WGU C779 Web Development Foundations Questions with Correct Answers

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Correct 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) Correct 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 Correct Answer Embedded instructions within a text file that link to another point in the file or to a separate file. XML (Extensible Markup Language) Correct 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) Correct Answer A medium that merges XML & HTML, because the two have dramatically different requirements. W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Correct Answer The main international standards organization for the World Wide Web WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Correct Answer A set of guidelines for ensuring Website accessibility to all users, including those with disabilities. Developed by Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) HTML Correct Answer The traditional authoring language used to develop Webpages for many applications CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) Correct 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 Correct Answer Scripting language that provides dynamic, interactive capabilities to Webpages. user agent Correct Answer Any application, such as a Web browser, mobile phone, smartphone or help engine, that renders HTML for display to users.