Unit 1

HTML

HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, which is the most widely used language on Web to develop web pages. HTML was created by Berners-Lee in late 1991 but "HTML 2.0" was the first standard HTML specification which was published in 1995.

•       Hypertext refers to the way in which Web pages (HTML documents) are linked together. Thus, the link available on a webpage is called Hypertext.

•       As its name suggests, HTML is a Markup Language which means you use HTML to simply "mark-up" a text document with tags that tell a Web browser how to structure it to display.

HTML is a MUST for students and working professionals to become a great Software Engineer specially when they are working in Web Development Domain. Some of the key advantages of learning HTML:

•       Create Web site - You can create a website or customize an existing web template if you know HTML well.

•       Become a web designer - If you want to start a carrer as a professional web designer,

HTML and CSS designing is a must skill.

•       Understand web - If you want to optimize your website, to boost its speed and performance, it is good to know HTML to yield best results.

•       Learn other languages - Once you understands the basic of HTML then other related technologies like javascript, php, or angular are become easier to understand.