Introduction to HTML

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What does HTML primarily describe?

  • The interaction between server and client
  • The networking protocols for web communication
  • The data storage format for web applications
  • The structure of a webpage (correct)

Who is recognized as the father of HTML?

  • Brendan Eich
  • Steve Wozniak
  • Tim Berners-Lee (correct)
  • Mark Zuckerberg

What does the acronym HTML stand for?

  • HyperText Markup Language (correct)
  • HyperText Manipulation Language
  • HyperText Model Language
  • HyperText Marking Language

Which syntax is correct for the doctype declaration in HTML5?

<!DOCTYPE html> (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is typically responsible for rendering an HTML page?

<p>Web browser (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following characterizes a difference between HTML and XHTML?

<p>HTML does not require escaping special characters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is metadata usually contained in an HTML document?

<p>In the head tag (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you write comments in HTML?

<!-- This is a comment --> (B) Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

HTML Basics

  • HTML describes the structure of webpages through a set markup language.
  • It is the standard markup language used for creating web pages.
  • HTML uses elements to indicate how the content should be displayed by the browser.

Father of HTML

  • Tim Berners-Lee is recognized as the father of HTML.

Definition of HTML

  • HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.

Doctype Syntax in HTML5

  • The correct syntax for doctype in HTML5 is <!DOCTYPE html>.

HTML Rendering

  • A web browser is used to read and render an HTML page.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

  • Tags and attributes are case-sensitive in XHTML, while they are case-insensitive in HTML.
  • Special characters in XHTML must be escaped using character entities, unlike in HTML.
  • The charset for HTML is “text/html”, while for XHTML it is “application/xml+xhtml”.

Headings in HTML

  • The <h1> tag is used to insert the largest heading in HTML.

Document Object Model (DOM)

  • DOM refers to a convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML documents.

Metadata in HTML

  • Metadata is contained within the <head> tag of an HTML document.

Highlighted Text in HTML5

  • The <mark> element is used to highlight text in HTML5.

HTML5 Tags

  • Certain tags are unique to HTML5. Specific tags or elements to identify those unique aspects may be listed.

Writing Comments in HTML

  • Comments in HTML are written using the syntax <!-- comment text -->.

Video Content in HTML5

  • The <video> element is used to define video or movie content in HTML5.

HTML Table Layout Elements

  • The properties "color" is not associated with HTML table layout. Others like alignment, size, and spanning are used.

Styling HTML5 Layout

  • CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is the element used for styling HTML5 layouts.

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