Introduction to HTML

What really happens when we view the Web page http://dailynews.yahoo.com/topstory.html ?

Your Web browser program attempts to contact the computer named dailynews.yahoo.com
dailynews.yahoo.com looks for a file named topstory.html on its hard drive
dailynews.yahoo.com sends a copy of this file to your computer
Your Web browser displays the page by reading (or interpreting) the HTML formatting commands in the file
A copy of the topstory.html file may be stored in the computer's cache on your local hard drive for future reference

HTML is a formal computer language that obeys precise syntactic rules
Used to specify the content and layout of Web pages
HTML is less powerful than traditional computer programming languages such as C, Java, or BASIC
An HTML file is just a plain ordinary text file
HTML tags are used within the file to specify how information should be formatted

<HTML>

<HEAD>
<TITLE>My First Page</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<P>This is my <I>very first</I> Web page. How <B>exciting</B>!</P>
</BODY>

</HTML>

This is my very first Web page. How exciting!