HTML

Question 1

Where do you put non-visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 1

In the head element

Question 2

Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 2

In the body element

Question 3

Where do the head and body tags go in a valid HTML document?

Answer 3

Between the opening and closing tags of the HTML element

Question 4

What is the purpose of a !DOCTYPE declaration?

Answer 4

It tells the browser which version to expect when interpreting the code

Question 5

Give five examples of HTML element tags.

Answer 5

head, body, title, meta, p, h1, span, div, img, a, etc.

Question 6

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 6

To provide addition information about an HTML element

Question 7

Give an example of an HTML entity (escape character).

Answer 7

& c o p y ;

Question 8

How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

Answer 8

They start a new line in the parent element

Question 9

How do inline elements affect the document flow?

Answer 9

They appear immediately where they are coded in, without starting a new line unless more space is needed

Question 10

What are the default width and height of a block-level element?

Answer 10

The width is the the entire width (100%) of the parent element, and the height is however much is needed (auto)

Question 11

What are the default width and height of an inline element?

Answer 11

The width and height is the minimum necessary to display the element (auto)

Question 12

What is the difference between an ordered list and an unordered list in HTML?

Answer 12

Ordered lists are numbered while unordered lists use bullets

Question 13

Is an HTML list a block element or an inline element?

Answer 13

a block element

Question 14

What HTML tag is used to link to another website?

Answer 14

a (anchor)

Question 15

What is an absolute URL?

Answer 15

A URL that contains the entire address of a page, often linking to an external location

Question 16

What is a relative URL?

Answer 16

A URL linking to a page based on its location relative to the current page

Question 17

How do you indicate the relative link to a parent directory?

Answer 17

Use ../ to move to the parent directory

Question 18

How do you indicate the relative link to a child directory?

Answer 18

Start with the name of the child directory

Question 19

How do you indicate the relative link to a grand parent directory?

Answer 19

Use ../../ to move up 2 levels of parent directories

Question 20

How do you indicate the relative link to the same directory?

Answer 20

Use either ./ or nothing

Question 21

What is the purpose of an HTML form element?

Answer 21

To enclose elements that collect data from the user

Question 22

Give five examples of form control elements.

Answer 22

input, textarea, select, option, fieldset

Question 23

Give three examples of type attributes for HTML input elements.

Answer 23

text, password, radio, checkbox, submit

Question 24

Is an HTML input element a block element or an inline element?

Answer 24

inline

Question 25

What are the six primary HTML elements for creating tables?

Answer 25

table, thead, tbody, tr, td, th

Question 26

What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?

Answer 26

They group elements by function and allow for easy CSS application

Question 27

Give two examples of data that would lend itself well to being displayed in a table.

Answer 27

city/state/country population, student grades, user age, sector budgets