LESSON 4.1: Review of HTML an intensive intro, and learning how to get our pages uploaded to the Web, this is accomplished using FTP(FILE TRANSFER PROTOCAL), getting files from another computer is downloading (downloading a program from the net), UPLOADING (sending files to a remote computer). This lesson listed different types of FTP software and also specific Web Servers and where to find instruction on uploading a file.
LESSON 4.2: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS;
In this class to UPLOAD a web page means you will need to.....
c. Use special software to send your page to a web server for viewing on the Web.
Which of the below is an example of:
b. The closing half of an HTML tag set.
Do the words typed in between the opening and closing tags of the TITLE tag set
appear on the web page itself?
a. Yes
Which of the examples below would be the correct way to write the HTML indicated:
a.
This paragraph contains bold, italicized text.
Is it acceptable to write HTML tags in lowercase letters?
c. Yes, it is okay to write HTML tags in lowercase but it is preferred by some
to use all uppercase letters.
If you want your text to be seen on your web page, you should make sure it is
entered between the opening and closing tags of which of the following tag sets.
c. The
What does FTP stand for?
b. File Transfer Protocol.
Do you need a special HTML editor to create a web page?
a. No
How do you make text Italicized in HTML?
b. Place the text to be italicized between the opening and closing tags.
All HTML tags come in pairs or sets.
b. False
An HTML document should have a
Which of the following statements BEST describes how HTML 4.-0 is supported in the newest
versions of the Netscape 4 and I.E. 4 browsers.
c. Partially. Both browsers are able to interpret some of the elements and aspects of HTML 4.0 but
do so to varying degrees.
What happens if a person using Netscape visits a page which uses the tag set?
b. They see the text in between the opening and
closing tags of the
What HTML tag should contain the following attributes ALT, HEIGHT & WIDTH.
The image tag should have the ALT, HEIGHT & WIDTH
In your own words, describe what an attribute is ?
The attribute describes what is allowed within certain tags, example is the BGCOLOR
which sets the color in the back ground of the body tag (which shows up as the browser
background color).
Based on what you read in the lessons and on the web, do you think it is a good idea
to USE a Cascading Style Sheet when designing your web pages?
Yes and No, yes because it seems to be easier to write, no because it seems that there
still problems with all browsers recongnizing all of the tags used in CSS.
What is a "browserism"?
The term browserism refers to tags that only one browser or a select few can read and
interpt like: the MARQUEE tag above only IE will let the text scroll between the 2 tags
while Netscape views just the text (not scrolling).
Describe for what purpose you might use a "thumbnail" graphic on your web page.
You might use a "thumbnail" grafic as a clickable link to a larger image of the
same picture (so that the page will load faster).
Give an example of WHY you might use a HTML list on your web page.
The reason a list would be good on a HOMEPAGE would be to let people
see an oputline of the page and let them jump directly to what they
are looking for on the page.
What four tags would you need to set up the most basic table in HTML?
The four tag pairs are HTML, HEAD, TITLE and BODY.
What are the TWO types of file formats for images which can be safely
used on a web page at this time?
The 2 types of images that can be safely used at this time are the
GIF and the JPEG or JPG files.
Is it legal to use an image from someone else's web page without
their permission?
Actually, its considered a copyright infringement and it really isnt
something you should do, besides most people will let you use their
images if you email them and ask (usually with a link back to the
ARTISTS page).
Would you use a 150k image on your web page? If not, why not?
Well, it is probably better to not use an image that large as
it takes longer to load. But, if you use the BGCOLOR and the
image as background, then while the image is loading the color
of the background is set and already loaded in.
Would using the EMBED tag to put music on your web page allows
all visitors to hear the sound? If not, why not?
No, because the older browsers (before 3.0) don't recognize the
EMBED tag. So it is best if you use the IMG SRC tag to put music
on your page.