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Fundamentals of Web Programming

Notes 2.1.3 HTML and the Advent of Graphics

The Web is about more than text and information, it is also a medium for expressing artistic
creativity, data visualization, and optimizing the presentation of information for different
audiences with different needs and expectations. The use of graphics on Web sites enhances the
experience for users, and W3C has several different and complementary technologies that work
together with HTML and scripting to provide the creators of Web pages and Web Applications
with the tools they need to deliver the best possible representation of their content.

2.1.4 Advantages of HTML

The HTML is the widely used language for writing web pages. HTML is highly flexible and user
friendly. HTML is similar to that of XML, which is used in data storage. HTML has many
advantages as shown below:
 HTML is highly flexible
 HTML is supported on almost every browser
 HTML is user friendly

 HTML is an open technology
 HTML is consistent and efficient
 HTML bids the superlative medium for its users
 HTML is easily understandable and does not require any training

 HTML is designed with a feature of interaction between the webpages, which makes it
effective
 HTML provides search engine compatible pages

 HTML is easier to maintain and update any site
 HTML does not involve strain on the servers
 For HTML web pages, it takes less time to load the web pages
 HTML validation is another important key factor which increases the web accessibility

 HTML webpage’s look and feel attracts larger masses to visit the website
Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. ........................... is a markup language which tells the web browser how to display content.
2. A ........................... is a language that annotates text so that the computer can manipulate the
text.
3. ........................... Language can be described as a combination of several technologies like
HTML client-side java script and cascading Style Sheets.

4. ...........................is a document markup language used mainly bye mathematicians, authors,
etc. to typeset their content.
5. ........................... is used in voice interaction between humans and computer.

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