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The basics

What does HTML stand for?

AnswerHyperText Markup Language

HTML is the markup language that structures the content of web pages.

What does URL stand for?

AnswerUniform Resource Locator

A URL is the address of a resource on the web, such as a page or image.

Going deeper

Which HTML tag creates a hyperlink?

Answer<a>

The <a> (anchor) element makes links, with the destination set in its href attribute.

What is the default port for HTTPS?

Answer443

HTTPS uses port 443 by default; plain HTTP uses port 80.

What does DOM stand for in web development?

AnswerDocument Object Model

The DOM represents a page as a tree of objects that scripts can read and change.

Expert level

Which HTTP status code means 'Moved Permanently'?

Answer301

301 signals a permanent redirect; 302 and 307 are temporary and 304 means Not Modified.

At which research organization was the World Wide Web invented?

AnswerCERN

The World Wide Web was proposed and first built at CERN, near Geneva, in 1989 to 1990.

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