Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver

Chapter 17: HTML, Scripting, and Interactivity

Go Online Activities 17.2

Introduction:
Explore different types of scripting languages.

Directions:
Read the questions below.
Click on the Destination Site link(s) to open a new browser window.
Apply what you learn to answer the questions.
Check your work carefully, and click Submit.

Destination Site: Developer.com Gamelan — A Java Resource
Destination Site: Scripts.com Online Web Scripts Dictionary

Note: If this link is inactive or to find other Internet sites with similar information, get permission from your teacher to use a search engine.
Here are some keywords you might use:
client-side scripts, server-side scripts, Java tutorials, JavaScript tutorials, CGI scripts

1
Is Java the same as JavaScript? Explain your answer.
2
Which tag set would you use to place JavaScript code into a Web page?
3
What standard set of rules allows Web pages to interact with server-side scripts?
4
List three examples of languages used to write CGI scripts.
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