HTML

Question 1

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

Answer 1

The head element. It contains metadata - information about the data aka information about the website not seen by the user or displayed on the webpage

Question 2

Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 2

The body element. Content in the body element will be displayed on the webpage

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Within the html element

Question 4

What is the purpose of a DOCTYPE declaration?

Answer 4

To inform the browser which version of html is being used. !DOCTYPE html tells the browser to use the most up to date (or recent) version of html, which is currently html 5.

Question 5

Give five examples of HTML element types

Answer 5

heading (h1, h2, etc), img, span, body, html

Question 6

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 6

to add information that configures or adjusts the behavior of elements

Question 7

Give an example of an HTML entity (escape character)

Answer 7

& copy ; © (copyright symbol)
& reg ; ® (registered trademark)

Note - no spaces between the ampersand, letters, and semi-colon

Question 8

How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

Answer 8

Block-level elements take up the entire width of their container. An element placed after a block element in html will appear below it on a new line.

Question 9

How do inline elements affect the document flow?

Answer 9

Inline elements only take up the space they need (aka the space of their content)

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Height - is the height of its content

Width - is the width of its container

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Height: Auto
Width: The width of its content

Question 12

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

Answer 12

An ordered list is used for organized ordered content in a numbered list. An unordered list is used for lists where organization does not mater; they are displayed with bullet points.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

An HTML list is a block element. (the li elements within ul or ol are also block elements themselves)

Question 14

What HTML tag is used to link to another website?

Answer 14

Anchor element: a href=”””

Question 15

What is an absolute URL?

Answer 15

A link to an external source

Question 16

What is a relative URL?

Answer 16

A link to the same site or directory

Question 17

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

Answer 17

../filename

Question 18

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

Answer 18

directory/filename

Question 19

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

Answer 19

../../filename

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Just use the file name

Question 21

What is the purpose of an HTMLformelement?

Answer 21

Get information from the user

Question 22

Give five examples of form control elements

Answer 22

input, select, button, option, text area

Question 23

Give three examples oftypeattribute values for HTMLinputelements.

Answer 23

password, radio, text

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Inline (inline-block)

Question 25

What are the six primary HTML elements for creating tables?

Answer 25

table, thead, th, tbody, tr, td,(tfoot) not necessary but can be used for styling purposes

Question 26

What purpose do thetheadandtbodyelements serve?

Answer 26

thead is for the headings for the data

tbody is used for the data

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Stocks and sports data

Question 28

Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?

Answer 28

Viewport meta tag