CS5103 slides

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Kriszti Szabo

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What is a markup language?
A way to annotate documents
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What does a markup language describe about content?
It describes the purpose of the content
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What may markup languages comprise?
Elements with attributes
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Is HTML a programming language?
No, it is a markup language
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What does HTML stand for?
HyperText Markup Language
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What does the HTML Living Standard describe?
Syntax and semantics, not presentation
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What defines the permitted elements, attributes, and values in HTML?
HTML Living Standard
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Why is it important that HTML documents can be interpreted by various user agents?
It ensures compatibility across different browsers
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Are HTML tags case-sensitive?
No, they are case-insensitive
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What is the purpose of using consistent tag casing?
For maintainability
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What are some tags that come in pairs?
Open and close tags
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What is an example of a paired HTML tag?
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
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What are empty or void tags?
Tags with no text content
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What do attributes in HTML provide?
Additional information about elements
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How are attributes written in HTML?
As key-value pairs within tags
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Can some attributes be applied to any element?
Yes, some are universal
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How can HTML elements be nested?
By placing tags inside the content of other tags
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What is an example of nested HTML tags?
<body><h1>Heading</h1></body>
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What is required nesting in HTML?
A list element must be inside a list
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What nesting is not permitted in HTML?
A paragraph cannot contain another paragraph
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What happens if tags are interleaved incorrectly?
User agents may misinterpret the HTML
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What are comments in HTML used for?
To provide information for developers
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How are comments written in HTML?
Using  syntax
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What should be done with comments before release?
They should be removed
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What does the lang attribute in the HTML root specify?
The language of the document
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What does the head section of an HTML document contain?
Meta-information about the page
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What is the purpose of the title tag in the head section?
To display the page title in the browser
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What does the DOCTYPE declaration specify?
The type of HTML document
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What happens without a DOCTYPE declaration?
Quirks Mode is triggered
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What does the meta tag provide in the head section?
Data about the data
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What is the purpose of the link tag in the head section?
To include other files before rendering
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What does the body section of an HTML document contain?
Content to be displayed to the user
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What are the broad categories of HTML tags?
Sections, grouping, text-level semantics, etc.
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What are some examples of section tags in HTML?
<article>, <nav>, <header>, <h1>-<h2>
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What are some examples of grouping tags in HTML?
<p>, <ol>, <ul>, <li>
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What are some examples of text-level semantic tags in HTML?
<em>, <strong>, <abbr>, <a>
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What are some examples of embedded content tags in HTML?
<img>
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What are some examples of tabular data tags in HTML?
<table>, <thead>, <tbody>, <tfoot>
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What are some examples of form tags in HTML?
<form>, <label>, <input>, <button>
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What tools were recommended for web development?
VS Code with Web Dev Extensions
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