HTML & Web Design Basics is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Computer Applications Technology CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What does HTML stand for?
HyperText Markup Language
High Text Manipulation Layer
Home Technology Management Language
Hyperlink Text Modelling Language
Answer: HyperText Markup Language — HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language, the standard language used to create the structure and content of a web page.
Easy
2. What is an HTML editor?
A program used to write and edit the HTML code that makes up a web page
A physical printer used to print web pages
A type of internet browser plug-in only
A network device connecting computers
Answer: A program used to write and edit the HTML code that makes up a web page — An HTML editor is a program used to write and edit the actual HTML code that makes up a web page, such as a simple text editor.
Medium
3. Give ONE consequence of incorrect HTML syntax, such as a missing closing tag.
Answer: the web page may display incorrectly — Incorrect HTML syntax, such as a missing closing tag, can cause a web page to display incorrectly, or not as originally intended.
