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Knowledge Base: Computing HTML / Websites Year 8 | Autumn Term 1
1. HTML to create a website
1.1
Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML)
HTML can be written in specialist software, or in a simple text editor like Notepad. The document must be saved with the file extension‘.html’ to be opened via a web browser.
1.2
HTML tags
Most tags come in opening and closing pairs. All code that goes in between the tags is governed by the rules of the tags.
1.3
“the rule of tags”
Tags work like a light switch: the first tag turns the action on, and the second turns it off.
1.4
HTML code
HTML code displays a message on a webpage:
<html> <body>
<h1>Hello world</h1>
<p>This is my first webpage</p>
</body> </html>
1.5
HTML is written in 2 ways
Using a plain text editor, e.g. Notepad, Notepad++ or TextPad. Or using a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor, e.g. Dreamweaver, iWeb, SeaMonkey. Wordpress
1.6
plain text editor
An editor like Notepad offers greater control over the code when compared to a WYSIWYG editor because each and every character that forms the HTML and the resulting web page is hand typed. The disadvantage is it’s a slow process.
1.7
WYSIWYG editor
The web page is designed, and the content written and styled, using a series of tools. This makes building a web page much faster because only a limited knowledge of HTML is needed as it’s automatically generated.
1.8
versions of HTML
Over the years there have been several versions of HTML. Each successive version has more tags, allowing the programmer to build more advanced webpages. The latest version, released in 2012, is HTML5.
1.9
Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
CSS code to set styles, e.g. background colour of sections of the page; size, font, colour and alignment of text.
2. Key Vocabulary
2.1
browser
An application used to view web pages, e.g. Internet Explorer or Google Chrome.
2.2
Hyper Text Markup Language (HT ML)
Hyper Text Markup Language. The language used to write and display web page documents.
2.3
hyperlink
A link in a document or webpage that connects to another location.
2.4 internet
2.5 web browser
2.6 web page
A global network connecting millions of computers. An application that displays web pages.
A page designed for, and viewed in, a web browser.
2.7
website
A web page or group of web pages hosted on one web server and viewed in a web browser, usually maintained by a person, group or organisation.
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