Aisha is coding a Web site using a GUI HTML editor. She wants to quickly check her code for errors and compliance with HTML standards as she works. How can she best accomplish this?

Question

Options

• BRender the code with a browser to see if it looks correct.
• DValidate the code using the GUI Validator.

• B
  10% (3)
• D
  90% (26)

Explanation

D is correct because an HTML validator (such as the W3C Markup Validation Service or a built-in GUI validator) programmatically checks code against official HTML standards, catching syntax errors, missing tags, deprecated elements, and compliance issues that are invisible to the naked eye.

Option B is wrong because rendering in a browser only shows how the page looks - browsers are designed to be forgiving and will silently compensate for broken or invalid HTML, so a page can appear correct while containing numerous errors.

Memory tip: Think of a browser as a forgiving reader (it guesses what you meant) and a validator as a strict editor (it flags every rule violation). When the question asks about checking for errors and compliance, you always want the strict editor.

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