Introduction to HTML for Developing Web Pages

A.  Understanding How the Internet & World Wide Web Work

• What is the Internet? A Brief Overview

B.  How Does The Internet Work?

• Client/Server Model of Computing
• Protocols
• Resources/Services
• How Data is Stored & Transmitted Across Networks (TCP/IP)

C.  What is the Web and How Does it Work?

• HTTP Protocol & The World of HyperText
• How Does it All Fit Together? IP Addresses,
• Domain Names & URLs
• What is a Web site?
• Dynamic vs Static Web Pages/CGI

D.  Web Browsers: An Indispensable Development Tool

• How Web Browsers Work: What is HTML?
• Configuring Your Browser/Helper Applications
• Managing the Cache
• Viewing Files on Your Hard Drive
• Viewing Source Code & Saving Images

E.  Anatomy of a Web Page

• What are the Essential Components of Any Web page?
• Structural Definition tags

F.  Intro to HTML for Web Page Production

• Evolution of HTML Standards & Browser Support
• Review of Basic Tags
• Difference Between Tags, Extensions & Attributes
• What's Behind a Link? Directory Structures & Pathnames
• General Tips for Working with HTML

G.  Exercise #1: Your First Web Pages

H.  Exercise #2: Converting a Text Document
     into a Web Page

I.  Working with Images in HTML

• Adding & Aligning Images
• Adding Color & Texture to Your Pages

J.  Web Graphics: A Quick Primer

• Internet Graphic File Formats (JPEG vs. GIF)
• Tips for Making Web Graphics Small

K.  Exercise #3: Jazzing Up Your Web Pages
     with Images & Color