Exercise #5
The primary purpose for exercise 5 is:
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Develop familiarity tables and the creation of data tables.
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Learn about cells that span rows and columns.
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Use of the <table>, <tr>, <th>, and <td> tags and related attributes.
- Learn how to use tables to format pages.
- Use cellpadding and cellspacing and defined width for table.
- Learn to resize/reuse images.
- Learn to use transparent GIFs ("glass bricks") for spacing.
Guidelines for grading:
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They should submit the file(s) properly. (-2 max)
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Formatting as specified in exercise description. (-5 max)
- include the following XHTML wellformedness constraints (-1 per occurance up to -5 max)
- All tags in lowercase
- All tags are closed
- All tags are case-sensitive ( <p> </p> .......... NOT <p> </P> )
- All standalone tags are closed (<img />, <hr />, <br />, etc.)
- All tags must be properly nested ( <h1><p></p></h1> ............ NOT <h1><p></h1></p> )
- All attribute values are in double quotes (<p align="left">)
- Only one root element (<html>)
- No attribute minimization ( <option selected="selected"> ......... NOT <option selected> )
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Includes at least one graphic. (-2 max for no images).
- Incorrect table tags (-3 max)
- Figures should be formatted to a max width of 375 pixels (-2 max for improperly size images).
- Use of glass brick on layout8 so that first column is correct size (-1 max for not using).
- Properly coded with all structural elements (missing <!doctype>, <html>, <head>, <body>) (-3 max)
Total Points Possible: 10 pts