Web Development Flashcards
What is HTML?
HTML is the language script that web pages are written in.
What does HTML do?
HTML allows a browser to interpret and render a webpage.
What is a tag in HTML?
HTML code is made up of tags; tags are the names given to values written within angle brackets i.e. h1.
What is an identifier selector?
An identifier selector is a value that follows a hashtag.
What is a class selector?
A class selector is a value that follows a full stop.
What is CSS?
CSS is a script language like HTML except it’s used to describe the style of a webpage.
What are the names of the two methods of applying CSS?
The two methods of applying CSS are internal (embedded) CSS and external CSS.
Where do you write internal CSS?
Internal CSS is placed inside the style tags and is entered directly within the HTML document.
Where do you write external CSS?
You write external CSS in a separate document.
How do you use external CSS in your HTML code?
You use the link tag.
What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is a language used on webpages to add interactivity.
Is JavaScript interpreted or compiled?
JavaScript is interpreted.
What is a search engine?
A search engine is a program that searches through a database of internet addresses looking for a resource based on criteria set by the client/user.
What software does a search engine use?
Search engines use web crawlers.
What does a Web Crawler do?
A Web Crawler travels across the internet collecting keywords and phrases from a web page and adding them to an index of web resources.
