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Why this eBook?<\/h2>\r\nThis eBook was written specifically for the online course, GRC 365 Web and User Interface Design, at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), Department of Art, Graphic Design and Media Program<\/a>. It was written with the Pressbooks<\/a> authoring platform hosted by the Library at the Toronto Metropolitan University<\/a> in Canada. As of this draft, the book has not yet been reviewed by a librarian for accessibility and copyright requirements, therefore has not yet been officially published.\r\n\r\nThe eBook links to several related demonstrations sites hosted by GitHub at rich-adams.net > GRC 365<\/a>.\r\n

What's the Web?<\/h2>\r\nMany users may assume that a major technology like the World Wide Web (WWW) must have been invented by a large organization, like a research foundation, government agency, or university. In fact, the web is generally attributed to one individual, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee<\/a>. Sir Timothy is a computer scientist who in 1989 worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN. According to Wikipedia, CERN is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in Meyrin, a western suburb of Geneva, on the France\u2013Switzerland border. It comprises 24 member states.<\/span> <\/span>\r\n\r\nVarious scientists from around the world visit the CERN laboratory to perform experiments with the particle collider. The impetus for the Web was that, in 1989, multiple scientists were looking for a way to share data conveniently. Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea of placing the data on a server and formatting it with the hypertext markup language (HTML) for screens, allowing scientists to read it.\r\n\r\nThink of all the famous billionaires who made their money from the Web. Tim Berners-Lee, on the other hand, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his contributions to technology.\r\n\r\nThe web is standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium, w3.org<\/a>. of which Tim Berners-Lee is the Emeritus Director.\r\n

Components of a Web Page<\/h2>\r\nWeb pages include three components. Think of a large party tent. The tent has a structure, poles and ropes that hold up the canvas covering. The tent covering may be colored or painted or have posters positioned around it. And it may have interactive features like entrances, exits, signs, and guides. Following this analogy:\r\n