Beginning HTML and CSS

Question 1

in html what is the h1 tag?

Answer 1

• First level headline elements label important sections of a page, just like in a newspaper.

Question 2

in html what is the purpose of the form element

Answer 2

to accept user input

Question 3

in html can you nest forms

Answer 3

no

Question 4

in html forms what is the action attr used for

Answer 4

The action attribute specifies the web address of a program that processes the information submitted via the form

Question 5

in html forms what is the method attr used for

Answer 5

The method attribute specifies the HTTP method that the browser should use to submit the form, such as POST or GET. Forms cannot be nested inside one another

Question 6

in html what does the post method do in refernece to a form

Answer 6

submit the body of the form

Question 7

in html how is the get method represented in the url

Answer 7

it is appended to the url separated by ?’s &’s

Question 8

in html forms what is the input tag used for

Answer 8

he input element is used to create many different types of form controls. The type attribute specifies what kind of form control should be rendered, such as text, email, passwords, and more. The name attribute is submitted with form data so that server-side code can parse the information.

Question 9

in html what is the textarea tag used for

Answer 9

The textarea element accepts multiple lines of text from the user. Most browsers will render the textarea element with a widget to allow for resizing the editing area.

Question 10

in html is a textarea self closing tags?

Answer 10

no

Question 11

in html is the input a self closing tag

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

in html what is required to submit a form

Answer 12

a submit button

Question 13

in html what is the button tag

Answer 13

Just as the name implies, the button element will render a clickable button. The type attribute specifies whether the button should submit the form data, reset the form, or have no default behavior for use with JavaScript.

Question 14

in an html button what types are available

Answer 14

submit, reset

Question 15

in an html button what does a type of reset do

Answer 15

resets form data

Question 16

in html what is the label element

Answer 16

The label element helps to organize forms by assigning some helpful text to a form control. This text helps the user to understand what kind of data they should add to each form field.

Question 17

in html what is the benefit of adding the “for” attribute to a label

Answer 17

selecting the label sets the cursor inside the input field

Question 18

in html what is the fieldset element for

Answer 18

The fieldset element wraps multiple form elements into common groups. This can help organize a form and make it easier to understand for users.

Question 19

in html what is the legend element for

Answer 19

The legend element is similar to the label element, but instead of labeling a form control, it labels a fieldset. Adding a legend to a fieldset can provide some helpful context for users that are filling out a form.

Question 20

in html what is a logical example of using the fieldset element

Answer 20

a mailing address

Question 21

in html what is the select element for

Answer 21

The select element renders a drop-down menu that contains selectable options. This type of form control is ideal for scenarios where the user must choose one option from a preset list of 5 or more choices.

Question 22

in html what is the option element for

Answer 22

The option element represents one of the choices that a user can choose in a select menu. It should always be nested inside of a select element.

Question 23

in html what is the optgroup element for

Answer 23

The optgroup element wraps one or more option elements and helps to create logical groups. The label attribute specifies the text that the optgroup should display above the nested options.

Question 24

In HTML 5 what is needed as the first line

Answer 24

<!DOCTYPE>

Question 25

In html what do you need to group radio buttons

Answer 25

the radio buttons have to share the same value for the name atr