Chapter 1. Understanding How the Web Works
What You’ll Learn in This Chapter:
▸ A very brief history of the World Wide Web
▸ What is meant by the term web page, and why that term doesn’t always reflect all the content involved
▸ How content gets from your personal computer to someone else’s web browser
▸ How to select a web hosting provider
▸ How different web browsers and device types can affect your content
▸ How to transfer files to your web server using FTP
▸ Where files should be placed on a web server
▸ How to distribute web content without a web server
▸ How to use other publishing methods, such as blogs
▸ Tips for testing the appearance and functionality of web content
Before you learn the intricacies of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), ...
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