Web Technologies 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?
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
Internal/embedded CSS,
External CSS
Where do you write internal CSS
It’s placed inside the style tags and is entered directly within the HTML document
Where do you write external CSS
You write it in a separate document
How do you use external CSS in your HTML code?
You use the <link></link> tag
What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is a language used on webpages to add interactivity
Is JavaScript interpreted or compiled?
Interpreted
What is a search engine
A program that searches through a database of internet addresses looking for a resource based on a criteria set by the client/user
What software does a search engine use
Web crawlers
What does a Web Crawler do?
Travels across the internet collecting keywords and phrases from a web page and adding it to an index of web resources
