M2- What is HTML?

Question 1

Who invented HTML and why?

Answer 1

HTML was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a physicist. He developed it to help him and his colleagues from around the world share information easily.

Question 2

What does HTML stand for, and what do its components mean?

Answer 2

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. “Hypertext” refers to text containing links to other texts, and “Markup” refers to the tags and elements used within a document.

Question 3

What is an HTML file, and what suffix does it usually have?

Answer 3

An HTML file is a text file with a specific structure, consisting of elements and tags. It usually has a .html suffix.

Question 4

What is typically the name of the first HTML file that is returned to a browser when visiting a website?

Answer 4

The first HTML file is often called index.html.

Question 5

What are HTML tags and elements?

Answer 5

An HTML element consists of an opening tag, content, and often a closing tag. Tags are enclosed in angle brackets (< >), with the opening tag starting the element and the closing tag ending it.

Question 6

What does it mean that HTML elements can be nested?

Answer 6

It means that one HTML element can contain another element inside it.

Question 7

What are self-closing or empty elements in HTML? Can you provide an example?

Answer 7

Self-closing or empty elements are those that do not need a closing tag. An example is the line break tag.

Question 8

Who maintains the HTML specification, and what is it called?

Answer 8

The HTML specification is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Question 9

What happens when the HTML specification changes?

Answer 9

When the specification changes, a new version of HTML is standardized. The current version is HTML5.

Question 10

What role does HTML play in web development?

Answer 10

HTML builds the structure of a web page and describes to the web browser what content to display.