3.1 Introduction

Welcome to the wonderful world of opportunities being created by the World Wide Web. T he Internet is now three decades old, but it was not until the World Wide Web became popular in the 1990's that this current explosion of opportunities began. It seems that exciting new developments occur almost daily, a pace of innovations unlike what we have seen with any other technology. In this chapter, you will begin developing your own Web pages. As the book proceeds, you will be able to create increasingly appealing and powerful Web pages. In the last portion of the book you will learn how to create complete Web-based applications.

3.5 exercise

Welcome to the wonderful world of opportunities being created by the World Wide Web.


The Internet is now three decades old, but it was not until the World Wide Web became popular in the 1990's that this current explosion of opportunities began.
It seems that exciting new developments occur almost daily, a pace of innovations unlike what we have seen with any other technology.
In this chapter, you will begin developing your own Web pages.
As the book proceeds, you will be able to create increasingly appealing and powerful Web pages.
In the last portion of the book you will learn how to create complete Web-based applications.

3.6 Because the end tag for P is optional.
3.7 Because the end tag for BR is forbidden.

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