Web Development Fundamentals
FUNDAMENTALS
Terms
Attributes HTML element
Client HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
CSS HTTP request
CSS declaration HTTP response
CSS property JavaScript
CSS rule Opening/closing tags
DOM (Document Object Model) Server
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HTML document Validation
Summary
• is a markup language used to define the structure
and contents of web pages.
• are used for styling web pages.
• is a programming language used for making web pages interactive.
• To view a web page, we enter its into the browser’s
address bar.
• To view the HTML behind a web page, we right-click on the page and select View
Source or View Page Source.
• is a set of rules that clients and servers use to
communicate and exchange data.
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Web Development Fundamentals
• When you visit a website, your browser (client) sends an to the server and
receives an . The response includes an that represents the
page you’re visiting. The browser reads the HTML document to construct a
(an in-memory representation of the elements on the page). Once the DOM
is ready, the browser (displays) the target page.
• We can use the Network tab of Chrome DevTools to inspect HTTP requests and
responses exchanged between the browser and the server.
• An HTML document consists of a DOCTYPE declaration that specifies the version of
HTML being used followed by a tree (hierarchy) of elements that define the structure
and content of the document.
• The in an HTML document is the html element which always includes a
head and a body element. The head element contains information about the page such
as its title. The body element includes the structure and content of the page.
• Most HTML elements include an .
• We can use to provide additional information about an element (like the
source of an image). Attributes are coded as part of the opening tag.
• To style an element using CSS, we write a which consists of a and one
or more .
• The selector is used to target one or more elements. We can select elements by their
type, class, ID and so on.
• A declaration consists of a property, a colon, a value and is terminated by a semicolon.
• Prettier is the most popular VSCode extension for formatting code.
• Using services we can ensure that our HTML/CSS code is valid and follows
the official rules. This helps us get better rankings in search engines.
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