WEB FINAL !!! quiz 1

If you need to create a link to a file that is one level above the current file from which are linking you would use this syntax:

../thefile.html

What does HTML stand for? Also, explain what the "HT" means and what the "ML" means.

HTML stands for "HyperText Markup Language." The HyperText refers to the fact that you can create links in your text that go to other web pages or websites. The Markup Language refers to the fact that we use HTML to "mark up" our text by adding elements that give out content structure.

In The Principles Of Beautiful Web Design Jason Beard says that there are five main ways to create "emphasis" in a design. Name as many of the five as you can.

Placement, proportion, continuance, contrast, isolation.

If one element contains another it is considered to be the "guardian" of the enclosed element.

false

If you need to you can create your own HTML tags, just so long as they follow certain rules.

false

One of the tried and true methods of creating a "focal point" or adding emphasis on your page is to use balance.

false

The two main forms of visual balance are: symmetrical balance and bilateral balance.

false

Pythagoras and his followers observed a mathematical pattern that occurred so often in nature they believed it to be divinely inspired. They called it:

the golden ratio

<p>, <blockquote>, <ol>, <ul> and <li> are all block elements.

true

An attribute tells you something about the element which contains it.

true

HTML and CSS are the two main languages we use to create web pages.

true

What you put in the "body" element of your HTML page is what viewer's see when the page is displayed in a browser.

true

Proximity and repetition are two approaches to achieve:

unity

The two main standpoints from which most people determine whether a website is "good" or "bad" are:

usability and aesthetics

Explain what we mean by "above the fold" and how this relates to web design.

Above the fold is a term that dates from the days of newspapers. It refers to the fact that most people will see the content that appears before the "fold" in the paper, therefore it is the most important area. In web design we can not count on a specific place that the "fold" will appear, due to the fact that different people may have different sized monitors, different resolutions, etc. Therefore, while we can aim to place our most important information at the top of the page, we can't guarantee, like we can with a newspaper, exactly how many people will see how far down the page without scrolling.

An "element" is composed of three parts. Please name the three parts and give me a concrete example.

An element consists of an opening tag, some content and a closing tag. An example might be: <p>This is a paragraph.</p>

Explain the similarities and differences between an "ordered" list and an "unordered" list. Name things they have in common and things that are different about them.

Both "ordered" lists and "unordered" lists create HTML lists. An ordered list uses the <ol> element and an unorded list uses the <ul> element. Both lists use <li> elements to hold each item in the list. Ordered lists number the list items with numerals, lettters or other characters. Unordered lists simply place a bullet or similar character in front of the list item. In both cases these characters can be changed using CSS. Both lists are block level elements.

Explain the concept we today refer to as "the rule of thirds." Where did it come from? How is it most often applied to web design?

The rule of thirds is a simplified version of the golden ratio as first proposed by the Pythagoreans who observed a mathematical pattern that occurred so often in nature that they believed it to be divinely inspired. A line bisected by the golden ratio is divided into two sections, one of which is approximately twice the size of the other. Dividing a composition into thirds is an easy way to apply divine proportion without your calculator.