UNIT 2
Creating Webpages
USING HTML AND CSS
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create web pages
HTML Element - A piece of a website, marked by a start tag and often closed with an end tag
HTML Tag - The special set of characters that indicates the start and end of an HTML element and that element's type
Website Content - the text and images on a website
Website Structure - how the content of a website is organized, for example, headings and lists
Bugs - mistakes in code which causes it not to work as planned
Debugging - the process of finding and fixing bugs. Debugging is a problem solving process so use your problem solving steps as you try to debug
It's important that your website is organized so that people can read it
Make important text big
Make less important text small
Make a list to organize ideas
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CSS - Cascading Style Sheets; a language used to describe how HTML elements should be styled
CSS Selector - the part of a CSS rule-set that defines which HTML elements the style should be applied to
CSS Class: a group of elements that have the same or similar attributes (color, font-size, setting images on the left or right side of the page, etc.)
HTML and CSS are best used together. It provides the programmer with the ability to present their content and structure in an attractive way.