HTML

Question 1

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

Answer 1

You would put inside the head tag element at the beginning, after the html doc type element.

Question 2

Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 2

In between element

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Both child elements of HTML
Head - contains info about the page. Rather than info that is shown the main part of the browser window,
Body - everything inside this element is shown within the main browser window.
Head and Body are siblings

Question 4

What is the purpose of a declaration?

Answer 4

To tell a browser which version of html this page is using

Can also help in rendering a page correctly

Question 5

Give five examples of HTML element types.

Answer 5

<img></img>

Question 6

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 6

Attributes provide additional information about the contents of an element
Made up of two parts, a name and a value. Separated by an equal sign
Every HTML element has its own behavior

Question 7

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

Answer 7

< 
<
>
>
& 
&
“
&

Question 8

How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

Answer 8

They stare a new line in the browser window

Examples of block elements are h1, p, ul, li

Question 9

How do inline elements affect the document flow?

Answer 9

Elements that will always appear to continue on the same line as their neighboring elements
a , b, em, img

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Block-level element occupies the entire horizontal space of its parent element (container), and vertical space equal to the height of its contents, thereby creating a “block”.
100% - width
Auto - height

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Width - auto
Height - auto (equal to the contents)
Take exactly as much space as is required/needed

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Ordered list
Where each item in the list is numbered
Unordered list
Lists that begin with a bullet point
Rather than characters that dictate orders

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Block element

Question 14

What HTML tag is used to link to another website?

Answer 14

<a> tag element, however, you should use absolute URL when linking to another website
Anchor element
Called anchor element because it is ‘dropping anchor in a certain spot’</a>

Question 15

What is an absolute URL?

Answer 15

Full web address
An absolute URL starts with the protocol and domain name for that site, and can be followed by the path to a specific page.

Question 16

What is a relative URL?

Answer 16

These are like a shorthand version of absolute URLs because you do not need to specify domain name
Used to take to to pages within the same site

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Use ../ to indicate the folder above the current one, then follow it with the file name

Question 18

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

Answer 18

For a child folder, use the name of the child folder, followed by a forward slash, then the file name.
music/listing.html

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Repeat the ../ to indicate that you want to go up two folders (rather than one). Then follow it with the file name
../../index.html

Question 20

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

Answer 20

To link to a file in the same folder, just use the file name. Nothing else is needed

Question 21

What is the purpose of an HTML form element?

Answer 21

Used to collect information from visitors to your site

Boundary that the form control elements are meant to be within

Question 22

Give five examples of form control elements.

Answer 22

Text input
Password input
text area
Radio buttons
Check boxes - 
 Drop down boxes -

Question 23

Give three examples of type attribute values for HTML elements.

Answer 23

Type = “text” or type = “password” or type = “radio”
Name
size

Question 24

Is an HTML 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

• used to create a table
  
  • indicates the start of the row
    row
• heading should sit inside
• body should sit inside - it is a cell within the add a header

Question 26

What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?

Answer 26

The HTML element defines a set of rows defining the head of the columns of the table.
encapsulates a set of table rows ( elements), indicating that they comprise the body of the table
They are structural and help with search engine optimization