HTML

Question 1

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

Answer 1

The head element. (metadata)

Question 2

Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 2

The body element.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

The head and body elements are located within the html element as siblings. The starting tags go at the beginning of the element.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a DOCTYPE declaration?

Answer 4

Declaration lets the browser know what version of HTML it is.

Question 5

Give five examples of HTML element types.

Answer 5

h1, img, p, span, div

Question 6

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 6

Attach additional data to an element and its content.

Question 7

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

Answer 7

& followed by copy; for copyright symbol.

Question 8

How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

Answer 8

Block-level elements start on a new line and take up the whole width of the containing block.

Question 9

How do inline elements affect the document flow?

Answer 9

Inline elements happen within a line. Not breaking the flow and staying within the boundaries of the tags.

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Width: entire horizontal space of container.

Height: height of content within element.

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Width/Height: only as much as the element needs.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

○Ordered list is sorted in order, whilst unordered list isn’t (order of list items doesn’t matter).

Question 13

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

Answer 13

ul, ol, and li are all block elements.

Question 14

What HTML tag is used to link to another website?

Answer 14

a, with the attribute href=”url” to determine where the link will take the user.

Question 15

What is an absolute URL?

Answer 15

Domain name + path to page (if not included, takes user to homepage).

Question 16

What is a relative URL?

Answer 16

File or file path relative to the folder that the HTML is located.

Question 17

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

Answer 17

○ ../file.html

Question 18

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

Answer 18

foldername/file.html

Question 19

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

Answer 19

../../file.html

Question 20

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

Answer 20

file.html

Question 21

What is the purpose of an HTML form element?

Answer 21

Lets the user interact with the website and provide data for the server to use/process.

Question 22

Give five examples of form control elements.

Answer 22

input, text area, select, option, button

Question 23

Give three examples of type attribute values for HTML input elements.

Answer 23

text, radio, 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, tr, td, th, thead, tbody, and (tfoot)

Question 26

What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?

Answer 26

Separate the header and the body of the table to allow for specialized styling.

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Financial reports and schedules