Tables

Question 1

HTML Tables

html element that initializes a table on a page

Answer 1

[table]

ex

[table]

…

[/table]

Question 2

HTML Tables

once a table has been defined, table rows can be added with this element

Answer 2

[tr]

ex

[table]

[tr]

[/tr]

[/table]

Question 3

HTML Tables

once table rows have been defined, cells can be added with this element

Answer 3

[td]

ex

[table]

[tr]

[td]…[/td]

[td]…[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

Question 4

HTML Tables

to designate a heading for a column or row of cells, use this element

Answer 4

[th]

works just like [td] but provides semantic value

ex

[table]

[tr]

[th scope=”col”]…[/th]

[th scope=”col”]…[/th]

[/tr]

[tr]

[td]…[/td]

[td]…[/td]

[/tr]

[/table]

Question 5

HTML Tables

element that provides a caption or title for a table

Answer 5

[caption]

ex

[table]

[caption]Some title here[/caption]

[/table]

Question 6

HTML Tables

element that wraps the heading row or rows of a table to denote the head

Answer 6

[thead]

should be placed after the caption and before the body and foot elements

Question 7

HTML Tables

element that should contain the primary data within a table

Answer 7

[tbody]

Question 8

HTML Tables

element that contains data that outlines the contents of a table

Answer 8

[tfoot]

Question 9

HTML Tables

attributes that can be added to [td] or [th] elements to specify the height or width in rows and columns

Answer 9

rowspan, colspan

ex

[td rowspan=”2”]…[/td]

[td colspan=”2”]…[/td]

Question 10

HTML Tables

property that determines a table’s border model

Answer 10

border-collapse

Question 11

HTML Tables

the three possible values for the border-collapse property

Answer 11

collapse, separate, and inherit

Question 12

HTML Tables

default value for border-collapse property

Answer 12

separate

Question 13

HTML Tables

meaning of table { border-collapse: separate; }

Answer 13

all of the table’s elements’ borders will stack up next to one another

Question 14

HTML Tables

meaning of table { border-collapse: collapse; }

Answer 14

condenses the borders into one, choosing the table cell as the primary border

Question 15

HTML Tables

property that determines how much space, if any, appears between the borders of a table

Answer 15

border-spacing

Question 16

HTML Tables

border-spacing property only works when border-collapse is set to this

Answer 16

separate (default)

Question 17

HTML Tables

how to set separate horizontal and vertical values with border-spacing

Answer 17

table { border-spacing: 2px 4px }