WGU C779 Web Development Foundations

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) - Answer- A protocol that enables operating systems to map file name extensions to corresponding applications. Also used by applications to automatically process files downloaded from the internet. DTD (Document Type Definition) - Answer- A set of rules contained in a simple text file that defines the structure, syntax and vocabulary as it is related to tags and attributes for a corresponding document. It is generally specified in a separate file, which you reference, or declare, at the beginning of each document that you want to conform to the rules. Hyperlinks - Answer- Embedded instructions within a text file that link to another point in the file or to a separate file. XML (Extensible Markup Language) - Answer- A markup language that describes document content instead of adding structure or formatting to document content. A simplified version of SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) - Answer- A medium that merges XML & HTML, because the two have dramatically different requirements. W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) - Answer- The main international standards organization for the World Wide Web WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) - Answer- A set of guidelines for ensuring Website accessibility to all users, including those with disabilities. Developed by Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) HTML - Answer- The traditional authoring language used to develop Webpages for many applications CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) - Answer- A technology that allows greater style definition and formatting control of HTML elements. Formatting can be placed within the HTML or called remotely from an external style sheet. JavaScript - Answer- Scripting language that provides dynamic, interactive capabilities to Webpages. user agent - Answer- Any application, such as a Web browser, mobile phone, smartphone or help engine, that renders HTML for display to users. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Answer- Requires Federal agencies to provide accommodation for users with disabilities. Wireframing - Answ