Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition

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expected to occur only once on a page. Configure a class if the style is expected
to be applied to a variety of different XHTML elements.

3. This follows the “cascade”: external styles, embedded styles, inline styles,
   XHTML attributes.

Review Questions

1. a


2. a


3. c


4. b


5. c


6. c


7. b


8. d
   9. c


9. d


10. media="print"


11. margin


12. hover


13. target


14. precedence

Chapter 8

Checkpoint 8.1

1. Tables are often used to organize information and to format an entire Web page.


2. The cellspacingattribute configures the amount of empty space between the
   cells in a table. The cellpaddingattribute configures the amount of empty space
   between the information contained within the cells and the edges of the cells.


3. There are a number of coding techniques that improve the accessibility of a table.
   These include the summaryattribute, the titleattribute, and configuring headers
   for columns or rows.

Checkpoint 8.2

1. Web site visitors use monitors with different resolutions. A Web page layout con-
   figured with a table using a percentage width is flexible. Examples will vary.


2. A Web page layout configured with a table using a fixed width will appear con-
   sistent when displayed on monitors with different resolutions. Often these pages
   are centered in the browser window. Examples will vary.


3. True. Tables can be nested within other tables. Nested tables are often used to organ-
   ize information on a Web page document with a page layout configured by a table.

Review Questions

1. c


2. b


3. c


4. c
   5. b
   6. b
   7. b
   8. d