Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - HTML

What does HTML stand for?

• Home Tool Markup Language

• Highly Technical Markup Language

• Hyperlink Text Markup

• Hypertext Markup Language

What does 'Hypertext' refer to in HTML?

• Text formatting on a webpage

• Hyperlinks on a webpage

• Videos on a webpage

• Images on a webpage

What is the purpose of 'Markup language' in HTML?

• To generate dynamic content

• To create animations

• To define the page layout and elements

• To play audio files

What is included in the 'head' section of an HTML page?

• Footer information

• Page title, metadata, and links

• Page content

• Images and videos

How has HTML evolved over the years?

• It has become more complex

• It has remained the same

• It has become obsolete

• It has become simpler

What do modern HTML pages rely on for formatting elements?

• Silverlight

• Java applets

• Cascading style sheets or JavaScript

• Flash

What is the role of server-side scripting languages like PHP or ASP in generating webpages?

• They replace HTML

• They generate the HTML sent to the browser

• They format the page layout

• They add animations to the page

What is the purpose of cascading style sheets in HTML?

• To define the page layout

• To format elements within a page

• To create hyperlinks

• To add images to the page

What is the significance of the 'doctype' declaration in HTML?

• It defines the page layout

• It adds comments to the code

• It defines the document type

• It creates hyperlinks

What is the primary function of the 'body' section in an HTML page?

• To create hyperlinks

• To add metadata

• To include page content

• To define the page layout