Review of HTML/XHTML Web Design Concepts

  1. Which applications are used to write html documents?
  2. What is the difference between HTML and XHTML?
  3. What are markup tags ?
  4. Name several browsers used to view an HTML document.
  5. What file extensions are used for an HTML document?
  6. Why are elements(tags) written in lowercase letters?

HTML and XHTML Page Structure

  1. Describe the purpose of the <!DOCTYPE> element in a xhtml web pages.
  2. Describe the elements used to start a web page.
  3. Where does the element <title> display its information?
  4. Name an element used to display written text for the users to view.
  5. Describe the difference between an ordered and unordered lists.
  6. Name the element and attributes used to change text color and size?
  7. What is the purpose of the attribute background-color: #ffccff? ?

Xhtml Anchors- Hyperlinks

  1. Name the four types of links/anchors.
  2. Describe the three components of links/anchors.
  3. What caused an entire page or block of text to be underlined?
  4. Is there a limit on the number of links per page?
  5. Which anchor attribute causes a file to open in a new browser window?

Displaying Images

  1. Name the image file formats used with graphic browsers.
  2. Why is the image attribute ALT necessary?
  3. Name other img attributes and their purpose.
  4. What are some of the considerations used when planning or designing web pages that meet ADA compliance?

Cascading Style Sheets CSS

  1. Name 3 ways to applying style sheet rules to an html document.
  2. What are the advantages of using CSS to format your Web page?
  3. Which CSS property will align an image to the right or left?
  4. How do you take the underline from an anchor-hyperlink?
  5. Describe how to hide an element from the screen or printer.
  6. Describe CSS staking rules.
Web Design with XHTML Part I
Doris Cuffey, Instructor