ICT Grade 8 - HTML and CSS Final Exam Revision Vocabulary

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering HTML table structures, CSS styling methods, and element classifications based on the Grade 8 ICT revision worksheet.

Block-level element

An element that always starts on a new line, with the browser automatically adding space before and after it, such as

and

.

Caption

An HTML tag used to define the title of a table, usually placed directly inside the

tag.

CSS

The acronym for Cascading Style Sheet; the language used to style an HTML document.

Inline element

An element that does not start on a new line and only takes up as much width as necessary, such as .

bgcolor

An attribute used to set the background colour of a table or table row.

The table header tag used to create a header cell that is usually bold and centered.

A block-level element used to divide or section other HTML tags into meaningful groups.

An inline HTML element used to group a set of inline elements or to style and group small parts of text.

class

An attribute used to point to a class name in a style sheet to apply specific styles to elements.

cellspacing

The attribute used to set a minimum distance or space between two adjacent cells in a table.

The HTML tag used to start the definition of a table.

The HTML tag used to create a table row.

The HTML tag used to create a normal table data cell.

rowspan

An attribute that joins or merges two or more rows together into a single cell.

colspan

An attribute that joins or merges two or more columns into a single column.

border

An attribute used to set the thickness of the border around a table.

cellpadding

The attribute used to set the space inside a cell between the cell content and the cell border.

Inline CSS

A method of adding CSS by applying the style attribute directly within individual HTML elements.

Internal CSS

A method of adding CSS by using a

External CSS

A method of adding CSS by using a element to connect an HTML document to an external CSS file.

bordercolor

An attribute used to set the specific color of the table border.

height and width

Attributes used to define the specific size of an HTML table.

Closing tags

Tags like and used to keep the structure correct and help the browser display rows, cells, and tables properly.