Unit 3 Vocabulary
Lesson 7
Vocabulary
Attribute- An addition to an HTML tag that is used to modify its properties.
Container Tags- tags that work in pairs usually with some other text or HTML in between.
Document type declaration (DTD)- tells the browser what type of document to expect.
Empty Tags- HTML tags that do not contain text.
HTML- Hypertext markup language which consists of tags or codes that can be used in a web page to designate attributes of a section of text.
Hypertext- An organization of units of information that can be connected with links.
Ordered list- each item has a number instead of a bullet by it.
Source code- or HTML source code, It’s the source of what is eventually displayed on the screen.
Tags- codes that work behind the scenes to build what a user eventually sees on a Web page.
Unordered list- good for listing items whose order is not important
Value- specifies that the paragraph be aligned in the center of the page.
Lesson 8
Vocabulary
Absolute URL- is one in which the protocol and the Web server name is used.
External link- links to documents that reside on Web sites other than the one you are creating.
Hyperlink- links to other Web pages.
Internal link- links that are used to navigate between the pages of one site.
Intrapage link- a link within one Web page.
Link- a pointer to a document or file somewhere on the web.
Relative URL- one in which the document being linked to is described relative to another location.
Thumbnail-a small image representation of a larger image.
Lesson 9
Cell- The area created by the intersection of a row and a column.
Container- Define which Web page to be used as the navigation bar and which web page is to be used as a main window.
Frameset- The name given to a group of frames that act together to make up one Web page.
Nested- To open a new tag before closing the first one.
Lesson 10
Button- a form element on which a user can click to trigger an event such as the clearing or submission of a form.
Check Box- a form element that allows users to check more than one option from a group of items for a given question.
Form- an element on a Web page that is used to collect data from a Web site user.
Hidden Field- a form element that allows information to be passed from the form to the ACTION page without being displayed on the Web page.
Label- A written description next to a form element that tells the user what kind of information is expected in the element.
Password field- A form element used to enter passwords.
Pull-down menu- A form element that allows many options to be compressed on the screen.
Query string- The information that gets passed after the question mark in a URL.
Radio button- a form element that allows many options but you choose only one.
Text area- a form element that allows a user to type in large quantities of information.
Text box- a box into which the user can key text.