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ISDS 3105 Exam 1 with Verified SolutionsWorld Wide Web CORRECT ANS-The totality of these interconnected hypertext documents
on the Internet; not the same as the internet
Web Server CORRECT ANS-A server that stores documents on the web and makes web
pages accessible to the network
Web Pages CORRECT ANS-A document stored by a web server and accessed by a web
browser; a simple text file written in HTML
Web browser CORRECT ANS-A software program that retrieves and displays web pages;
retrieves the document from the web server and renders it locally in a form that is readable
on a client device
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) CORRECT ANS-A markup language that supports the
tagging of distinct document elements and connecting documents through hypertext links
Markup Language CORRECT ANS-a language that describes the content and structure of a
document by "marking up" or tagging, different document elements;
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) CORRECT ANS-A group of web designers and
programmers that set the standards or specifications for browser manufacturers to follow;
has no enforcement power, but, because using a uniform language is in everyone's best
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interest, the recommendations are usually followed; Each new version of HTML goes through
years of discussion and testing before it is formally adopted as the accepted standard
HTML 4.01 CORRECT ANS-The fourth version of HTML, released in 1999, that provided
support for multimedia, online commerce, and interactive scripts; had many incompatibilities
in how HTML was implemented across different browsers and how HTML code was written by
web developers.
XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) CORRECT ANS-create in an attempt by
WC3 take control of what had been a haphazard process and enforce a stricter set of
standards; A version of HTML in which syntax standards are strictly enforced. Was supposed
to be replaced with XHTML 2.0 after 2002 but 2.0 was rejected due to its inability to be
backward compatible with HTML and, as a result, older websites could not be easily brought
into the new standard; by 2006, work on XHTML 2.0 had completely stalled
Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) CORRECT ANS-A group
formed in 2004 to develop HTML5 as a rival version to XHTML 2.0; in 2006 W3C issued a new
charter for WHATWG to develop HTML5 as the de facto standard for the next generation of
HTML
HTML5 CORRECT ANS-the latest version of HTML, compatible with earlier HTML releases
and without the same strict standards that XHTML demanded
deprecated CORRECT ANS-The features and code from earlier HTML versions that have
been phased out and are either no longer supported or developed.
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HTML documents are simple text files that can be edited with a text editor such as
CORRECT ANS-Windows Notepad or TextEdit for the Macintosh or popular HTML editors
are Notepad++ , UltraEdit, CoffeeCup, BBEdit and ConTEXT
HTML editors include such features as CORRECT ANS-syntax checking to weed out errors,
automatic insertion of HTML code, and predesigned templates with the initial code already
prepared for you
IDE (Integrated Development Environment) CORRECT ANS-A software package providing
comprehensive coverage of all phases of the HTML development process; preferred by
professional web developers working on large websites to simple HTML editors; can be very
expensive, but most software companies will provide a free evaluation period
Validators CORRECT ANS-A program that tests code to ensure that it contains no syntax
errors.
3 steps in creating a site CORRECT ANS-1 Code
2 Validate
3 Test that your content is rendered correctly
How to test your content rendering CORRECT ANS-test your code under a variety of screen
resolutions (good on a widescreen monitor might look horrible on a mobile phone), on
several different browsers and, if possible, on different versions of the same browser (users
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are not always upgraded); At a minimum you should test your website using the popular
browsers; not always possible to load multiple versions of the same browser on one
computer, so, professional designers will upload their code to online testing services that
report on the website's compatibility across a wide range of browsers, screen resolutions, and
devices, including both desktop and mobile devices
The most important factor currently impacting website design is CORRECT ANS-increased
use of mobile devices to access the Internet; the number of mobile Internet users exceeded
the number of users accessing the web through laptop or desktop devices; web designers
must be careful to tailor their websites to accommodate both the desktop and mobile
experience
The first line in an HTML file is CORRECT ANS-document type declaration or doctype; a
processing instruction indicating the markup language used in the document;
ex. for html5:<!DOCTYPE html> or <!doctype html>
Older versions of HTML had more complicated doctypes
quirks mode CORRECT ANS-An operating mode in which the browser renders the web
page based on styles and practices from the 1990s and early 2000s; may occur when doctype
is absent (common with early versions of HTML)
standards mode CORRECT ANS-An operating mode in which the browser renders the web
page in line with the most current HTML specifications; occurs when doctype is present
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