HTML

Question 1

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

Answer 1

In the head element of the HTML document.

Question 2

Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 2

In the body element of the HTML document.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

In the html element of the HTML document.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a doctype declaration?

Answer 4

The doctype declaration tells the browser which version of HTML the document is written in.

(!doctype html tells the browser that the document is written in HTML5)

Question 5

Give five examples of HTML element types.

Answer 5

html, head, title, body, and h1-h6.

(p, span, a, ol, ul, li, em, strong, del, ins, etc.)

Question 6

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 6

The purpose of HTML attributes is to provide additional information about HTML elements.

(Color, size, and other features)

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Ampersand, copyright, and registered trademark are a few examples of HTML entities.

Question 8

How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

Answer 8

Block-level elements force a new line to begin in the document flow.

Question 9

How do inline elements affect the document flow?

Answer 9

Inline elements do not force a new line to begin in the document flow.

Question 10

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

Answer 10

The default width of a block-level element is the width of its parent element.

The default height of a block-level element is the height of its contents.

Question 11

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

Answer 11

The default width of an inline element is the width of its contents.

The default height of an inline element is the height of its contents.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Ordered lists create a list of related items in a specific order using numerical values.

Unordered lists create a list of related items in no particular order using bullets.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

An HTML list is a block element because each list item starts on a new line.

Question 14

What HTML tag is used to link to another website?

Answer 14

The HTML tag used to link to another website is the a (or anchor) tag.

Question 15

What is an absolute URL?

Answer 15

An absolute URL contains a domain name which points the user to a file on a different website.

Question 16

What is a relative URL?

Answer 16

A relative URL contains a file path which points the user to a file on the same website.

Question 17

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

Answer 17

The relative link to a parent directory is indicated by “../”.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

The relative link to a child directory is indicated by “folder name/file name”.

Question 19

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

Answer 19

The relative link to a grand parent directory is indicated by “../../”.

Question 20

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

Answer 20

The relative link to the same directory is indicated by “file name”.

Question 21

What is the purpose of an HTML form element?

Answer 21

The purpose of an HTML form element is to represent a section of a document used for submitting information.

Question 22

Give five examples of form control elements.

Answer 22

form, input, textarea, select, option.

Question 23

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

Answer 23

text, password, and radio.

(checkbox, file, submit, image, hidden, date, email, url, search, etc.)

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The HTML input element is an inline-block element.

Question 25

What are the six primary HTML elements for creating tables?

Answer 25

table, tr, td, th, thead, and tbody.

(there is also tfoot)

Question 26

What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?

Answer 26

The thead element defines a set of rows that serve as a table’s column headers.

The tbody element defines a set of rows that serve as a table’s content.

Question 27

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

Answer 27

A schedule or leaderboard