HTML Resources for Building a Web Site
HTML is the language of the Web. Every Web site is built on this language or on a variant of it. However, HTML shouldn’t be intimidating; it’s a relatively straightforward technology. If you need help, here are a few great online resources to get the information you need.
| Site Name |
Web Site |
| Builder AU |
www.builderau.com.au |
| HTML Goodies |
www.htmlgoodies.com |
| HTML Specification |
www.w3.org/TR/html |
| HTML Station |
www.december.com/html |
| HTML Writers Guild |
www.hwg.org |
| HTMLcenter |
www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/index.cfm |
| Index DOT Html |
www.eskimo.com/~bloo/indexdot/html/index.html |
| Introduction to HTML |
www.wdvl.com/Authoring/HTML/Intro |
| Validome Validation Services |
www.validome.org |
| W3C Markup Validation Service |
http://validator.w3.org |
| Web Developer’s Virtual Library |
www.wdvl.com |
Web Design & Development Glossary
AJAX
asynchronous JavaScript and XML. A technique used in web page development.
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API
application programming interface. A set of rules programs use to communicate with each other.
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color stop
A special element that indicates a color to be added to a gradient.
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A network protocol useful for transferring files in a client-server relationship.
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HTML
HyperText Markup Language. The predominant language for building web pages.
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HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. The primary networking language for the Internet.
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PHP
PHP Hypertext Processor. A scripting language that works well within HTML.
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socket
A technology that allows remote computers to maintain a persistent connection in order to communicate with each other.
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sprite
An graphic object on a web page that will be manipulated in real time.
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SQL
Structured Query Language. A programming language useful in managing relational databases.
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stateless protocol
An Internet procedure that completely breaks the connection between the client and the server after a transaction, meaning that the next transaction will require an entirely new connection.
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Telnet
A network protocol useful in interactive, text-oriented communications.
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W3C
World Wide Web Consortium. The organization that sets international standards for the World Wide Web.
