Test: HTML Semantics - Primary 3 MCQ

A footer for a document or section is specified by <footer> element. It should contain information about its containing element. This element typically contains the author of the document, links to terms of use, copyright information, contact information.

<strong> element shows importance of text. <sub> element is for subscript. <span> HTML element is a generic inline container for phrasing content, that does not inherently represent anything. It is used to group elements for styling purposes with the help of class or id attributes. <sup> is for superscript.

<dialog> element in HTML represents a dialog box or other interactive component like window or an inspector. <summary> element is known as Disclosure Summary element. It specifies caption, summary or legend for <details> element’s disclosure box. This element only includes global attribute. This element may only be used as the first child of <details> element. <menuitem> represents a command which helps user to pop up through menu. <menu> is a group of commands which is used to perform something.

The <summary> tag is new in HTML5. <summary> element defines a visible heading for <details> element. This heading can be clicked to hide/view the details. This element is not supported by Internet Explorer. Sections in document is defined by <section> element. <mark> element is used to highlight the context/paragraph/text. Main content of document is specified by <menu> element.

<sup> element for superscript. element describes a word break opportunity. <time> element specifies time. <var> is known as HTML Variable element. It represents name of a variable in mathematical expression or in a programming context. It is presented using italicized version of current typeface.

There are web components in HTML related technology which makes it possible to essentially create and use custom elements as if it were regular HTML. You can also create custom versions of standard HTML elements. Some of the elements are <shadow>, <content>, <element>, <template>, <slot>.

The additional details that the user can view or hide on demand is specified by <details> tag. The content of <details> element should not be visible unless open attribute is set. This tag can be used for creating interactive widget that user can open and close. Main content of document is specified by <menu> element. <aside> defines some content aside from the content it is placed in.

<area> element defines region on image.  element is used to insert image in document. <track> element is used as a child of media elements <video> and <audio>. It lets you specify text tracklike to automatically handle subtitles. The tracks are formatted in WebVTT format like .vtt files. <map> with <area> element is used to define image.

<shadow> is obsolete part of web component used to shadow DOM. The obsolete part of web components is <content>. <slot> element in HTML is a part of Web Components technology suite. It is a placeholder inside web component that you can fill with own markup that lets you create separate DOM trees and present them together. <element> is one of part of web components, used to custom DOM elements.

Main content of document is specified by <menu> element. <dir> element is not supported in HTML5. It contains all directory titles. The <pre> element in HTML represents preformatted text. The text written inside <pre> element is presented exactly as written in HTML file. Text is typically rendered using non-proportional font. Whitespace inside the element is displayed as written. <dd> is used to describe a name in description list.

<noembed> is fallback content for browsers. <object> element describes an external resource. <embed> element embeds external content in document. <param> element defines parameters for <object> element. The element includes global attributes. This element is supported by all the browsers. <source> element specifies multimedia resources for pictures, audio etc.

Obsolete elements are old HTML elements which are deprecated and should not be used. They should never be used in new projects, and should replace them in old projects as soon as we can. <acronym>, <basefont>, <applet>, <big>, <bgsound>, <command>, <content>, <dir>, <center> are some of the obsolete elements.

Title of work is defined by <cite> tag. <br> is used to give a vertical break in text/paragraph. The <code> element displays its contents styles in a fashion intended to indicate that text is a short fragment of computer code. <b> element is known as HTML Bring Attention To element. It is used to draw reader’s attention to the element’s contents, which are not granted special importance otherwise. Formally this was known as Boldface element.

<param> element defines parameters for <object> element. An element <picture> contains <source> element and <image>. <source> element in HTML specifies multiple media resource for <audio>, <video> and <picture> element. It is an empty element and is commonly used to serve same media content in multiple formats supported by different browsers. An external resource is represented by <object> element that can be treated as image, nested browsing context or a resource to be handled by plugin.

<bgsound> element only used by Internet Explorer is Background Sound element. It sets up a sound file to play in background while the page is used. We use <audio> instead of this element. <acronym> element which has been removed from HTML5 indicates sequence of characters. <blink> is a non-standard element which causes text to flash slowly. <audio> element is used to play audio clip.