Learning Web Scripting Basics

In the world of science fiction movies (and many other movies that have no excuse), computers are often seen obeying commands in English. While this may indeed happen in the near future, computers currently find it easier to understand languages like BASIC, C, and Java.

If you know how to use HTML to create a Web document, you've already worked with one computer language. You use HTML tags to describe how you want your document formatted, and the browser obeys your commands and shows the formatted document to the user.