Chapter 1

REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA

 

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Key Terms

 

Ø      The cache is the browser’s temporary storage area for Web pages and images.

Ø      Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allows authors to create style rules for elements and express them externally in a document known as a style sheet.

Ø      Deprecated elements are elements that the W3C has identified as obsolete and consequently will not be included in future releases of HTML.

Ø      Document Type Definition (DTD) contains all the elements, attributes, and usage rules for the markup language you are using.

Ø      The next generation of HTML is called the Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML).

Ø      Hypertext is a nonlinear way of organizing information.

Ø      A metalanguage allows you describe a markup language, allowing you to create your own elements to meet your information needs.

Ø      A rendering engine interprets the markup tags in an HTML file and displays the results in the browser.

Ø      A computer monitor’s screen resolution is the width and height of the computer screen in pixels.

Ø      Semantic markup is descriptive markup that identifies the intended use of different document sections.

Ø      The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is a standard system for specifying document structure.

Ø      Valid code conforms to the rules of the W3C.

Ø      A well-formed document is one that adheres to the syntax rules described in this section.

Ø      The need for new markup languages and standards to address these demands is handled by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Stewart Braswell, Webmaster
Last Updated: 20 April 2012