Web Technology Basics Practice Test: Handling Tables — Flashcards

Quiz on tables, table elements and attributes, and the grouping section of a table.
 

HTML tables are used to structure and present data in a tabular format. The <table> tag defines a table, and the <tr>, <th>, and <td> tags are placed within it:
<table>: The table container, specifying where the table begins and where it ends
<tr>: Defines a table row
<th>: Defines the table header
<td>: Defines the table data (ie. table cells) 

By default, any text in the <th> tag is bold and centered, while any text in the <td> tag is unbolded and left-aligned. 

Here are some other HTML table basics:
Table cells: The smallest container inside a table
Table headers: Special cells that go at the start of a row or column, defining the type of data that row or column contains
Table styling: You can use the <col> and <colgroup> elements to define styling information for an entire column of data