HTML Basics 1

Introduction
What is HTML?
HTML is short for Hyper Text Markup Language.
What does HTML stand for? Hyper Text Markup Language.
What type of document is HTML?  HTML document is a plain text file
What happens when a browser opens an HTML file? When a browser opens an HTML file, the browser will look for HTML codes in the text and use them to change the layout, insert images, or create links to other pages.
What does the acronym WYSIWYG stand for? ("What You See Is What You Get")
What do you think is the advantage of using a WYSIWYG editor? You can create pages more or less as you write documents in Word or whatever text editor you're using.
WHY LEARN HTML?
Why do you need to know HTML? If you want to make it above average in webdesign.
What are three benefits of knowing HTML?

• You can use tags the editor does not support.
• You can read the code of other people's pages, and "borrow" the cool effects.
• You can do the work yourself, when the editor simply refuses to create the effects you want.
  

Describe how you create a HTML document using a simple text editor.

All you need to do is type in the code, then save the document, making sure to put an .HTML extension or an .htm extension to the file (for instance "mypage.html"). 
TAGS
What is another name for a Tag? A markup is another word for tag.
Why are tags used? To tell the browser that the letter or symbol should be bold.
What do you use to enclose HTML Tags? Indicates that the browser should stop writing text in bold.
What is the difference between a start tag and an end tag? the start tag <b> indicates that whatever follows should be written in bold. The corresponding end tag </b> indicates that the browser should stop writing text in bold.