Year 11 - Computing
CSS fundamentals
HTML programming project
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will explore how websites are displayed within a browser using HTML and CSS. They will examine how websites are requested and delivered to our computer via the internet and the WWW. They will create the structure of a website using HTML and change the styling using CSS.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to style the content of web pages using a CSS file.
Key Notes
- CSS describes the styling that is applied to HTML.
- Properties of HTML tags are changed in a CSS file linked to a web page.
- CSS provides consistency of design across the pages of a website in a single location.
- CSS can control text and background formatting.
Vocabulary To Learn
- CSS: Cascading Style Sheets: specifications used to style the content and layout of HTML pages
- consistency: keeping the same look, feel, and behaviour of items
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It is easier to apply CSS directly to the HTML tags as they are used.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
CSS describes the styling that is applied to HTML. Properties of HTML tags are changed in a CSS file linked to a web page.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'CSS'
Cascading Style Sheets: specifications used to style the content and layout of HTML pages. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: It is easier to apply CSS directly to the HTML tags as they are used. Correction: There is little time saved by applying CSS directly to tags and it generates more work later if the same changes need to be made in different parts of a web page.
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