This document discusses web development, mobile applications, and cross-platform development. It defines web development as communication between a server and client using HTTP. It describes three types of mobile apps: native, web, and hybrid. Hybrid apps combine native and web technologies to leverage both web content and native capabilities. The document then discusses cross-platform development, which allows building apps that can be used on multiple mobile platforms using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It lists some popular cross-platform tools like Apache Cordova, PhoneGap, and Xamarin.