Intro to Computer Science – Web Design

Intro to CS – Web Design is the second (one trimester) of a three-part Intro to Computer Science course sequence. Intro to CS – Web Design will focus on basic website design, including basic HTML, CSS, and image editing for the web; and a brief introduction to programming using a language such as Python or Javascript.

This is what we know about HTML and CSS to date...

HTML

• HTML stands for ...
• uses TAGS like <p> </p>, ...
• Image: <img src="image file" width="#" height="#" />
• Elements can be identified for CSS using IDs and Classes (e.g. #thisID, .thatClass)
• Sections of HTML elements can be kept together by enclosing them in <div> </div> tags.

CSS

• CSS stands for ...
• A CSS file is linked to the HTML document with a ... tag.
• Styling can be in a CSS file or embedded in the HTML file.
• Uses IDs and Classes to identify HTML elements (e.g. #thisID, .thatClass)
• color: color name or code – sets text color
• background-color: color name or code – sets background color
• font-family: ... – sets font face
• Whole <div>s can be styled together.