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1. HTML

  • HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
  • Used to design the layout of a document and to specify the hyperlinks.
  • Tells the browser how to display text, pictures, and other support media.
  • Support multimedia and new page layout features.
  • Easy to integrate with other programming languages.
  • HTML consists of a series of elements.
  • Provides many tags for control the presentation of information on the web pages, such as <body>, <li>, <hr> etc.

HTML Syntax:

<!DOCTYPE html>  <html>  <head>  <title>Page Title</title>  </head>  <body>    <h1>Hello World</h1>  <p>This is GeeksForGeeks portal.</p>    </body>  </html>


2. XML

  • XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language.
  • A markup language is a mechanism to identify structure in a document.
  • XML was designed to store and transport data.
  • XML was designed to be self-descriptive.
  • XML defines a standard way to add markup to documents.
  • Provides an ability to define tags and the structural relationship between them.
  • All of the semantics of an XML document will either be defined by the application that process them or by style sheets.

XML Syntax:

<note>    <to>Geeks</to>    <from>GeeksForGeeks</from>    <heading>Welcome to new course</heading>    <body>Don't forget to signup before this weekend!</body>  </note>


3. DHTML

  • DHTML stands for Dynamic HTML.
  • DHTML is a TERM used to describe the technologies used to make web pages dynamic and interactive.
  • DHTML refers to web content that changes each time it is viewed. For example, the graphic can move from one location to another, in response to a user action, such as a mouse click.
  • Enable a web page to react to user input without sending a request to a web server.
  • Used to describe the combination of HTML, style sheets, and scripts that allow documents to be animate.

DHTML Syntax:

<html>  <head>  <script type="text/javascript">  function sameInfo()  {  for (i=0; i<document.myForm1.option.length; i++)      {      document.myForm2.option[i].value=document.myForm1.option[i].value;      }  }  </script>  </head>  <body>    <form name="myForm1">  First name: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  Last name: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  Address: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  E-mail: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  <br />  <input type="button" onclick="sameInfo()" value="Same information below"><br />  </form>    <form name="myForm2">  First name: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  Last name: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  Address: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  E-mail: <input type="text" name="option"><br />  </form>    </body>  </html>

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