HTML Basics: Structure, Tags, and Semantic Elements
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What does HTML stand for?
HyperText Markup Language
What file extension is used for HTML documents?
.html or .htm
What is the purpose of the declaration?
It defines the document as an HTML5 document.
What is the root element of an HTML page?
What does the element contain?
Meta information about the HTML page.
What is the purpose of the
It specifies a title for the HTML page shown in the browser's title bar.
What does the element define?
The document's body, containing all visible content.
What does the
element represent?
A paragraph.
What are the three DTD flavors of HTML 4.01?
Strict, Transitional (Loose), and Frameset.
What is the difference between Strict and Transitional DTD?
Strict has a clean structure without presentational tags; Transitional allows deprecated presentational elements.
What does XHTML stand for?
Extensible HyperText Markup Language.
What is a key feature of XHTML 1.0?
It has stricter syntax rules, such as lowercase tags and properly closed elements.
What is a significant change introduced in HTML5?
A simplified Doctype with no more Strict/Loose/Frameset distinctions.
What are some new semantic elements added in HTML5?
What is the purpose of tags?
To define metadata about an HTML document for indexing and categorization.
What does the name='viewport' meta tag do?
It provides information on how the page will be rendered on different devices.
What does the tag hold?
All elements that are rendered in the browser.
What are block-level elements?
Elements that start on a new line and occupy the full width available, like
and
What are inline elements?
Elements that can be placed side-by-side.
What are the categories of elements inside the tag?
Text, Semantic, Presentational, Layout, List, and Table elements.
What is the purpose of the element?
To represent tabular data.
What does the element define?
A table row.
What does the element represent?
A table cell.
What is the function of the element in a table?
To provide a title or description for the table.
What is the significance of the
element?
It is used for quoting sections of text.
What does the element indicate?
Strong importance or emphasis on text.
What is the purpose of the element?
To emphasize text.
What is the purpose of layout elements in HTML?
Layout elements are used to structure or group content on a webpage without giving it specific meaning.
What are the primary layout elements used before HTML5?
(block-level) and (inline-level).
What new semantic layout elements were introduced in HTML5?
element?
element is a block element used for layout and visual design purposes.
What does the element do?
The tag is an inline container used to provide additional style on a specific group of text.
What are semantic elements?
Semantic elements describe their meaning to both the browser and the developer.
Name three semantic elements introduced in HTML5.
What is the purpose of text elements in HTML?
Text elements are used to define paragraphs and headings.
What are the levels of headings in HTML?
Levels of heading range from
to
.
What is the difference between
and
to
elements?
defines a paragraph, while
to
define headings of different levels.
What is the purpose of the
element?
The
element is used for long quotations.
What does the element represent?
The element is used for short inline quotations.
What is the function of the element?
The element is used to reference the title of a source.
What are the three types of lists in HTML?
Unordered list, ordered list, and description list.
What is an unordered list in HTML?
An unordered list creates a list of related items with no particular order, using non-numerical bullets.
What is an ordered list in HTML?
An ordered list creates a list of related items with a specific order, using numerical bullets.
What is a description list in HTML?
A description list is used to create a list of terms and their descriptions.
What elements are required to create a table in HTML?
, , and
| elements. |
What is the purpose of HTML character entities?
HTML character entities are used to display special characters or reserved characters on the screen.
What is the entity name for a non-breaking space?
What does the entity name < represent?
The less than symbol (<).
What does the entity name > represent?
The greater than symbol (>).
What does the entity name & represent?
The ampersand symbol (&).
What does the entity name © represent?
The copyright symbol (©).
What is the purpose of the
element?
The
element creates a thematic break (horizontal rule) in the content.
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