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WGU C779 Web Devlopment-Foundations Terms And Definitions
1.HTML5: A language that requires few plug-ins and standarizes how
video and audio are presented on a web page
2.SGML: A metalanguage that is used to create other languages
3.HTML: A Language that describes a documents visual layout.
Language used primarily for defining format and appearance of Web documents.
4.XML: A language that describes the function and context of the
information contained in a document
5.XHTML: A language that organizes data in a document and formats
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6.XML (Extensible Markup Language):: Newer language used to define context as opposed to appearance 7.SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language):: An ISO-standard lan- guage used to describe data and context as opposed to its appearance.
8.WCAG: A set of guidelines for ensuring Web site accessibility to
all users, including those with disabilities.
9.Tags: Embedded information that defines the font, color and phrase
elements used on an HTML page.
10.XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language): Web language
standard that separates responsibilities for organizing and formatting data.
11.HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): Language used primarily for
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12.Markup language: Language that describes context and formatting
for online documents.
13.Hyperlink: Embedded instructions within a text file that link it to
another point in the file or to a separate file.
14.HTML5: Markup language used for structuring and presenting Web
page con- tent
15.Cascading Style Sheets (CSS): Style sheet language that provides
the for- matting and "look" of a Web page or document written in a markup language
16.JavaScript: Scripting language that provides dynamic, interactive
capabilities to Web pages
17.ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act): Mandates that electronic
information be accessible to disabled people.
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