How does a website work?
Well,
let me explain everything for a second.
If you want to surf, you will need a browser. Most people have Microsof Internet
Explorer or Netscape Communicater (you can download them by clicking on the
links).
You go to a site (by
your browser). This browser looks into the source of the site and it translates
the HTML and Java tags into the things you should see (colors, tables, beautiful
effects, ...)
With all this I am trying to explain you what a website is. If you see it like this, then a website is just a bunch of HTML codes and Java scripts.
Every browser interpret HTML and Java a little different. So it's possible that a specific script works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and not with Netscape Communicator. So if you want to build a website you have to make sure that your visitors can view your site with different browsers.
This
can all be very confusing if you're new on the internet, but it will get easier,
I promise. Important is that you just take one step at a time. Don't expect that
your first website will be perfect.
Besides a site is never perfect. There are always things which you can improve,
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