Introduction to Web Development using HTML 5
By: Kris Jamsa, Ph.D.

Chapter 17: The Need for HTML 5

This chapter examines HTML 5. By the time you finish this chapter, you will understand the following key concepts:

● How HTML 5 is a step in the HTML evolutionary process
● How HTML 5 introduces support for mobile devices, such as geopositioning
● How HTML 5 makes it easier for developers to integrate video and audio into a webpage
● How HTML 5 provides a canvas region within a webpage where developers can use JavaScript to code dynamic graphics operations
● How HTML 5 provides session-based storage and longer-term storage, using 5MB capacity objects that are similar in concept to client-side cookies

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