What is HTML? |
|
Answer:
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language...and Enhancements such as XML (Extensible Markup Language) allow user-defined "tags" to enable easier data sharing capability across different info systems, and other improvements to basic HTML are changing the face of the WWW every day. HTML was created in 1980 by physicist Tim Berners-Lee, who was, at the time, working at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), in Geneva, Switzerland. He prototyped his hypertext language to allow CERN researchers to share documents. In 1989, Berners-Lee submitted his version of hypertext language for internet document sharing between scientists and researchers. Berners-Lee later joined forces with Robert Cailliau, a CERN engineer in data systems, who had submitted a separate but similar hypertext system, also in 1989. This joint venture culminated in the World Wide Web (W3) proposal, which CERN accepted. And the rest, as they say, is history! It is interesting to note that when HTML was put to use at CERN, it was not intended for public use! Who knew?! HTML has made the world wide web possible, and its future is truly anybody's guess!
Trackback(0)
Comments (0)
 Write comment
You must be logged in to post a comment. Join for free or Login.
|
|||||||||||||
TrackBack URI for this entry
Subscribe to this comment's feed
© QandAs.com, All rights reserved.
Save or Share