I was already aware of much of the information in Chapter 1 from prior classes or from experience. I have taken our PHP course, and we worked with HTML to style our webpages. I am extremely comfortable with the HTML tags that were used in this chapter, such as the bold, italic, and anchor tags. I have also taken two networking courses and an Internet basics course where networking and internet concepts were covered. In a visual design course I took, we also discussed copyright, since you must be careful about what you use when adding pictures, videos, graphics, etc., to a product.

In terms of the rest of the chapter, it is all about browsers and their features. I have been using different browsers from an early age, so I am extremely familiar with what they all have to offer. I was already familiar with most of the listed terms because you naturally learn them as you use different browsers more. In addition, many browsers are similar in their format and capabilities, so once you are comfortable with one, you can find your way around many of the others. I personally have customized my browser to fit my needs and style, including bookmarks and a theme.

One new thing I learned is that a URL is made of four parts. I knew it included the protocol and the domain name, but I did not realize the path to the folder/directory and the name of the file made up the rest of the URL. I also did not know that a link on a webpage that opens an email addressed to a specific person is called a mailto link. I was not aware that you can save entire webpages in three formats: a complete webpage, HTML only, or a text only file. Lastly, I did not know that you could set a specific webpage as your default homepage when you open the browser. I am not sure if it is something I will ever use, but it is good to know for the future.