HTML is the language of the internet. All web pages on the internet start from the simple language of HTML. Some go into more complex coding like Java or CGI but when you boil it down HTML remains on top.

HTML is short for Hyper Text Markup Language. The language of the Internet has been around almost as long as Mil-Net. Mil-Net is what the Internet is based upon. Originally, only scientists given permission to access Mil-Net were allowed upon what is now known as the modern Internet.

Even though many people believe the Internet is owned by a single company, it really is not. The Internet is a vast network of computers that have come together to share information. This means that everytime you dial in and your ISP (Internet Service Provider) registers you an IP (Internet Port) address, you become a part owner of the cyberspace.

As part owner of the vastness of the Internet, you need to have some understanding of what you are doing. Your web browser is not what the Internet reads. If that was true you would need to have a copy of the webpage you make for every commonly used browser. Instead, there is the standard of HTML. All your web browser does is interpret the HTML that is given to it. That is how someone on a Linux machine can read what someone wrote on a PS/2 or an IBM compatable.