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Tech Terms

Cell: Intersection of a row and a column in a table
Columns: Vertical lines of data of the table

Cellpadding: An attribute to insert spacing between the border and contents of the cell
Cellspacing: An attribute to insert spacing between individual cells in a table
Checkbox: An element in a form used to select one or more options

Colspan: An attribute to specify the number of columns of the table the cell should span
Radio Buttons: Elements used to select one of the given choices in a form

Quick Recall

• Tables are extremely useful on web pages.
• Tables are a fl exible and an attractive way of presenting data.
• A table is divided into rows and columns.

• Values of Align attributes are left, centre and right.
• Values of Valign attribute are top, middle, bottom and baseline.
• The default Colspan and Rowspan are 1.
• The <Form> tag is used to defi ne a form.
• The <Input> tag allows the user to enter information in a form using text fi elds, drop-down
menus, radio buttons and checkboxes.

A. Fill in the blanks.
1. Columns are the _____________ lines of data.

2. Tables are defi ned with the _____________ tag.
3. The letter TR stands for ‘_____________’, while TD stands for ‘_____________’.

4. The _____________ attribute is used to set the colour of a table’s border.
5. Align attribute can appear inside _____________, _____________ or _____________ tags.

B. State whether the following statements are true or false.

1. By default, space is left for borders. __________
2. The larger the value the thicker will be the border. __________

3. We cannot assign diff erent background to a row, column or a cell. __________
4. The <INPUT> tag allows the user to enter information in a table. __________

5. Checkboxes are used to select one or more options. __________

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