Hour 17. HTTP, HTML, and the World Wide Web

What You'll Learn in This Hour:

• HTTP and HTML

• URLs

• Advanced Web techniques

The World Wide Web began as a universal graphic display framework for the Internet. Since its inception, the Web has come to dominate public perceptions of the Internet, and has revolutionized the way we think about application interfaces. This hour provides an introduction to HTTP, HTML, and the Web.

At the completion of this hour, you will be able to

• Show how the World Wide Web works

• Describe URLs and formulate your own URLs

• Build a basic Web page using text and HTML tags

• Discuss the HTTP protocol and describe how it works

• List the benefits of server-end and client-end scripting