INSY 4315
Exam 1 Review
Chapter 1
1. Markup Language
• HTML – hypertext markup language; hypertext is a method of organization in
which data sources are interconnected through a series of links that users
activate to jump from one data source to another. Markup language is a
language that describes the content and structure of a document by “marking”
up or tagging
• HTML5- defacto standard for the next generation of HTML
• DHTML-dynamic HTML; dynamic content – content that adapts to situation
o Methodical use of html, css and javascript
o Add effects to their pages that are difficult to achieve
• XHTML – extensible hypertext markup language: different version of html
enforced with a stricter set of standards
• XML -extensible markup language; rules to define any data
o Cannot perform computing operations by itself
2. Elements
*when a browser encounters a sectioning element or grouping element, the default style is to
start the enclosed content on a new line, separating it from any content that appears before it
a. Block vs Inline
i. Inline element – appear in line with surrounding content
1. Text-level elements
a. Boldface text <b>
b. Italics <i>
ii. Block elements – start content on a new line and mark a self-contained block of
content
b. Meta – metadata in the document head; describes how the document should be
rendered
i. Provides a generic list of metadata values like search keywords, viewport
properties and the file’s character encoding
ii. <meta attributes />
iii. Attributes:
1. charset=”encoding” – specifies the character encoding used in HTML
document
2. content=”text” – provides the value associated with the http-equiv or
name attributes
3. http-equiv=”content-typeIdefault-styleIrefresh – provides an HTTP
header for the document’s content, default style or refresh interval
4. name=”text” sets the name associated with the metadata
c. Title- metadata;
