WildBoy: December 2011

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

What do you think of the Wii U? What makes it different from other Game Systems? Would you pre-order the Nintendo Wii U? Why?

I think the Will U is an awesome device that the Nintendo has created.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

HTML Basics 1

What is HTML?

A simple scripting language

What does HTML stand for?

HyperText Markup Language

What type of document is HTML?

A plain text file that contains text and nothing else

What happens when a browser opens an HTML file?

The browser will look for HTML codes in the text and use them to change the layout, insert images, or create links to other pages

What does the acronym WYSIWYG stand for?

What You See Is What You Get

What do you think is the advantage of using a WYSIWYG editor?

Will let you create pages more or less as you write documents in Word or whatever text editor you're using

Why do you need to know HTML?

There are excellent editors on the market that will take care of the HTML parts. All you need to do is layout the page

What are three benefits of knowing HTML?

You can use tags the editor does not support

You can read the code of other people's pages, and "borrow" the cool effects

You can do the work yourself, when the editor simply refuses to create the effects you want

Describe how you create a HTML document using a simple text editor.

All you need to do is type in the code, then save the document, making sure to put an .html extension or an .htm extension to the file

What is another name for a Tag?

Basically, a computer sees an "A" as simply an "A" - whether it is bold, italic, big or small

Why are tags used?

To tell the browser that an "A" should be bold we need to put a markup in front of the A

What do you use to enclose HTML Tags?

All HTML tags are enclosed in < and >

What is the difference between a start tag and an end tag?

As you can see, the start tag indicates that whatever follows should be written in bold. The corresponding end tag indicates that the browser should stop writing text in bold

6a. HTML Headings

1.What is the Largest heading?
h1 is the largest heading
2.What is the Smallest heading?
h6 is the smallest heading
3.What do browsers add automatically to a heading?
Browsers automatically add some empty space (a margin) before and after each heading
4.Why should you not use headings for bold text?
Use HTML headings for headings only. Don't use headings to make text BIG or bold
5.How do search engines use headings?
Search engines use your headings to index the structure and content of your web pages
6.Why is it important use headings to show document structure?
Since users may skim your pages by its headings, it is important to use headings to show the document structure
7.What is the most important heading?
H1, the the moat important heading
8.What tag should be used to separate content?

<hr />
9.What does a web browser do with comments?
Comments can be inserted into the HTML code to make it more readable and understandable.
10.Why would you add comments?
Comments are ignored by the browser and are not displayed
11.How could you view the HTML code of a web page?
Right-click in the page and select "View Source" (IE) or "View Page Source" (Firefox), or similar for other browsers
12.View the source of the HTML Headings page.

HTML Elements

What is an HTML element?
An HTML element is everything from the start tag to the end tag
What is another name for a start tag?
Opening tag
What is another name for a end tag?
Closing tag
When are HTML elements closed in a start tag?
Empty elements are closed in the start tag
Why are HTML Documents nested?
HTML documents consist of nested HTML elements
Write the beginning tag, end tag and definition of each tag.

p,
body, <body></body>
html, <html></html>
br,

What could happen if you do not include the end tag.

Your content will not include

What is the proper way to close an empty XHTML and XML tag.

In XHTML, all elements must be closed. Adding a slash inside the start tag, like , is the proper way of closing empty elements in XHTML (and XML)

Why are lowercase tags preferred?

W3Schools use lowercase tags because the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends lowercase in HTML 4, and demands lowercase tags in XHTML

Lesson 5 HTML Attributes

What do attributes provide?

Attributes provide additional information about an element

When are attributes specified?

Attributes are always specified in the start tag

How do you get attributes?

Attributes come in name/value pairs like: name="value"

What tag defines HTML links?

HTML links are defined with the <a> tag

Where is an HTML link address specified?

The link address is specified in the href attribute

How should attribute values be enclosed?

Attribute values should always be enclosed in quotes

When is it necessary to use single quotes?

When the attribute value itself contains quotes, it is necessary to use single quotes

Define "case in-sensitive".

Attribute names and attribute values are case-insensitive

Why should you use only lowercase in HTML 4?

Newer versions of (X)HTML will demand lowercase attributes

What type of attributes are required in XHTML?

Class, Id, Style, Title

HTML Formatting

Text formatting
What does this example demonstrate?
It shows how to change the font and text Style
How can you format text in an HTML document?
By adding the correct tags before and after your content.
Preformatted text
What does this example demonstrate?
So your content is exactly the same way you typed it.
Why would you use preformatted text?
So my content is exactly the same way I typed it.
"Computer output" tags
What does this example demonstrate?
Defines computer code text
Defines keyboard text
What are "computer output" tags used to display?
These tags are often used to display computer/programming code.
Address
What does this example demonstrate?
How to type your webpage as a link
Type your address in an HTML document.

<address>
http://viereckquestion.blogspot.com/ 

Abbreviations and acronyms
What does this example demonstrate?
Acronyms
What is an acronym?
A word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters ofwords in a set phrase or series of words
What attribute is used for Abbreviations and acronyms?
<abbr>, <acronym>
Write an example of an acronym.
ASAP
Text direction
What does this example demonstrate?
Directions of Text
Why would you ever want to change text direction?
As a style
Quotations
What does this example demonstrate?
It demonstrate how to correctly display long and short quotes.

How would you handle a long quotation in HTML? A short quotation in HTML?
<blockquote>, <q>
Deleted and inserted text
What does this example demonstrate?
How to cross out text using html
What happens to deleted text in most browsers?
They are crossed out
What happens to inserted text in most browsers?
The text are underlined
Describe how you would view HTML source code in a web browser?
B~~lue,~~ red

HTML Entities

What do you have to do to display a special character in such as (<) in an HTML document?

We must use character entities in the HTML source code.

What are the three parts of a character entity?

Result,Description,Entity Name

What is an entity name? What is an entity number?

Entity name is the code for the text you are attempting to write.

What is better to use an entity name or an entity number?

Entity numbers is very good.

What is the most common character entity in HTML?

A common character entity used in HTML is the non-breaking space ( ).

6c.

HTML Fonts

This example demonstrates how to set the font of a text.
How to write a heading in a bold text.
This example demonstrates how to set the font size of a text.
The font size on how to write a heading
This example demonstrates how to set the color of a text.
How to write a heading in a specific color.
This example demonstrates how to set the font, font size, and font color of a text.
How to set the font size, font and color all together for a header.

What do yo think is the main purpose of a computer?

The main purpose of the computer is to help us figure out things in the world and whats going on in it. The computer is like a car. You get on it so you can virtually go to different places and meet different people. It also helps us with everyday work and helps us stay in connect with our family and friends.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Do you think Technology is Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains or just creating digital addicts? Why?

I think its a little bit of both cause Teens can learn to think more effective but some may go to far and be locked in the cell phones and computers and video games.

Friday, December 2, 2011

What do attributes provide?
- Attributes provide additional information about an element
When are attributes specified?
- Attributes are always specified in the start tag
How do you get attributes?
- Attributes come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
What tag defines HTML links? name="value"
Where is an HTML link address specified? HTML links are defined with the <a> tag.
How should attribute values be enclosed? Quotes
When is it necessary to use single quotes? In some rare situations, when the attribute value itself contains quotes.
Define "case in-sensitive". Attribute names and attribute values are case-insensitive.
Why should you use only lowercase in HTML 4? To not mess up the tags.
What type of attributes are required in XHTML? Newer versions of (X)HTML will demand lowercase attributes.