tables

Question 1

what is a table?

Answer 1

a table is a way of displaying information in a grid format for example a timetable

Question 2

what is the basic table structure?

Answer 2

(table)
(tr)
(td) data (/td)
(/tr)
(/table)

Question 3

what is the table element?

Answer 3

the table element is used to create a table, the contents of the table are written out using rows

Question 4

what is the (tr) element?

Answer 4

the (tr) element is used to create a row within a table. there can be multiple table rows within a table

Question 5

what is the (td) element?

Answer 5

the (td) element is used to insert data into the table. stands for table data

Question 6

what is the (th) element?

Answer 6

the (th) element is the table heading and is used to provide a heading for each column

Question 7

when creating a long table with lots of data what 3 elements can we use to help separate the information to make it more user friendly?

Answer 7

(thead) (tbody) (tfoot)

Question 8

what is the (thead) element used for?

Answer 8

the (thead) is used to add headings at the top of a table

Question 9

what is the (tbody) element?

Answer 9

the (tbody) is used to add data into the table and serves as a main section of the table

Question 10

what is the (tfoot) element?

Answer 10

the (tfoot) is used to provide a footer at the bottom of a table, usually where results are stored