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QUESTION: What is HTML?
ANSWER: HTML
stands for Hypertext Markup
Language. It is a language and file format that describes text
and graphics. It is used mainly for displaying Web pages.
The information that you are reading now is in HTML format.
If you want to learn how to write HTML code, you can do
so without attending any classes or buying
any books, because there is lots of
free information about creating HTML on the
Internet. Just use your favorite search
engine to search for "Web development" —
you'll get lots of hits.
You don't need special software to write HTML
code — you can use any text editing application or
word-processing application. For example, if
you're working on a Windows computer, you can
use Notepad or Microsoft Word. Just make sure
that you save your HTML files in plan-text
(ASCII) format. You'll also want to give
your files an .html or .htm
filename extension, because software that
deals with HTML files (such as Web browsers
and Web servers)
expects them to be named that way.
If you're going to be creating a lot of HTML
code, you might want to buy an application
that is made specifically for that purpose.
Such applications are referred to as
"HTML editors" or "Web-development tools,"
and they let
you use a drag-and-drop approach to
create HTML code. These applications generate
HTML code behind the scenes so that you don't
have to concern yourself
with the details of how the
HTML code is structured. They also allow
you to create special visual effects and
audio effects more quickly and more easily
than you could if you were using a regular text editor
or word processor.
Examples of HTML editors/Web-development tools are
Adobe GoLive,
Macromedia Dreamweaver, and
Microsoft FrontPage.
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