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Welcome to the HTML exam.

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  • CSS

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Concepts  3 questions

  • Define HTML, XHTML.
  • Identify the correct place to define the structure and the style in HTML and CSS.
  • Identify presentation tags and attribute to be avoided : i,b,u,center,font.
  • Differentiate HTML from XHTML (in the main concepts, not in the details).
  • Compliance levels: transitional and strict for HTML and XHTML
    • Validate an HTML document on the W3C site.
    • Define the main differences between the levels.
    • Identify the level from a DOCTYPE definition.
  • Use tags and nest them correctly. Give a value to an attribute of an element. Use the one-tag form for empty elements.
  • Comment part of an html page.
19 51 25

Header  2 questions

  • Set the char set encoding to UTF-8 in the header.
  • From a given proxy option in the header, define the meaning.
  • Set the title of the page.
  • Prevent robots from crawling the page.
  • Define an icon for the page.
8 6 11

Text Structure

 
 

Page flow  1 question

  • Differentiate in-line from block elements.
4 1 5

Text  3 questions

  • Write a heading, a paragraph, a quote, a quote block, and an emphasized text.
  • Use the br element.
  • Trace an horizontal line with hr.
  • Use entities < > and &
  • Insert a character using its equivalent hexadecimal unicode.
10 19 15

List  1 question

  • Write an ordered and unordered list.
  • Nest a list into another list.
10 5 4

Hyperlink  2 questions

  • Understand the structure of an URL.
  • Write an absolute or relative hyperlink.
  • Choose the suitable value for the target attribute.
  • Use of internal and external links (anchors).
  • Set an image as a hyperlink.
  • Write a "mailto:" link with a subject and body.
10 6 16

Table  3 questions

  • Understand the correct use of tables : to structure tabular data but not for layout.
  • Define a table with heading rows and columns.
  • Merge rows and columns.
  • Nest a table into another table.
15 5 12

Image  2 questions

  • Insert correctly an image in your document.
  • Use the correct attributes to be XHTML 1.0 compliant.
  • Know that "img" is an empty element.
13 12 4

Forms  3 questions

  • Specify the HTTP method. Identify the most appropriate method for a given case.
  • Write a form with the following elements
    • list box
    • combo box
    • text field
    • password field
    • check box
    • radio button
    • text area
    • field set with associated legend
    • label
    • submit and reset buttons
  • Define a select element to accept multiple value.
  • Define a default value for a form element.
23 19 21

Exam information

  • 30 minutes
  • 20 questions (349)
  • 80% required
  • +3 √
  • - 12  points
  • 15 day delay
  • status: released

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