HTML for Beginners freeCodeCamp

• What does HTML stand for?

  Hypertext Markup Language
• What is the primary function of HTML?

  Defines meaning and structure of web content
• What does hypertext refer to in HTML?

  Links connecting web pages
• What is the first tool needed to create a web page?

  A web browser
• Which web browser does Dave Gray recommend for the tutorials?

  Google Chrome
• Where can you download Google Chrome?

  google.com/chrome
• What does the Dark New Tab extension do?

  Changes new tab to dark mode
• What is the preferred code editor mentioned?

  Visual Studio Code
• Where can you download Visual Studio Code?

  code.visualstudio.com
• What file name is expected to launch a website?

  index.html
• What naming convention should be followed for HTML files?

  Lowercase, no spaces
• What are the two main areas of an HTML page?

  Head and body
• What tag is used to create the head section?

  head
• What is placed inside the head section?

  Metadata about the page
• What tag is used to create the body section?


  body
• What is the purpose of the title element?

  Defines the title of the web page
• What is the traditional first text in programming?

  Hello world
• What does the paragraph element start and end with?

  The letter p
• What is the shortcut to save a document in Visual Studio Code?

  Control + S
• What does the Prettier extension do?

  Formats code automatically
• What is the purpose of the live server extension?

  Helps view web pages live
• How do you open a web page with live server?

  Right-click and select open with live server
• What does the W3C markup validation service do?

  Checks for errors in HTML code
• What does W3C stand for?

  World Wide Web Consortium
• What is the first step to validate a web page?

  Click file upload
• What file do you upload to validate your HTML?

  index.html
• What are the main components of an HTML document structure?

  • HTML element
  • Head element
  • Body element
  • Title element
  • Metadata
• What are the steps to create a basic HTML page?

  1. Open Visual Studio Code
  2. Create a new folder
  3. Create an index.html file
  4. Add HTML, head, and body tags
  5. Insert title and content
  6. Save and view with live server
• What are the optional extensions mentioned for Visual Studio Code?

  • Prettier (code formatter)
  • VS Code Icons (file icons)
  • GitHub Theme (dark mode)
• What is the significance of using a development server?

  • Allows live viewing of changes
  • Prevents errors from direct file opening
  • Creates a local server environment
• What service is used to validate web pages?

  W3C markup validation service
• How do you check a web page for errors?

  By using the W3C validation service
• What should you do if your web page is on your computer?

  Click file upload to check it
• What is the first warning from the validation service?

  Add a lang attribute to the HTML tag
• What value should the lang attribute be set to for English?

  en
• What does the character encoding specify?

  How characters are represented in the document
• What character set is commonly used in web pages?

  UTF-8
• What is a doc type declaration?

  A declaration that specifies the HTML version
• Where should the doc type declaration be placed?

  At the very top of the HTML file
• What does the validation service indicate after checking the page?

  No errors or warnings