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020522-4:

Describe the difference between, and the advantages of handling layout of HTML documents using either:

Tables

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

Frames

Answer

Property

Tables

Css

Frames

Browser support Widely Not always fully Widely

Exact layout control Good Good when it works Not so good

Advanced format and font control Restricted Very good Restricted

Download time Some browser will not display a tble until it has been downloaded fully. May need access to a separate CSS file. Separate files for each frame.

Separate scrollable regions and sources for each region. No No Yes

Support for common layout for many pages, which can be changed in one operation for all the pages.

Separation of formatting and control.
No Yes, also a format class can be defined and then used in multiple places. Restricted.

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020522-4:	Describe the difference between, and the advantages of handling layout of HTML documents using either: Tables CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) Frames
Answer	Property	Tables	Css	Frames
	Browser support	Widely	Not always fully	Widely
	Exact layout control	Good	Good when it works	Not so good
	Advanced format and font control	Restricted	Very good	Restricted
	Download time	Some browser will not display a tble until it has been downloaded fully.	May need access to a separate CSS file.	Separate files for each frame.
	Separate scrollable regions and sources for each region.	No	No	Yes
	Support for common layout for many pages, which can be changed in one operation for all the pages. Separation of formatting and control.	No	Yes, also a format class can be defined and then used in multiple places.	Restricted.