Web Design Terminology

Welcome Agenda II Xhtml Rules DocType HTML Terms Meta Element
Introducing Tables Row & Column Groups Color CSS Table Attributes Table Padding Table Rules Table Alignment Border Collapse Column Span Border CSS Table CSS 5: Program Schedule Table Summary
Forms Forms Attributes Web Form Summary 6: Registration Form
Embed/Object MPGs Sound Files Sound Attributes Quicktime Movies 7: Audio/Video Project
Frame Basics Frame Attributes Nested Frames 8: Designing with Frames 3-Color Frames 16-Color Frames Inline Frames Frame Summary Frame Project
Tutorial 9: Working XHTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is a language for describing how pages of text, graphics, and other information are organized, formatted, and linked together. Using a web browser and formatted using HTML tags, pages can be viewed on the Internet by millions.
JavaScript
A programming language that adds interactions within the HTML document. JavaScript, developed by Netscape Communications, can...
  • Add messages on the Status Bar
  • Send Greetings the User
  • Animate images or switch images
  • Display browser versions, date, time and more
  • Show messages in Pop-up windows
  • Validate forms and more
    • XHTML
    Extensible HyperText Markup Language goal is to bridge HTML and XML to create a structured and logical method of markup. It takes the basics from HTML 4.0 as structure was reintroduced.
  • Improve document rendering with StyleSheets
  • Encourage accesiblity guidelines
    • XML
    Extensible Markup Language is much like HTML. It was created by W3C to describe data and not a replacement for HTML. The tags are not predefinied as in HTML. Use DTD ( Document Type Definition ) to describe the data.  XML Tutorial
    DHTML
    Dynamic HyperText Markup Language uses scripting language to create effects to the HTML document; any effect to make the static page dynamic or able to change at any time.
    For more detailed information seeWWW Consortium
    Web Design with XHTML Part II
    Doris Cuffey, Instructor