Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Monday May 14, GTC West, Class P20

The Internet

Image of a portion of the Internet, source Wikipedia
Image of a portion of the Internet, source Wikipedia

'World Wide Web' ≠ 'Internet'

  • The Internet is the global network of computers using TCP/IP
  • POP, SMTP (Email)
  • HTTP (Web)
  • FTP
  • more....

 

Right Column

Background: Anatomy of a Web Page

Web 'Pages' are made from many (10 – 100) separate files
  • HTML: the core instruction set for every web page
    • Contains all the text, links for the page
    • Contains references to all the other files used by the page:
      • Images:
        • Logos, buttons, icons, photos and more.
      • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
        • Instructions on how page elements should be displayed.
      • JavaScript
        • Rollovers and Popups
        • Change HTML and/or CSS
        • Used in CA Template Navigation
      • Flash
        • Animation, video, audio
        • Not a “Standard”. Plugin required
      • Others as well