WGU C777 Final Exam Review (Latest 2024/ 2025
Update) Web Development Applications |Qs & As |
100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)
HTML - ANSWERMarkup language used for structuring and describing web page
content.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - ANSWERStyle sheet language that provides the
formatting and "look" of a web page or document written in a markup language.
JavaScript - ANSWERScripting language that provides dynamic, interactive
capabilities to we bpages.
Hyperlinks - ANSWERA set of instructions embedded within a file that calls another
location in the file or a separate file when the link is clicked.
W3C - ANSWERRegulates the development of HTML and CSS standards.
HTML 4.01 - ANSWERWeb pages developed in this language had three distinct
"flavors", which ensured that you could use the specification and still remain
backward-compatible with older web browsers. Transitional, Strict, and Frameset.
HTML 4.01 Transitional - ANSWERAllowed developers to insert formatting using
either CSS or traditional layout instructions.
HTML 4.01 Strict - ANSWERRequired the separation of presentation and content.
Deprecated tags were disallowed and generated validation errors.
HTML 4.01 Frameset - ANSWERRequired for pages that used HTML frames, which
placed Web pages inside each other to create separate panes in the browser
window.
XHTML - ANSWERExtensible HTML, a version of HTML that incorporates the strict
syntax rules of XML with the existing set of HTML 4.01 tags to create web
documents.
HTML5 - ANSWERThe latest version of HTML under development by the W3C.
Provides modern design techniques for the internet while requiring fewer plug-ins.
Added the <video> <audio>, drag and drop, offline storage, and geographic location
information among others.
HTML5 Structure Elements - ANSWER<header> <footer> <main> <nav> <section>
<article> <aside>
,<header> - ANSWERDefines the top of the web page, similar to the header in a word-
processing document. Can also be contained in article, aside, nav, main, and section
elements to provide a header in those areas.
<main> - ANSWERDefines the main content of the document body. Cannot be the
child of the header, nav, article, aside, or footer elements.
<nav> - ANSWERDefines an area for navigation links.
<section> - ANSWERDefines portions or areas of a document as necessary. Can group
other element types.
<article> - ANSWERDefines site content accompanying the main content.
<aside> - ANSWERDefines content that is aside from or additional to the main article
content, not just for sidebars.
<footer> - ANSWERDefines the bottom of the web page, similar to the footer in a
word-processing document. Also can be contained in article, aside, nav, main, and
section elements to provide a footer in those areas.
Code validators - ANSWERCheck your file's code for standard complaince and some
will specify problems or direct you to problem locations, but do not correct the code
for you. http://validator.w3.org
Video Elements - ANSWERMPEG-4 (MP4), WebM, and Ogg
Audio Elements - ANSWERmp3, wav, and ogg
Application Programming Interface (API) - ANSWEREnables components of an
application or program to work together to produce the desired functionality.
Canvas - ANSWERProvides a place on a web page where developers can display
graphics, animation, video and games "on the fly" without the need for a plug-in. It's
a simple pixel-based drawing API that produces a bitmap image.
Style Guide - ANSWERA set of standards for the writing and/or design of documents,
either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field.
CSS1 - ANSWERStandard for CSS, governs the basic structure of style sheets.
CSS2 - ANSWERStandard for CSS, adds more capabilities to the CSS1 specification,
including the ability to support media types (such as specific printers) and work with
tables.
, CSS3 - ANSWERStandard for CSS, provides a modularized standard so that when
changes must be made to a style, only a particular module within CSS3 will need to
be updated, rather than the entire standard.
How to support older IE browsers - ANSWERAdd JavaScript code to the HTML and
CSS to create the header, footer, article, and nav elements, and display them as
block elements. Or enable this script: http://remysharp.com/2009/01/07/html5-
enabling-script
CSS Selector - ANSWERAny HTML element you want to affect with a CSS style. Ex.,
body
CSS Property - ANSWERSelect this and change the way the selector renders in the
browser. Ex., background
CSS Value - ANSWERWhat you want the property set to. Ex., 12px
CSS Declaration - ANSWERConsists of a property and a value. Ex., background-color:
#008080; Each one of these in a rule must be separated by a semi-colon.
CSS Rule - ANSWERConsists of a selector, property, and value all grouped together.
Ex., body {background-color: #008080; color: #FFFFFF;}
Comments in CSS - ANSWERTo comment something out, surround it by /* */, for
example, /* This is a comment! */
Inheritance - ANSWERThe styles you define in a style sheet will flow, or cascade,
throughout the documents to which is is attached, unless another style overrides it.
Class Selectors - ANSWERSpecifies a CSS style that you can apply to a group of
elements. Create the selector in your CSS file and then add the class attribute inline
to HTML elements
ID Selector - ANSWERSpecifies CSS styles for one unique element. Always starts with
the # sign in CSS.
Web Page Layout Best Practices - ANSWERBe succinct, Make sure that each page
focuses on one topic, Include navigation aids, Place comments in each section of
code
Document Flow - ANSWERThe arrangement of content elements on a page and how
the space is used.
Fixed-width Layout - ANSWERAchieved by assigning specific pixel widths to elements
using the HTML5 structural elements or the <div> tag.
Update) Web Development Applications |Qs & As |
100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)
HTML - ANSWERMarkup language used for structuring and describing web page
content.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - ANSWERStyle sheet language that provides the
formatting and "look" of a web page or document written in a markup language.
JavaScript - ANSWERScripting language that provides dynamic, interactive
capabilities to we bpages.
Hyperlinks - ANSWERA set of instructions embedded within a file that calls another
location in the file or a separate file when the link is clicked.
W3C - ANSWERRegulates the development of HTML and CSS standards.
HTML 4.01 - ANSWERWeb pages developed in this language had three distinct
"flavors", which ensured that you could use the specification and still remain
backward-compatible with older web browsers. Transitional, Strict, and Frameset.
HTML 4.01 Transitional - ANSWERAllowed developers to insert formatting using
either CSS or traditional layout instructions.
HTML 4.01 Strict - ANSWERRequired the separation of presentation and content.
Deprecated tags were disallowed and generated validation errors.
HTML 4.01 Frameset - ANSWERRequired for pages that used HTML frames, which
placed Web pages inside each other to create separate panes in the browser
window.
XHTML - ANSWERExtensible HTML, a version of HTML that incorporates the strict
syntax rules of XML with the existing set of HTML 4.01 tags to create web
documents.
HTML5 - ANSWERThe latest version of HTML under development by the W3C.
Provides modern design techniques for the internet while requiring fewer plug-ins.
Added the <video> <audio>, drag and drop, offline storage, and geographic location
information among others.
HTML5 Structure Elements - ANSWER<header> <footer> <main> <nav> <section>
<article> <aside>
,<header> - ANSWERDefines the top of the web page, similar to the header in a word-
processing document. Can also be contained in article, aside, nav, main, and section
elements to provide a header in those areas.
<main> - ANSWERDefines the main content of the document body. Cannot be the
child of the header, nav, article, aside, or footer elements.
<nav> - ANSWERDefines an area for navigation links.
<section> - ANSWERDefines portions or areas of a document as necessary. Can group
other element types.
<article> - ANSWERDefines site content accompanying the main content.
<aside> - ANSWERDefines content that is aside from or additional to the main article
content, not just for sidebars.
<footer> - ANSWERDefines the bottom of the web page, similar to the footer in a
word-processing document. Also can be contained in article, aside, nav, main, and
section elements to provide a footer in those areas.
Code validators - ANSWERCheck your file's code for standard complaince and some
will specify problems or direct you to problem locations, but do not correct the code
for you. http://validator.w3.org
Video Elements - ANSWERMPEG-4 (MP4), WebM, and Ogg
Audio Elements - ANSWERmp3, wav, and ogg
Application Programming Interface (API) - ANSWEREnables components of an
application or program to work together to produce the desired functionality.
Canvas - ANSWERProvides a place on a web page where developers can display
graphics, animation, video and games "on the fly" without the need for a plug-in. It's
a simple pixel-based drawing API that produces a bitmap image.
Style Guide - ANSWERA set of standards for the writing and/or design of documents,
either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field.
CSS1 - ANSWERStandard for CSS, governs the basic structure of style sheets.
CSS2 - ANSWERStandard for CSS, adds more capabilities to the CSS1 specification,
including the ability to support media types (such as specific printers) and work with
tables.
, CSS3 - ANSWERStandard for CSS, provides a modularized standard so that when
changes must be made to a style, only a particular module within CSS3 will need to
be updated, rather than the entire standard.
How to support older IE browsers - ANSWERAdd JavaScript code to the HTML and
CSS to create the header, footer, article, and nav elements, and display them as
block elements. Or enable this script: http://remysharp.com/2009/01/07/html5-
enabling-script
CSS Selector - ANSWERAny HTML element you want to affect with a CSS style. Ex.,
body
CSS Property - ANSWERSelect this and change the way the selector renders in the
browser. Ex., background
CSS Value - ANSWERWhat you want the property set to. Ex., 12px
CSS Declaration - ANSWERConsists of a property and a value. Ex., background-color:
#008080; Each one of these in a rule must be separated by a semi-colon.
CSS Rule - ANSWERConsists of a selector, property, and value all grouped together.
Ex., body {background-color: #008080; color: #FFFFFF;}
Comments in CSS - ANSWERTo comment something out, surround it by /* */, for
example, /* This is a comment! */
Inheritance - ANSWERThe styles you define in a style sheet will flow, or cascade,
throughout the documents to which is is attached, unless another style overrides it.
Class Selectors - ANSWERSpecifies a CSS style that you can apply to a group of
elements. Create the selector in your CSS file and then add the class attribute inline
to HTML elements
ID Selector - ANSWERSpecifies CSS styles for one unique element. Always starts with
the # sign in CSS.
Web Page Layout Best Practices - ANSWERBe succinct, Make sure that each page
focuses on one topic, Include navigation aids, Place comments in each section of
code
Document Flow - ANSWERThe arrangement of content elements on a page and how
the space is used.
Fixed-width Layout - ANSWERAchieved by assigning specific pixel widths to elements
using the HTML5 structural elements or the <div> tag.
