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Chapter 8 Summary:

After reading Chapter 8, I understand more about how the browser interacts with HTML, CSS, and Java. I learned that browsers basically use CSS to make websites look good. CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets, and it controls things like colors, fonts, and layouts. For example, if a website has a blue background with white text, that’s done using CSS. Next, I learned about JavaScript, which is used to make websites interactive. JavaScript can do things like update content on a page or show pop-up messages when you click on something. It’s a programming language unlike CSS and HTML. Browsers can also display content that isn’t written in HTML, like images, videos, or PDFs. For this, some browsers use special tools or plugins. I am still very new to these concepts and some of them still confuse me, however it is encouraging to know and understand a bit more about these different tools that can be used to make a great website. My experience with Java in prior programming classes should come in handy if I ever try to write code for a website that requires interactive buttons. I look forward to learning more about how browsers work as we wrap up this semester.