HTML

Question 1

Where do you put non-visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 1

In the head. It holds the metadata

Question 2

Where do you put the visible content about the HTML document?

Answer 2

In the body. It holds what will be displayed on the page.

Question 3

Where do the head and the body tags go in a valid HTML document?

Answer 3

In the HTML element.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a !DOCTYPE declaration?

Answer 4

Tells the browser what sort of document it will be encountering (HTML 4 or 5, etc.)

Question 5

Give 5 examples of HTML element types.

Answer 5

• head
• body
• p
• img
• h1

Question 6

What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

Answer 6

They give additional info about the element they are on

Question 7

Give an example of HTML entity (escape character).

Answer 7

Ampersand or Copyright

Question 8

How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

Answer 8

Block-level elements appear on a separate line and takes up the entire line its on

Question 9

How do inline elements affect the document flow?

Answer 9

Inline elements affect the text in the line and does not create a new line for a new block

Question 10

What are the the default width and height of a block-level element?

Answer 10

100% (width) by auto (height)

Question 11

What are the default width and height of an inline-element?

Answer 11

Auto (width) by auto (height)

Question 12

What is the difference between and ordered list and an unordered list in HTML?

Answer 12

Ordered lists are bulleted with numbers

Unordered lists are bulleted with just bullet points

Question 13

Is an HTML list a block element or an inline element?

Answer 13

HTML lists are block elements

Question 14

What HTML tag is used to link to another website?

Answer 14

Anchor tag (a href= “ “)

Question 15

What is an absolute URL?

Answer 15

Links to another page outside of our current document

Question 16

What is a relative URL?

Answer 16

Links to a file within the file/document

Question 17

How do you indicate the relative link to a parent directory?

Answer 17

../file name

Question 18

How do you indicate the relative link to a child directory?

Answer 18

child folder name/file name

Question 19

How do you indicate the relative link to a grand parent directory?

Answer 19

../../file name

Question 20

How do you indicate the relative link to the same directory?

Answer 20

/file name

Question 21

What is the purpose of an HTML form element?

Answer 21

Collects user input in HTML document

Question 22

Give 5 examples of form control elements (elements that compose the form).

Answer 22

• option
• select
• text area
• input
• button

Question 23

Give 3 examples of type attribute values for HTML input elements.

Answer 23

• text
• radio
• checkbox

Question 24

Is an HTML input element a block element or an inline element?

Answer 24

Inline element

Question 25

What are the 6 primary HTML elements for creating tables?

Answer 25

- table - tr (table row) - td (table data) - th (table header) - thead - tbody

Question 26

What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?

Answer 26

Thead is the heading info at the top of the column Tbody shows and stores the actual content

Question 27

What is a client?

Answer 27

A computer or application that sends requests to and receives responses from a server

Question 28

What is a server?

Answer 28

A computer or application that listens for requests form and sends responses to clients

Question 29

Which HTTP method does a browser issue to a web server when you visit a URL?

Answer 29

'GET'

Question 30

What 3 things are on the start-line of an HTTP request message?

Answer 30

- HTTP methods like 'GET' or 'POST' - a request target, usually a URL - HTTP version which defines what the rest of the message will look like

Question 31

What 3 things are on the start-line of an HTTP-response message?

Answer 31

- The protocol version (usually `HTTP/1.1`) - The status code, like `404`, `403`, or `200` - The status text, which is a human readable message about the status code (`Not Found`, `Forbidden`, etc.)

Question 32

What are HTTP headers?

Answer 32

HTTP headers come after the start line and before the empty line + body of HTTP requests and responses They hold additional information about a request/response being sent from a client/server

Question 33

Where would you go if you wanted to learn more about a specific HTTP header?

Answer 33

MDN

Question 34

Is a body required for a valid HTTP request or response message?

Answer 34

No, its optional