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week 3
What is the difference between a relative and absolute URL?
- A URL is an address for a resource on the WWW (World Wide Web). It might be a file or other resource.
- A relative URL points to a file/directory in relation to the present files/directories. example: junk.html
- An absolute URL specifies the exact location of a file/directory on the internet. It also follows that each absolute URL is unique, which means that if two URLs are identical, they point to the same file. example: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/
What is the advantage of managing files, i.e. renaming, moving, and deleting files, through Dreamweaver's Files Panel?
- Dreamweaver updates all of the links to the site that are affected by the changes.
What is the significance of a page named index.html?
- It is the page that a Web browser loads automatically when a visitor goes to any site.
What DOCTYPE should you be using for your pages?
- XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
Why is<em> and <strong> preferred over <b> and <i>?
- These tags are preferred because they are better handled by screen readers used by visually impaired users.
