MCOM 351 - Teach Yourself Visually HTML & CSS Chapter 7 - Working With Tables
exam review questions
(p.106) HTML ________ enable you to effectively present large amounts of data in rows and columns.
(p.106) You can also use tables to organize the overall ________ of a Web page.
(p.106) Every table is basically a ________ containing rows and columns.
(p.106) The places where the columns and rows intersect are called ________.
(p.106) Each cell can hold Web page ________.
(p.106) Using HTML ________, you can set the size of an entire table as well as the size of particular cells.
(p.106) You can also turn ________ of a table and its cells on or off, depending on whether or not you want to draw attention to the table’s structure.
(p.106) Cells can ________ two or more columns or rows to form bigger containers for data.
(p.107) You can use traditional tables on a Web page to present data in a ________ format.
(p.107) Instead of defining an exact size, you can specify a table size using ________.
(p.107) When sizing a table as a percentage, whenever the user resizes his or her browser ________, the table resizes as well.
(p.107) Sizing a table as a percentage allows for a more “________” layout.
(p.107) A table sized as a percentage is good for page ________ as well as data tables.
(p.108) HTML tables are made up of ________ arranged into rows and columns.
(p.108) You can assign different page ________ to different cells to control their positioning on the page.
(p.108) Cells can hold text, ________, and other Web page content.
(p.108) Type <TABLE> where you want to insert a table. Type <________> to start the first row in the table.
(p.108) Type <________> for a table cell you want to create.
(p.108) If you want your first row to include bold (and centered) column labels, you can use the <________> tag instead of <TD>.
(p.109 & 122) You can set the dimensions of a table as exact ________ values or as percentages of the browser window using the <TABLE> tag’s WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes.
(p.109) If you want to set a fixed size and have the entire table width visible in browsers, set the width at 750 pixels or less, because most users surf the Web with their monitors set to at least ________ pixels wide.
(p.110) Table ________ make your cells easier to distinguish and give the table a visible structure on a page.
(p.110) A border is simply a ________ that appears around the table as well as around each cell within the table.
(p.110) By default, a table does not have a border unless you specify one.
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false
(p.110) You can use the ________ attribute to turn table borders on or off.
(p.110) When you set a border ________, it applies only to the outer edge of the table, not to the cells within the table.
(p.110) Border thickness is measured in ________.
(p.110) Borders appear ________ unless you specify a color.
(p.111) Do you need to add borders if you are using a table as a layout for your Web page? No. It is usually not a good idea to use the BORDER attribute for table layouts. With a layout, you want the table structure to define different sections of the page ________.
(p.112) You can use ________ to add space between the border and the contents of a cell.
(p.112) You can use ________ to increase the border size or distance between cells.
(p.112) Padding and spacing size is measured in ________.
(p.112) When setting cellpadding, the Web browser displays the designated amount of space between the cell contents and the cell ________.
(p.113) If you set the CELLSPACING and CELLPADDING values to ________, the browser removes any spacing or padding between the cells.
(p.113) You may use the technique of setting the CELLSPACING and CELLPADDING values to "0" to make images in ________ cells appear as a single image.
(p.113) You can set the ________ attribute to 0 as well to remove the border between cells.
(p.114) You can control a cell’s width using the WIDTH attribute and its height using the HEIGHT attribute. This enables you to allocate more ________ to columns or rows that have more content.
(p.114) If you do not set a specific width or height, the ________ of the cell determines the cell’s size.
(p.114) You can specify dimensions using a ________ value or using a percentage relative to the width or height of the overall table.
(p.115) When you set a width for one cell, this also sets the width for the cells above or ________.
(p.115) When you set a height for a cell, this also sets the height for all the cells to the ________ or right of it.
(p.115) When you change the width of a cell, all the other cells in that ________ adjust to the same width.
(p.116) If you are building a table to populate with data, you can add labels, also called ________, to the top of each column using the <TH> tag.
(p.116) Column headers appear in ________ type and are centered within each cell.
(p.117) You can use the table format to present columns of text on your Web page, much like a ________.
(p.117) You can use the ________ alignment attribute to make each column align at the top of the table.
(p.118) You can use a table to create a two-column layout for your page. You can use a narrow column on the left to hold ________ links and a larger column on the right to hold the main content.
(p.119) You can add a ________ to your table to help users identify the information contained within the table, which can appear at the top or bottom of the table.
(p.119) By default, captions appear ________ the table unless you specify another alignment attribute.
above
below
(p.119) Captions always appear on a ________ line of text from the table.
(p.120) Ordinarily, when you assign a border to a table, it surrounds both the table and the individual cells. You can control which external and internal borders appear in your table using the FRAME and ________ attributes.
(p.122) When setting a width in pixels, limit the value to ________ pixels to ensure the table fits on the screen.
(p.122) If you prefer a more flexible table, set the size as a ________; this allows the table to be resized if the browser window is resized.
(p.122) The ________ attribute is not as well supported as the WIDTH attribute and may not display properly in all browsers.
(p.123) If you accidentally make a table too small for the contents, the browser ________ the measurements and tries to make the table fit as best it can.
(p.123) If you set a table too wide, users are forced to ________ sideways to see parts of the table, so for best results, do not make your table wider than 750 pixels.
(p.123) If you do not set a table width using the WIDTH attribute, the browser sizes the table based on the cell ________.
(p.123) If you do not set a width using the WIDTH attribute, and when ________ is in the table, the browser expands the table enough to fit its largest contents but not past the right edge of the browser window.
(p.123) If you do not set a width using the WIDTH attribute,and if a table contains large ________, it may extend beyond the browser window.
(p.124) To control the alignment of data within your table cells, the ALIGN attribute controls ________ alignment.
(p.124) By default, all table data you enter into cells is ________-aligned.
(p.124) To control the alignment of data within your table cells, the VALIGN attribute controls ________ alignment.
(p.124) By default, table data is vertically aligned to appear in the ________ of each cell.
(p.124) You can add alignment attributes to a single cell, a ________, or all the data in the table.
(p.125) Regarding text alignment, although there is an HTML attribute for ________, not all Web browsers currently support the setting.
(p.126) The ability to span cells is also called ________ cells.
(p.126) To extend a cell across columns, type ________=”?”, replacing ? with the number of columns you want to span.
(p.127) To extend a cell across rows, type ________=”?”, replacing ? with the number of rows you want to span.
(p.127) You can ________ column and row spanning to create complex table designs.
(p.127) If you add the COLSPAN and ROWSPAN attributes to the same row or header tag, you can make a cell span horizontally and vertically in the table. Just remember to ________ cells in the columns and rows you want the current cell to span.
(p.128) You can define a group of columns in your table and set attributes across that group using the <________> tag. This saves you from having to apply attributes separately to all the cells in the columns.
(p.128) You can use the <________> tag to add special formatting to columns that differ from other columns in a group.
(p.129) Can a table include both grouped and ungrouped columns?
Yes
No
(p.129) Header cells are affected by alignment you assign to the column group.
true
false
(p.130) You can use row groups to divide a table into ________ sections.
(p.130) You create row groups using the <THEAD> and <________> tags.
(p.130) If the row group requires a footer, you can add one with the <________> tag.
(p.132) You can add ________ to individual cells in your table or to certain rows and columns.
(p.132) To add color to a particular column, you can add the color attribute to each cell in the column or to a ________ tag.
(p.132) To add color to a row, you can add the color attribute to the <________> tag.
(p.133) You can add a ________ color that appears behind the entire table of data.
(p.133) When applying a background color, be careful not to choose a color that makes the table ________ difficult to read.
(p.134) You can add an image to any ________ in your table.
(p.134) You can also use the ________ attribute to add an image to the entire table.
(p.135) You can add a background ________ to appear behind your entire table.
(p.136) You can control the positioning of a table on your Web page using the ________ attribute.
(p.136) The ALIGN attribute also determines the way in which text wraps around your table element. For example, if you align the table to the right, text wraps around the ________ side of the table.
(p.136) Text will not wrap around a ________ table, but it will wrap around those that are left- or right-aligned.
(p.136) To stop text from wrapping, type <BR ________=”?”> before the text, replacing ? with the alignment value you want to clear.
(p.137) Tables are automatically ________-aligned unless you specify an alignment value.
(p.) Depending on the size of the table, Web browsers automatically ________ text in cells when needed.
(p.139) You can create a table within a table, or a ________ table.