CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

• CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets

• CSS is a language that describes the style of an HTML document.

• CSS describes how HTML elements should be displayed.

• CSS describes how HTML elements are to be displayed on screen, paper, or in other media

• CSS saves a lot of work. It can control the layout of multiple web pages all at once

• External stylesheets are stored in CSS files

CSS is of 3 type:

• Inline CSS
• Internal CSS
• External CSS

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HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

• HTML is the standard markup language for Web pages.

• With HTML you can create your own Website

• HTML is the standard markup language for creating Web pages

• HTML describes the structure of a Web page

• HTML consists of a series of elements

• HTML elements tell the browser how to display the content
• Content to display is defined within the HTML tag for e.g.<p> this is the opening tag and </p> this is the closing tag.
• Browser does not display the HTML tag but it displays the text given inside the tags

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Web Development v/s Web Design

Web development is the work involved in developing a website for the Internet or Intranet i.e it can be for world wide web or for private network. Web development can involve  developing a  single page  to a  complex web application site, or social networking site. A programmer who is involved in the development of a web application is called a web developer. A web developer should have a knowledege of HTML , CSS and JavaScript. Web developer is more specified to the  the functionality of the website, Creates the inner working of the website.  

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Web design is focused on the look and feel of the website. The designer is the one who maintains the balance between the entire layout of the website. A person involved in  web design is called a web designer. It also looks for which part of the website should be emphasized more then rest others.  Web designer use design programs such as Adobe Photoshop to create the layout of the website.