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Homework Week 1
1.) What is a WYSIWYG editor? Give one example.
This is a program which allows you to create a website visually while the program creates code corresponding to your text. The acronym stands for, "what you see is what you get" and Dreamweaver is an example of one such "WYSIWYG" editor.
2.) What is a plain text editor? Give one example.
A plain text editor is a word processor you can use to create an xhtml document, examples would be Notepad for PCs or Text Edit for Macs.
3.) What is a hyperlink?
A hyperlink an embedded connection to another web address, usually with a surrogate title for improved legibility (for example the embedded URL <http://www.dog.com> might simply be labeled as Dog).
4.) What are three points to remember when naming your files?
Don't use spaces, no capital letters and no illegal characters.
5.) What is JavaScript and what are some of its common uses?
Javascript is a scripting language used to manipulate web pages. Common uses are; creating roll-overs, resizing browser windows, and checking for browser compatibility.
6.) Who is the W3C?
The W3C refers to the World Wide Web consortium, a web standards committee who decided in 2001 that XHTML would replace HTML.