Introduction to interactive programming on the internet : using HTML and JavaScript

Title:

Personal Author:

Knuckles, Craig D.

Publication Information:

New York : John Wiley, 2001

ISBN:

9780471383666

Subject Term:

Internet programming

HTML (Document markup language)

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This unique text provides an introduction to programming on the internet. Class tested, over a two-year period, this text covers the "nuts and bolts" of internet programming. In addition to core fundamentals, students are introduced to web page construction HTML, managing an account on a web server, client-server model, and JavaScript programming.

Suitable for an introductory course on Internet programming. Course can be found in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, and Management Information Systems departments.

Author Notes

Craig D. Knuckles is the author of Introduction to Interactive Programming on the Internet: Using HTML and JavaScript, published by Wiley.

Lesson 1 The Internet and World Wide Web	p. 1
1.1 The Internet	p. 1
1.2 A Brief History of the Internet	p. 3
1.3 Intranets	p. 4
1.4 Controlling Traffic on the Internet (TCP/IP)	p. 5
1.5 IP Addresses	p. 5
1.6 Routers and Packets	p. 6
1.7 The World Wide Web	p. 7
1.8 The Internet vs. the World Wide Web	p. 10
1.9 Named Addresses and Domains	p. 11
1.10 Domain Name Servers	p. 12
1.11 Domains and Web Servers	p. 12
1.12 Web Server Accounts	p. 14
1.13 Domain Suffixes	p. 15
1.14 Summary	p. 16
1.15 Review Questions	p. 17
1.16 Exercises	p. 17
1.17 Project Threads	p. 18
Lesson 2 Transactions on the Web	p. 20
2.1 Platform Independence	p. 20
2.2 The HTML Document	p. 22
2.3 The file Protocol	p. 23
2.4 The http Protocol	p. 25
2.5 The ftp Protocol vs. http	p. 28
2.6 Public Directories on Web Servers	p. 31
2.7 Web Servers and ftp	p. 33
2.8 Hiding Directories on Web Servers	p. 37
2.9 The telnet Protocol	p. 41
2.10 Summary	p. 42
2.11 Review Questions	p. 43
2.12 Exercises	p. 44
2.13 Project Threads	p. 44
Lesson 3 Text Markup	p. 45
3.1 HTML Tags and Document Structure	p. 46
3.2 Container Elements	p. 49
3.3 Formatting Text	p. 50
3.4 Horizontal Space	p. 52
3.5 Header Elements	p. 54
3.6 Preformatted Text and Quoted Material	p. 56
3.7 Summary	p. 58
3.8 Review Questions	p. 59
3.9 Exercises	p. 59
3.10 Project Threads	p. 60
Lesson 4 Controlling Text Markup	p. 61
4.1 Default Settings	p. 61
4.2 The HR Element and HTML Attributes	p. 62
4.3 HTML Attributes in General	p. 66
4.4 Paragraph Alignment	p. 68
4.5 Attributes of the BODY Element	p. 69
4.6 The FONT Element (Depreciated)	p. 71
4.7 Putting It All Together: A Practical Example	p. 73
4.8 Style Sheets (Optional)	p. 76
4.9 Summary	p. 84
4.10 Review Questions	p. 86
4.11 Exercises	p. 87
4.12 Project Threads	p. 87
Lesson 5 Hypertext Markup and Web Sites	p. 88
5.1 HREF Anchors (Links)	p. 88
5.2 Absolute and Relative URLs	p. 90
5.3 Site Portability	p. 96
5.4 Web Site Design Strategies	p. 97
5.5 Named Anchors	p. 100
5.6 Links to Named Anchors in Other Documents	p. 104
5.7 The Mailto Link	p. 105
5.8 Summary	p. 106
5.9 Review Questions	p. 108
5.10 Exercises	p. 108
5.11 Project Threads	p. 109
Lesson 6 Image Markup	p. 111
6.1 Image Files	p. 111
6.2 Image Markup	p. 114
6.3 Creating Space: The Width and Height Attributes	p. 116
6.4 Positioning Images with Text	p. 118
6.5 Images as Links	p. 121
6.6 Organizing Image Files	p. 123
6.7 Putting Images on a Web Server	p. 124
6.8 Transparent GIFs and Animated GIFs	p. 124
6.9 Background Images	p. 125
6.10 Image Maps (Optional)	p. 126
6.11 Summary	p. 131
6.12 Review Questions	p. 134
6.13 Exercises	p. 134
6.14 Project Threads	p. 135
Lesson 7 HTML Lists and Tables	p. 136
7.1 HTML Editors	p. 136
7.2 Unordered Lists	p. 137
7.3 Ordered Lists	p. 139
7.4 HTML Tables	p. 141
7.5 Controlling TABLE Properties	p. 142
7.6 Controlling Row Properties	p. 144
7.7 Controlling Properties of Individual Cells	p. 144
7.8 HTML Tables as Page Organizers	p. 146
7.9 Spanning Rows and Columns	p. 149
7.10 Advanced Page Layout	p. 151
7.10 Summary	p. 153
7.11 Review Questions	p. 155
7.12 Exercises	p. 155
7.13 Project Threads	p. 156
Lesson 8 HTML Frames	p. 158
8.1 Framed Web Pages	p. 158
8.2 Attributes of the FRAMESET Element	p. 160
8.3 Attributes of the FRAME Element	p. 161
8.4 Targeting Links to Frames	p. 163
8.5 Nested Frames	p. 165
8.6 The Pros and Cons of Frames	p. 168
8.7 Summary	p. 169
8.8 Review Questions	p. 171
8.9 Exercises	p. 171
8.10 Project Threads	p. 172
Lesson 9 What is Javascript?	p. 174
9.1 Overview of HTML Forms	p. 175
9.2 The Client-Server Model	p. 178
9.3 Interpreted Programming Languages	p. 180
9.4 JavaScript is Not Java	p. 181
9.5 Why Learn JavaScript?	p. 182
9.6 Related Technologies	p. 183
9.7 Summary	p. 184
9.8 Review Questions	p. 185
9.9 Exercises	p. 185
9.10 Project Threads	p. 185
Lesson 10 Processing User Input	p. 186
10.1 Using JavaScript to Generate HTML	p. 186
10.2 Interpreting JavaScript and HTML	p. 189
10.3 Where Can JavaScript Be Located?	p. 189
10.4 Prompting for and Storing User Input	p. 191
10.5 Using Variables to Process Information	p. 193
10.6 Variables Names	p. 195
10.7 Variable Types	p. 196
10.8 Concatenation of Strings	p. 198
10.9 Variable Assignment	p. 199
10.10 Parsing User Input	p. 200
10.11 Statements and Punctuation	p. 203
10.12 Errors	p. 205
10.13 Flexibility	p. 206
10.14 Summary	p. 210
10.15 Review Questions	p. 211
10.16 Exercises	p. 212
10.17 Project Threads	p. 212
Lesson 11 Making Decisions	p. 213
11.1 Boolean Variables	p. 213
11.2 The "if" Statement: Making Decisions	p. 216
11.3 A Concatenation Shortcut	p. 220
11.4 The "if...else" Structure	p. 221
11.5 Basic Input Verification	p. 225
11.6 Writing Programs	p. 227
11.7 An Advanced Example (Optional)	p. 227
11.8 Summary	p. 234
11.9 Review Questions	p. 236
11.10 Exercises	p. 237
11.11 Project Threads	p. 238
Lesson 12 Objects	p. 239
12.1 The Nature of Objects	p. 239
12.2 JavaScript Objects	p. 240
12.3 Objects and Primitives	p. 241
12.4 A Simple Program Using Objects	p. 242
12.5 Compound Objects	p. 244
12.6 The Object Model for the Browser Window	p. 245
12.7 Using Window and Document Properties	p. 247
12.8 Object Methods	p. 249
12.9 Methods of the Window Object	p. 250
12.10 The Math Object	p. 252
12.11 Summary	p. 253
12.12 Review Questions	p. 254
12.13 Exercises	p. 255
12.14 Project Threads	p. 255
Lesson 13 Introduction to Processing Html Forms	p. 256
13.1 User Events	p. 256
13.2 The Form Object	p. 258
13.3 Using Local Variables in Functions	p. 260
13.4 The With Statement	p. 264
13.5 Organizing Forms with HTML Tables	p. 264
13.6 Verification of Text Input	p. 265
13.7 An Advanced Example (Optional)	p. 267
13.8 Summary	p. 270
13.9 Review Questions	p. 271
13.10 Exercises	p. 272
13.11 Project Threads	p. 272
Lesson 14 Options in HTML forms	p. 273
14.1 The Checkbox	p. 273
14.2 Using Hidden Values for Checkboxes	p. 276
14.3 Radio Buttons and the elements[] Array	p. 278
14.4 Using Radio Buttons and the elements[] Array	p. 280
14.5 The Pull-Down Menu	p. 283
14.6 The onchange Event Handler	p. 286
14.7 Verification of User Choices	p. 287
14.8 An Advanced Example (Optional)	p. 288
14.9 Summary	p. 291
14.10 Review Questions	p. 292
14.11 Exercises	p. 292
14.12 Project Threads	p. 293
Lesson 15 Loops for Repetition	p. 294
15.1 The for Loop	p. 294
15.2 Counters in Loops	p. 297
15.3 Using Loops to Process Forms	p. 299
15.4 The while Loop	p. 304
15.5 Indefinite Verification of Prompt Input	p. 307
15.6 Nested Loops (Optional)	p. 309
15.7 An Example Using Nested Loops (Optional)	p. 311
15.8 Summary	p. 315
15.9 Review Questions	p. 315
15.10 Exercises	p. 316
15.11 Project Threads	p. 317
Lesson 16 More on Arrays	p. 318
16.1 Parallel Arrays	p. 318
16.2 The Array Object	p. 321
16.3 The Image Object and Images[] Array	p. 323
16.4 Preloading Images into Arrays	p. 325
16.5 The Onload Event Handler	p. 326
16.6 Displaying a Randomly Selected Image	p. 328
16.7 Cycling Image Displays	p. 329
16.8 Searching Arrays (Optional)	p. 331
16.9 Summary	p. 336
16.10 Review Questions	p. 337
16.11 Exercises	p. 338
16.12 Project Threads	p. 339
Lesson 17 More on Functions	p. 340
17.1 Calling Self-Defined Procedure Functions Without Event Handlers	p. 340
17.2 Using Parameters in Procedure Functions	p. 342
17.3 Opening New Windows With Form Buttons	p. 345
17.4 Image Rollovers	p. 347
17.5 Self-Defined Value Functions	p. 349
17.6 Using Boolean Return Functions to Verify Form Input	p. 354
17.7 The String Object and Verification	p. 356
17.8 Advanced Form Verification Using the String Object (Optional)	p. 358
17.9 Summary	p. 361
17.10 Review Questions	p. 362
17.11 Exercises	p. 363
17.12 Project Threads	p. 364
Lesson 18 Javascript Security and Submitting form Data	p. 365
18.1 The Password Input Element	p. 366
18.2 Importing External Scripts	p. 368
18.3 Other Security Tricks on the Client	p. 369
18.4 CGI Programs	p. 370
18.5 The Submit Button	p. 372
18.6 Using Hidden Form Elements	p. 374
18.7 Summary	p. 379
18.8 Review Questions	p. 380
18.9 Exercises	p. 381
18.10 Project Threads	p. 382
Appendix A HTML Quick Reference	p. 383
Appendix B Javascript Objects	p. 399
JavaScript Reserved Words	p. 405
Appendix C Hexadecimal Color Representations	p. 406
Appendix D Answers to Selected Review Questions	p. 409
Index	p. 419

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