Evolution of HTML

HTML is not the f irst markup language. It evolved from other markup languages. The first markup language was the General Markup Language (GML) which originated during the late 1960s. Once ISO formed the standards for Markup languages, GML became Standard General Markup Language (SGML), with a lot of changes. Even though SGML is a very powerful markup language, it is very complicated. HTML evolved from SGML HTML is much easier to use when compared with the SGML. This is the main reason for its popularity in creating web pages.

HTML documents can be viewed using special browsers created for this purpose. The most popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, and NCSA Mosaic.

The name World Wide Web truly means something that encompasses just about every topic in the world. A quick look at the Web site of Yahoo (http:// www.yahoo.com), will reveal topics as diverse as art, world news, sports, business, libraries, classified advertising, education, TV, science , fitness, and politics.

The major difference between an Internet and a Web site is the audience. On a Web site, the content is aimed at the public, while an Intranet aims at the needs of an organization's own employees.

E mail (Electronic Mail) was one of the first Internet applications. It changed the way scientists communicated in the mid 60s, and continues to be one of the major applications of Internet technology. Millions more people use the Internet for e mail than for any other purposes.

URL is divided into four parts.

Transfer Protocol
Server Name
Directory Path
File Name

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