Name: 
 

Hour 1 - Understanding HTML and XHTML



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

You can create Web pages using HTML with a simple _____, such as Notepad, WordPad, or SimpleText.
a.
text editor
b.
HTML editor
c.
WYSIWYG editor
d.
development editor
 

 2. 

The most recent version of HTML is HTML ____.
a.
2.0
b.
3.2
c.
4.01
d.
5.02
 

 3. 

Any computer that has the right software installed on it and is connected to the Internet can act as a Web _____.
a.
proxy
b.
server
c.
key
d.
transfer protocol
 

 4. 

Users with computers connected to the Internet can access _____.
a.
the World Wide Web
b.
e-mail
c.
newsgroups
d.
All of the above
 

 5. 

The _____ page of a Web site often serves as an index or table of contents to other documents and files stored on the site.
a.
home
b.
server
c.
tools
d.
table
 

 6. 

An example of a(n) _____ on the Web is http://www.scsite.com/html3e/index.htm.
a.
header
b.
tag
c.
index
d.
URL
 

 7. 

You can create Web pages using a(n) ____, such as Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia Dreamweaver.
a.
HTML editor
b.
development editor
c.
text editor
d.
WYSIWYG editor
 

 8. 

The world’s largest network is _____.
a.
the Internet
b.
the World Wide Web
c.
Newsnet
d.
Both A and B
 

 9. 

Web pages are created using _____.
a.
JavaScript
b.
HTML
c.
SGML
d.
Perl
 

 10. 

By incorporating ____, XHTML combines the benefits of the display features of HTML and the stricter coding standards required by XML.
a.
Perl and HTML
b.
Linux and XML
c.
C++ and HTML
d.
HTML and XML
 

 11. 

You can create Web pages using a(n) ____, such as Macromedia HomeSite or BBEdit.
a.
text editor
b.
WYSIWYG editor
c.
development editor
d.
HTML editor
 

 12. 

In order to view a Web page on any type of Web site, a computer needs to have a Web _____ installed.
a.
browser
b.
explorer
c.
client
d.
manager
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 13. 

Because the Web supports multimedia, text, graphics, sound, and video, a Web page can include any of these elements.
 

 14. 

A text editor creates the HTML code for you as you add elements to the Web page, which means you do not have to enter HTML tags directly.
 

 15. 

Similar to all programming languages, HTML has a set of coding practices designed to simplify the process of creating and editing HTML files and to ensure the Web pages display correctly in different browsers.
 

 16. 

HTML is platform dependent.
 

 17. 

Every Web site is stored on, and runs from, one or more Web servers.
 

 18. 

The two most popular browsers in use today are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Opera.
 

 19. 

XHTML ensures that Web pages created in XHTML will be readable by many different types of applications.
 

 20. 

An Internet is contained within a company or organization’s network.
 



 
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