Reading Notes: Introduction & Chapter 1

Due Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the first of class.

From your reading of Simon Collison, Beginning CSS Web Development.

Bring your HANDWRITTEN answers to the following questions. Your answers should typically be 1-3 sentences in length. The document should be handwritten, single-spaced, with the following at the top of the first page:

Your Name
Reading Notes: Intro & Ch 1
IntroWeb
Sept. 2, 2008

Questions from the Introduction

NOTE: You do not need to write the questions. Instead, write your answers as full sentences so that you may review these notes later in preparation for the quizzes. (In other words, include the basic information from the question in the sentence of your answer, such as: “The World Wide Web Consortium was formed for the purpose of …”)

1. Why was the World Wide Web Consortium formed? What is its URL?
2. What did Jeffrey Zeldman’s book do? What year was it published?
3. What are five benefits that web standards bring?
4. What does it mean to “separate content from presentation”?
5. What does (X)HTML refer to?

Questions from Chapter 1

1. Write an example of a tag with inline style code. What is a strength of this approach? A major weakness?
2. Where do you place embedded style code? What is a strength of this approach? A major weakness?
3. Where do you place external style code? What are three strengths of this approach?
4. What is an imported stylesheet? What is one advantage it offers?
5. What is: a print stylesheet? And a handheld stylesheet?
6. What method does Collison recommend for keeping your stylesheets organized?
7. What is the point of creating a stylesheet for various modules of your website? What is an example of a “module”?
8. Write an example of a css rule with proper syntax, including: a selector with at least TWO declarations (each with a property and a value), all with appropriate brackets and punctuation.
9. Write an example of a css comment.
10. Write out an example of a good way to flag a specific set of rules.
11. What is a good way to add visual clarity to your CSS code?