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Table of Contents
Introduction xvii
Assessment Test xxiii
Chapter 1 Web Development Basics 1
Developer Types 2
Creating Software 3
Text Editors and IDEs 6
Compiled Languages 7
Interpreted Languages 8
Programming Paradigms 8
Maintaining Software 11
Version Control Systems 11
Software Testing 12
Summary 12
Exam Essentials 13
Review Questions 17
Chapter 2 Client/Server Computing 21
Client-Side 23
Types of Clients 24
Web Browsers 26
Server- Side 28
Types of Servers 28
Popular Server Software 29
Popular Web Page–Creating Software 29
Summary 31
Exam Essentials 31
Review Questions 34
Chapter 3 Database Management Systems 39
Database Structures and Languages 40
Database Structures 40
Database Languages 43
Relational Database Concepts 44
Content Maintenance and Delivery 45
Summary 47
Exam Essentials 47
Review Questions 51
Chapter 4 Client/Server Communication 55
HTTP 56
HTTP Client-Side 57
HTTP Server-Side 60
WebSocket API 61
Caches and Cookies 62
HTTP Security Concerns 63
Summary 63
Exam Essentials 64
Review Questions 66
Chapter 5 HTML Introduction 71
What Is HTML? 73
The HTML Skeleton 73
HTML Syntax 75
HTML Head 79
Summary 81
Exam Essentials 81
Review Questions 86
Chapter 6 Content Markup 91
The Basics 92
Block and Inline Elements 93
Block Elements 93
Inline Elements 95
Hierarchical Structure 96
Lists 97
Styles 100
Semantic and Non-Semantic Elements 100
Non-Semantic Elements 100
Semantic Structural Elements 100
Summary 101
Exam Essentials 101
Review Questions 111
Chapter 7 References and Embedded Resources 115
Page Anchors 116
External Resource Links 117
Using Images 118
The img Tag and Its Attributes 119
Inline or Background Images 120
Image Maps 122
File Formats 124
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