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What does HTML stand for?

  • Hyperlink and Text Markup Language
  • Hyper Text Machine Language
  • Hyper Text Markup Language (correct)
  • Hyper Text Media Language

What is the purpose of HTML elements?

  • To tell the browser how to display the content. (correct)
  • To define the style of a web page.
  • To store data for a web page.
  • To create interactive elements on a web page.

What character marks the beginning of an HTML element?

  • {
  • :
  • < (correct)
  • >

What is the purpose of the DOCTYPE html> declaration?

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What is the name of the root element in an HTML document?

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What is the purpose of the head element in an HTML document?

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What is the purpose of the title element in an HTML document?

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Which of the following statements about HTML elements is true?

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What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

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Which of the following are correct attributes for the <a> tag?

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Which attribute is essential for displaying an image with the <img> tag?

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What type of HTML element always starts on a new line?

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Which HTML element is used to define a paragraph in an HTML document?

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Which of these elements is an example of an Inline element?

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What is the purpose of the <blockquote> element?

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What is the difference between <h1> and <h6> in HTML headings?

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Which HTML element is used to create a hyperlink?

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What is the purpose of the alt attribute in the <img> tag?

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What is the correct HTML code to insert a line break within a paragraph?

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Which of these is NOT an HTML attribute?

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The DOCTYPE html> declaration is placed inside the html tag.

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HTML elements that have content are called 'empty elements.'

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The head element is nested within the body element.

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All HTML documents consist of nested HTML elements.

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The title element is placed inside the body element.

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HTML elements cannot be nested within each other.

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The html element is the root element of an HTML document.

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The body element contains the visible content displayed in the browser window.

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HTML attributes are optional and provide additional information about HTML elements.

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The alt attribute is used to provide alternative text for images when they cannot be displayed.

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All attributes are specified in the start tag of an img element.

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The href attribute is used to specify the URL of a hyperlink.

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The width attribute is used to define the width of an image, but is optional.

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The img element is a block-level element.

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The div element is an inline element.

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The h1 tag is used to define the least important heading.

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The p element is used to define a heading.

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The blockquote element usually indents quoted text.

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The a tag is used to define a link.

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Flashcards

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language; standard for web pages.

HTML Document

An HTML document starts with a doctype and contains structured content.

HTML Element

A part of an HTML document defined by start tag, content, and end tag.

Nested HTML Elements

HTML elements that contain other HTML elements within them.

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Empty Elements

HTML elements that do not have content or an end tag.

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Document Type Declaration

The declaration that specifies the HTML version used in a document.

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HTML Attributes

Additional information about HTML elements that modify their behavior.

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Start Tag

The tag that begins an HTML element, defining its type.

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End Tag

The tag that indicates the end of an HTML element.

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Visible HTML Content

The content of an HTML document displayed between the body tags.

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Name/Value Pairs

Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like name='value'.

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Block-Level Elements

Block-level elements start on a new line and add space before/after.

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Inline Elements

Inline elements do not start on a new line and take up little width.

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HTML Headings

Headings are defined with

to

tags, indicating importance.

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HTML Paragraphs

Paragraphs are defined with the

tag.

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Quotations in HTML

The

element defines a section quoted from another source.

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Width and Height Attributes

Used in tag to specify image dimensions.

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Image Tag

The tag embeds images in HTML, using src attribute for the image source.

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HTML Structure

HTML describes the organized layout of content on a web page.

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Content in HTML

Content refers to text or media displayed within HTML elements.

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Root Element

The root element is the main container for the entire HTML document.

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Nested Elements

HTML elements that reside within other elements for hierarchical structure.

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Study Notes

HTML Introduction

  • HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language
  • It's the standard markup language for creating web pages
  • Defines the structure of a web page using a series of elements
  • Elements label content pieces like headings, paragraphs, links, etc.
  • Web browsers interpret HTML tags to display content.
  • HTML is used to create the content of web pages.

HTML Content

  • Markup language basics
  • Web browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari)
  • HTML documents
  • HTML elements (start tag, content, end tag)
  • Nested HTML elements (elements containing other elements)
  • Attributes (providing additional information about elements)

HTML Elements Explained

  • HTML elements: pieces of content
  • Start tag: opening tag defining an element
  • Content: text or other elements inside the element
  • End tag: closing tag specifying the element's end position
  • Empty elements: elements without content (example: <br> for line breaks)
  • Attributes: providing additional information about elements (ex: name= "value")

HTML Structure

  • The <!DOCTYPE html> declaration instructs the browser about the document type
  • The <html> tag encapsulates the entire page content
  • The <head> section contains meta-information (title, etc)
  • The <body> section contains the visible content displayed to users.

HTML Elements Details

  • Headings ( <h1> to <h6>) defining document headings. Different heading sizes.
  • Paragraphs (<p>) defining paragraphs in the text flow.
  • Quotations (<blockquote>) for quoted content. Includes cite attribute for referencing source.
  • Links (<a>) for hyperlinks to other pages. Can be absolute or relative. Can be used for email or phone links.
  • Line breaks (<br>) for initiating a new line.
  • Horizontal rules (<hr>) for creating visual dividers

HTML Phrase Elements

  • Display elements inline with context, meaning, or style.
  • <b> and <strong> for bold text (<strong> used for important content).
  • <i> and <em> for italicized or emphasized elements (<em> intended for emphasizing content).

HTML Lists

  • Ordered lists (<ol>) for numbered items (1, 2, 3 etc.)
  • Unordered lists (<ul>) for bulleted items (•)
  • Description lists (<dl>) for terms and definitions (<dt> for term, <dd> for description)

HTML Div Element

  • The <div> element is a generic container for other elements.
  • It's a block-level element that occupies the full width and typically introduces line breaks before and after.
  • Useful for grouping or styling related elements.

Structural Elements

  • <header>: usually containing document headings
  • <nav>: usually containing navigation links
  • <main>: contains the main content of a page
  • <footer>: often contains copyright information or other footer details.

HTML Tables

  • Used for presenting data in tabular format (rows and columns). <table >, <tr>, <th>, <td>
  • <caption> for table titles.
  • Enhanced tables: using , , for structuring. Different table elements (like headings, caption) must be placed in the correct order.
  • colspan for spanning columns, rowspan for spanning rows. Tables can also span multiple cells vertically (rowspan) or horizontally (colspan).

Special Characters

  • HTML entities represent special characters in the document (like copyright symbol, quotes, etc.).

Validating HTML

  • Check for syntax errors.
  • Tools: W3C HTML Validation Tool and HTML5 Validation Tool. (Links for each tool are also included).

Additional Resources

  • Website for the W3C validator
  • Other validated HTML 5 resources

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