HTML (HTML4/XHTML) Vs HTML5:
1. Definition & Purpose HTML (HTML4/XHTML): Standard markup language for creating web pages (introduced in 1999). Focused on basic structure (text, links, images). HTML5: The latest version (2014), designed for modern web applications . Adds support for multimedia, interactivity, and semantic elements . 2. Key Differences Feature HTML (HTML4/XHTML) HTML5 Doctype Complex: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"> Simple: <!DOCTYPE html> Character Encoding Required: <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"> Simplified: <meta charset="UTF-8"> Multimedia Support Relied on third-party plugins (Flash, Silverlight). Built-in <audio> , <video> , <canvas> (no plugins needed). Semantic Elements Used generic <div> for structure. Introduces <header> , <footer> , <artic...