ANSWERS TO THE REVIEW QUESTIONS PRINCIPLES OF WEB DESIGN THE WEB TECHNOLOGIES SERIES, 5TH EDITION CHAPTER 1-12 PRINCIPLES OF WEB DESIGN 5E Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. What does the <!DOCTYPE> statement specify? The rules for the document language so the browser knows how to interpret the HTML code. 2. What is the function of the root element? It is the container element for all other elements in the document. 3. What are the main sections of an HTML document? The head and body sections. 4. Why is the content of the <title> element important? The content of <title> is a primary source of information for search engines and is often the first text users will see in a list of search results 5. How should display information be expressed for a Web page? With Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 6. What function does the browser’s rendering engine perform? It reads the document’s HTML code and associated CSS style information and displays the resulting formatted content in the browser window 7. What are the advantages of using an external style sheet? Style rules in an external style sheet can control and entire Web site. 8. What feature distinguishes XML from HTML? The ability to create custom elements. 9. What are the two HTML5 syntaxes? HTML and XHTML. 10. What is a well-formed document? A document that follows XML syntax rules 11. What is document metadata? Information about the document itself, such as title or style information 12. Where is metadata stored? In the <head> section of the document. 13. List three new HTML5 elements that are designed for page layout. <header> <nav> <article> <section> <aside> <figure> or <footer> 14. What is the function of the new HTML5 <canvas> element?
Answers to Review Questions Principles of Web Design The Web Technologies Series, 5th Edition
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