1.4. Summary

This chapter introduced you to the World Wide Web and the main technology behind it, HTML. You saw how the Web works, how clients and servers interact, and what makes up a hyperlink. You also learned how HTML evolved and where it is today. This basic background serves as a foundation for the rest of the chapters in this section, where you will learn more about specific HTML coding.

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