COM271, Review Week 1

HTML Review I

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Answer these questions by reviewing the notes for week 1.

  1. What global entity is the primary source of the code for html and CSS?
  2. What three languages does the W3C support for structure, layout, and client-side programming?
  3. What does DHTML refer to? Which of the three languages (previous question) are needed for DHTML?
  4. What is the difference between a block element and an inline element? Give one example of each.
  5. <div> and <span> are generic elements. Which one is a block element?
  6. On what website (URL) can I find a list of all html elements and their corresponding attributes?
  7. Why is it better not to include all of the page content of a complex page (nested tables, for example) within a single table used for positioning?
  8. Describe the difference between the html attributes cellspacing and cellpadding.
  9. What is the <sup> tag used for?
  10. What attribute and value would I use to make a blue background color for a table?

These questions are worth one point each. Grades for each question are 0 or 1 (no partial credit). Total points this review: 10. At the end of the course, total points will be added, divided by 100, and that fraction will be applied to 20% of your grade (maximum points from reviews is 20% of grade). See Assignments and Grading.