTML 4

HTML

A markup language that supports the tagging of distinct document elements and connecting documents through hypertext links. HTML 5

markup language

A language that describes the content and structure of a document by tagging different document elements. HTML 5

W3C

A group of web designers and programmers that set the standards or specifications for browser manufacturers to follow. HTML 5

syntax

The rules governing how a language should be used and interpreted. HTML 5

World Wide Web Consortium

A group of web designers and programmers that set the standards or specifications for browser manufacturers to follow. HTML 5

Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group

A group formed in 2004 to develop HTML 5 as a rival version to XHTML 2.0. HTML 5

XHTML

A version of HTML in which syntax standards are strictly enforced. HTML 5

HTML 4.01

The fourth version of HTML

WHATWG

A group formed in 2004 to develop HTML 5 as a rival version to XHTML 2.0. HTML 5

HTML 5

The latest version of HTML

deprecated

The features and code from earlier HTML versions that have been phased out and are either no longer supported or developed. HTML 6

web content management system

Provides authoring tools for website content and administration. HTML 7

IDE

A software package providing comprehensive coverage of all phases of the HTML development process. HTML 6

Validators

A program that tests code to ensure that it contains no syntax errors. HTML 7

web framework

Software that provides the foundation for the design and deployment of web technologies including HTML

quirks mode

An operating mode in which the browser renders the web page based on styles and practices from the 1990s and early 2000s. HTML 9

standards mode

An operating mode in which the browser renders the web page in line with the most current HTML specifications. HTML 9

element tag

The fundamental building block of an HTML file

ending tag

The tag that marks the end of the element content. HTML 9

starting tag

The tag that marks the start of the element content. HTML 9

Empty elements

An element that is either nontextual or contains directives to the browser about how the page should be treated. HTML 9

one-sided element tag

A tag used for empty elements

nested elements

An element contained within another element. HTML 9

element attributes

The part of an element that provides information to the browser about the purpose of the element or how the element should be handled by the browser. HTML 11

metadata

Content that describes the document or
provides information about how the document should be processed by the browser. HTML 15

white-space character

An empty or blank character such as a space

attribute minimization

Element attributes that do not require an attribute value. HTML 11

Character encoding

The process by which the computer converts text into a sequence of bytes and then converts those bytes back into characters. HTML 17

semantic elements

An element in which the element name describes the purpose of the element and the type of content it contains. HTML 24

UTF-8

The most common character encoding in present use. HTML 17

conditional comment

An Internet Explorer extension that encloses content that should only be run by particular versions of Internet Explorer. HTML 20

sectioning elements

An element used to define major topical areas in the document. HTML 24

text-level elements

An element within a grouping element that contains strings of the characters or page
content. HTML 29

inline elements

An element in which the content is placed in line with surrounding page content rather than starting on a new line. HTML 29

grouping elements

An element that organizes similar content into a distinct group

style sheet

A set of rules defining how page elements are
displayed. HTML 32

CSS

A style sheet language supported by the W3C and used in web page design. HTML 32

Cascading Style Sheets

A style sheet language supported by the W3C and used in web page design. HTML 32

character set

A collection of characters and symbols. HTML 33

American Standard Code for Information
Interchange

The character set used for the English alphabet. HTML 33

ASCII

The character set used for the English alphabet. HTML 33

ISO 8859-1

An extended version of the ASCII character set. HTML 33

Unicode

The largest character set supporting up to 65

presentational elements

An element that describes how page content should be rendered by the browser. HTML 36

Latin-1

An extended version of the ASCII character set. HTML 33

presentational attributes

An attribute that describes how page content
should be rendered by the browser. HTML 36

embedded elements

An element containing embedded content such as graphic images

inline images

An image that is placed

embedded content

Content that is imported from another resource

interactive elements

An element that allows for interaction between the user and the embedded object. Also called embedded element. HTML 36
An external program that is run within the
browser. HTML 39

script

An external program that is run within the
browser. HTML 39

Ordered lists

A list that is used for items that follow some
defined sequential order. HTML 48

Accessible Rich InternetApplications (ARIA)

An HTML standard that assists screen readers in interpreting web page content. HTML 44

Modernizr

A script that provides support for HTML 5 in older browsers. HTML 39

HTML 5 Shiv

A script that provides support for HTML 5 in older browsers. HTML 39

nested lists

A list that is placed inside another list. HTML 50

Unordered lists

A list that is used for items that do not follow a defined sequential order.HTML 49

description list

A list of terms and matching descriptions. HTML 51

URL

A standard address format used to link to a
variety of resource documents. HTML 57

rollover effect

An effect in which the page appearance
changes as the user hovers the mouse pointer over a hypertext link. HTML 59

navigation list

An unordered list of hypertext links placed within the nav element. HTML 55

Uniform Resource Locator

A standard address format used to link to a
variety of resource documents. HTML 57

root folder

The folder at the top of the folder hierarchy

absolute path

A folder path that starts from the root folder and processes down the entire folder structure.
HTML 61

relative paths

A folder path expressed relative to the location of the current document. HTML 61

protocol

A set of rules defining how information is passed between two network devices. HTML 64

domain name

The server name portion of a URL. HTML 65

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

The protocol used by devices on the web. HTML 64

extension

The top level of a URL

InternetAssigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

The registration authority used to register the top levels of every domain name. HTML 65

Spam

Unsolicited e-mail sent to large numbers of
people. HTML 67

email harvesters

An automated program that scans web pages for e-mail addresses. HTML 67