HTML Flashcards
Where do you put non-visible content about the HTML document?
Inside the head element.
Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?
Inside the body element.
Where do the head and body tags go in a valid HTML document?
The head and body elements go inside the html element.
What is the purpose of a !DOCTYPE declaration?
It informs the browser which version of HTML the page uses.
Give five examples of HTML element tags.
div, p, head, body, h1, img, span…
What is the purpose of HTML attributes?
To provide additional information about the contents of the element (ie what the content is).
Give an example of an HTML entity (escape character)
Escape characters are used to represent symbols the browser may mistake for code such as angle brackets, single or double quotes, and other symbols.
How do block-level elements affect the document flow?
Block elements start a new line (ie causes a line break)
How do inline elements affect the document flow?
Inline elements continue on the same line as the previous element; they do not start a new line
What are the default width and height of a block-level element?
Default width: the entire horizontal width of the parent element
Default height: height of the contents
What are the default width and height of an inline element?
Width: the width of its contents
Height: the height of contents
What is the difference between an ordered list and an unordered list in HTML?
Ordered list: each list item is numbered to indicate order
Unordered list: each list item begins with a bullet point or similar symbol which does not indicate order
Is an HTML list a block element or an inline element?
A block element.
What HTML tag is used to link to another website?
The a tag with the href attribute.
What is an absolute URL?
The full web address to a website (including domain name); used for linking to another website.
What is a relative URL?
A relative URL tells the browser where a page is relative to the current page and does not include a domain name; used for linking to another page within the same site.
How do you indicate the relative link to a parent directory?
. . / fileName
How do you indicate the relative link to a child directory?
childDirectoryName / fileName
How do you indicate the relative link to a grand parent directory?
. . / . . / fileName
How do you indicate the relative link to the same directory?
fileName
What is the purpose of an HTML form element?
Collecting information from the user
Give five examples of form control elements.
single-line text input, radio button input, checkbox input, button, textarea, select
Give three examples of type attributes for HTML elements.
type, name, value; all input elements have these attributes
Is an HTML element a block element or an inline element?
inline
What are the six primary HTML elements for creating tables?
table, thead, tbody, tr (table row), td (table data), th (table header)
What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?
They separate table headings from table content(data); similar to how an html document is also divided into head and body elements.
Give two examples of data that would lend itself well to being displayed in a table.
grades, sport stats, survey results, a schedule
