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Topic A1 Flashcards

1
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What is a network?

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A structure where information and services can be shared among different devices

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2
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A ____ or a _____ sends or receives data electronically.

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host, node

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3
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What is a local area network?

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A network confined to a small geographic area such as inside a building

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What is a wide area network? Which WAN is the largest one?

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A network that covers a wide area, such as a cluster of buildings or even cities. The largest WAN is the internet

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In a nutshell, what is the purpose of XML?

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It is a general language to store data

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What is the general syntax of XML?

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XML documents are text documents containing formatting instructions called tags that are enclosed in angled brackets. The tags are case sensitive, must be closed with a forward slash, can contain attributes, are all enclosed in only ONE root tag, and must be properly nested.

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What does the declaration do in an XML document?

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It specifies the version of XML being used

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Relating to databases, what is an advantage of using XML?

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XML can be transferred to databases easily

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What does the ‘ML’ stand for in XML or HTML?

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Markup Language. A language for presenting information by identifying different document elements

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10
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What was the purpose of the World Wide Web Consortium?

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the W3C created a set of standards for all browser manufacturers to follow.

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What is the difference between HTML and XHTML?

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XHTML is simply a different version of HTML following the stricter syntax of XML.

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What does the head tag of a HTML document contain?

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The head tag contains information about the web page. This information is not displayed on the web page

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In the head tag, what does the title tag do?

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The title tag determines what text shows up on the tab

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In the head tag, what does the script tag do?

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The script tag contains java script to set out rules for interaction

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In the head tag, what does the meta tag do?

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The meta tag provides meta data for the web page. Ex. charset, name

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What does the body tag of a HTML document, which is always placed after the head tag, contain?

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The body tag contains the content that will be visible on the webpage

17
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What are some of the tags the section off parts of a web page?

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In HTML5, there is the header, nav, section, aside, and footer tag. In non-HTML5 web pages, there is the div tag

18
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What are element attributes and what are their syntax?

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Element attributes provides extra information about the purpose of an element to the browser.
General syntax is

19
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_____ _____ is the process by which a computer converts text into a sequence of bytes and vice versa when it stores the text and when the
text is read.

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Character encoding

20
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HTML uses ____/____ _____ to mark the major topical areas of a page. What are some examples of these?

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sectioning/semantic elements. Examples include the aside, article, footer, header, nav, and section

21
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What is a style sheet?

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A style sheet is a set of rules specifying how elements display themselves. It is written in the CSS language

22
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How do you link a style sheet to a HTML document?

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23
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What is a character set?

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A character set is a set of characters and symbols rendered by the browser

24
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_____ _____ is content imported from another resource

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Embedded content

25
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What are inline images?

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Inline images are images that are placed like test-level elements in line with surrounding content.
Use <img></img>

26
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State and describe the four different types of lists

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  • Ordered lists
  • Unordered lists
  • Description lists, which contain a list of terms and matching descriptions
  • Navigation lists, which are unordered lists of hypertext links placed within the nav element
27
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How is hypertext created?

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Enclosing an element with an <a></a>

28
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How does a hypertext link determine the type of resource being pointed to?

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With “scheme: location”, where scheme indicates the resource type and location provides the resource

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