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Web Developer Foundations: Using XHTML, 2/E
Terry Felke-Morris

ISBN-10: 1576761150
ISBN-13: 9781576761151

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 586 pp
Published: 12/15/2004

This book is for a first semester web development course. It provides a foundation in skills and concepts that web developers need, including Internet concepts, XHTML, basic web design and development, web site promotion, and an e-commerce overview. Tutorials introducing FTP, Microsoft FrontPage, and Macromedia Dreamweaver are provided along with other supplementary reference material on the CD.

For more information, please visit http://webdevfoundations.net.

Abundance of exercises integrated in the chapters and at the end of each chapter
Coverage of Internet concepts, XHTML, basic web design and development, Web site promotion and e-commerce overview
Advanced technical topics are introduced such as configuring web media, JavaScript, DHTML, Java applets, and Flash on web pages
Tutorials introducing FTP, Microsoft® FrontPage and Macromedia® Dreamweaver with supplmentary material on accompanying CD
Cascading Style Sheets covered in two chapters with several examples and hands-on exercises
Chapter on Web Site promotion
Focus on accessibility discusions integrated throughout
Web Site best practices checklist
Seven case studies that have three different approaches
Checkpoint sections that reinforce key concepts and techniques
Focus on ethics issues
Web Research activities in each chapter

Additional Case Studies:
Four case studies begin in Chapter 3 and continue throughout the book. A fifth case study begins in Chapter 7 and continues throughout the book.

New Checkpoint Feature:
Each chapter contains two or three checkpoint sections that reinforce key concepts and techniques. Answers for the checkpoint sections are provided at the end of each chapter.

Expanded XHTML Table Coverage:
Chapter 4 contains additional discussion and examples of tables including page layout samples..

Expanded CSS Formatting Coverage:
Chapter 9 contains additional discussion and examples of using external style sheets.

New Chapter on CSS Page Layout:
Now that modern browsers offer more reliable CSS support, using CSS to configure page layout is a growing trend on the Web. This feature provides students with topical skills

Expanded Web Design Chapter:
Chapter 7 has been expanded to include a discussion of design principles, page layout methods, and a checklist of web design best practices.

Expanded Web Development Chapter:
The web hosting section in this chapter has been expanded to include a virtual web host checklist. This enhanced coverage provides students with a more thorough background in this topic.

Expanded “Web Developer’s Handbook”:
The “Web Developer’s Handbook” appendix has been greatly expanded and has been moved from the textbook to the student CD that accompanies the book. New or expanded topics include: File Management tutorial, Using FTP tutorial, Microsoft FrontPage 2003 tutorials, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 tutorials, and an expanded CSS reference section.

Student Disk, Instructor CD, Text Web Site:

The Student Disk is organized by Chapter and contains Hands-On Practice Solutions, Hands-On Practice Starters (where applicable, such as images or media files), and Case Study Starters (where applicable, such as images or media files). The materials on this disk will make it convenient for students to practice their skills.

The Instructor site contains Case Study Solutions, End of Chapter Solutions, PowerPoint Presentations, and Test Questions.

The text web site is located at http://webdevfoundations.net/

Chapter One The Internet and the World Wide Web

The Evolution of the Internet

The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets

The Evolution of the World Wide Web

Internet Standards and Coordination

Web Standards and the World Wide Web Consortium4

Web Accessibility

Ethical Use of Information on the Web

Checkpoint 1.1

Network Overview

The Client/Server Model

Internet Protocols

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

E-mail Protocols

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

URLs and Domain Names

URLs

Domain Names

Markup Languages

Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)

Checkpoint 1.2

Internet and Web Trends

Review Questions

Web Research

Chapter Two XHTML Basics

What Is HTML?

Why XHTML and Not HTML?

Document Type Definition

Your First Web Page

Hands-On Practice 2.1

Checkpoint 2.1

XHTML–Body and Text Basics

The Body Tag

The Heading Tag

Hands-On Practice 2.2

The Paragraph Tag

Hands-On Practice 2.3

The Line Break Tag

Hands-On Practice 2.4

XHTML–List Basics

Definition Lists

Hands-On Practice 2.5

Ordered Lists

Unordered Lists

Hands-On Practice 2.6

XHTML–More Block-Level Tags

Preformatted Text

Hands-On Practice 2.7

Indenting Text

Hands-On Practice 2.8

Checkpoint 2.2

XHTML–Text Formatting39

The <font> Tag

Hands-On Practice 2.9

Logical Style Tags

Physical Style Tags

Special XHTML Characters

Hands-On Practice 2.10

Checkpoint 2.3

Review Questions

Apply Your Knowledge

Hands-On Exercises

Web Site Case Study

JavaJam Coffee House

Fish Creek Animal Hospital

Pete the Painter

Prime Properties

Web Research

Chapter Three XHTML Hyperlinks & Tables

XHTML–Hyperlinks

The Anchor Tag

Absolute and Relative Links

Hands-On Practice 3.1