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Web Pages In order to talk about Web pages and how they work, you will want to understand four simple terms (and if some of this sounds like technical mumbo-jumbo the first time you read it, don^ worry): Web page A Web page is simple text file that contains not only text, but also a set of HTML tags that describe how the text should be formatted when a browser displays it on the screen. The tags are simple instructions that tell the Web browser how the page should look when it is displayed. The tags tell the browser to do things like change the font size or color, or arrange things in columns. The Web browser interprets these tags to decide how to format the text onto the screen. Dynamic Web pages Static Web pages display the same information for every, every time the page is displayed, until the Web page file is modified. In contrast, the appearance and content of dynamic Web pages change based on a user5s input. This input. Can be based on selection specified on a form located on the page or controlled by some other aspect, such As a Java applet, ActiveX control, or the activities that the user has already performed on the site, such as clicking a displayed ad or a products hyperlink. Databases facilitate dynamic Web pages, allowing more types of activities to alter the content, as well as to simplify the task itself. Usually this results in much faster delivery of information and a more engaging experience for the user. HTML HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. A markup language^ is a computer language that describes how a page should be formatted. If all you want to do is display a long string of black and white text with no formatting, then you don，t need HTML. But if you want to change fonts, add colors, create headlines and embed graphics in your page, HTML is the language you use to do it. Web browser A Web browser, like Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, is a computer program (also known as a software application, or simply an applic