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Fundamentals of Web Programming

Notes  Need to write lot of code for making simple webpage.
 Security features are not good in HTML.
 If we need to write long code for making a webpage then it produces some complexity.

Self Assessment

State true or false:
14. DHTML files are huge compared to other interactive media.

15. The World Wide Web Consortium or the W3C is currently implementing standards for
DHTML technologies.

14.6 Summary

 Dynamic HTML (DHTML) is a set of innovative features originally introduced in Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0.
 With DHTML, you can easily add effects to your pages that previously were difficult to
achieve.
 Typically, DHTML documents are self-contained, using styles and a script to process user
input and directly manipulate the HTML elements, attributes, styles, and text of the
document.

 DHTML eliminates the shortcomings of static pages.
 DOM: It stands for Dynamic Object Model and it is the weakest link in DHTML as many of
the browser does not support the DOM functionality.

 CSS was first developed in 1997, as a way for Web developers to define the look and feel
of their Web pages.
 An external style sheet is a separate file where you can declare all the styles that you want
to use on your website.
 Embedded style sheet is used when you want to define styles for the current page.

14.7 Keywords

CSS: It stands for Cascading Style Sheet. This is used for the presentation part of the web page.
In simple words it holds the designing of the page.
DHTML: Dynamic HTML (DHTML) is a set of innovative features originally introduced in
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.

DIV: This element gives you the chance to define the style of whole sections of the HTML.
DOM: It stands for Dynamic Object Model and it is the weakest link in DHTML as many of the
browser does not support the DOM functionality.

Embedded style sheet: Embedded style sheet is used when you want to define styles for the
current page.
External Style Sheet: It is a separate file where you can declare all the styles that you want to use
on your website.
SPAN element: The SPAN element changes the style of the text it encloses.

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