a. What is HTML?
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. This is the language your web browser reads and understands to output the GUI (Graphical User Interface) that the web designers have designed for you to see so you can navigate easily through the internet. The language consists of less than (<) and greater than (>) signs to make what are called "Tags" these tags give the web browsers instructions on how to display the website. Each tag needs to be opened and closed. Here is an example of what a simple html page looks like:
<HTML>
<head>
<title>HTML Code</title>
</head>
<body>
hello world
</body>
</HTML>
Notice how each tag is started with <tag> and ends with </tag> This is how the browser reads the code and displays it for you. In this example, the page title is: "HTML Code" and the body reads: "hello world." If this is your first time experimenting with HTML, you may want to experiment with a text file, name it test.html and put the above code into it and then experiment with colors and things.
What HTML editor should I use?
You may want to invest in an HTML editor or download a free one. I haven’t done much experimentation with free HTML editors, because I use Dreamweaver. You might look into purchasing it since it is the industry standard. If you want, you can always use notepad or something, it just might not be as intuitive, and you may run into a lot of errors until you learn it better. An HTML editor just helps to write the code without making as many mistakes because it color codes it, makes it easier to follow.
Now you’re ready for the next step, constructing tables