1D0-61B · Question #43
Which type of application allows you to edit and validate your source code and preview your Web pages in multiple browsers?
The correct answer is A. GUI HTML editor. A GUI HTML editor (such as Adobe Dreamweaver or Visual Studio Code with extensions) combines a visual interface with source code editing, built-in syntax validation, and the ability to preview rendered pages across multiple browsers - making it the only option that satisfies…
Question
Which type of application allows you to edit and validate your source code and preview your Web pages in multiple browsers?
Options
- AGUI HTML editor
- BHTML text editor
- CWord processor
- DCompiler
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A93% (38)
- B2% (1)
- C5% (2)
Explanation
A GUI HTML editor (such as Adobe Dreamweaver or Visual Studio Code with extensions) combines a visual interface with source code editing, built-in syntax validation, and the ability to preview rendered pages across multiple browsers - making it the only option that satisfies all three requirements in the question.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- B (HTML text editor): A plain text editor (like Notepad) lets you write HTML but offers no validation or browser preview functionality.
- C (Word processor): Tools like Microsoft Word are for document creation, not code editing or web preview; any HTML they export is typically messy and non-standard.
- D (Compiler): A compiler translates source code into executable machine code - it has no relevance to editing or previewing web pages.
Memory tip: Think of the "GUI" in GUI HTML editor as meaning "all-in-one" - it wraps editing, validation, and visual preview into a single graphical tool, which is exactly what sets it apart from simpler editors or unrelated tools.
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Naledi M.Jun 27, 2026The correct answer is A, GUI HTML editor. A GUI HTML editor, like Adobe Dreamweaver or older tools such as Microsoft FrontPage, gives you a visual design surface alongside a code editor that checks your markup as you type, so you catch malformed tags and missing attributes without running a separate validation step. The multi-browser preview feature is the real differentiator here, because it lets you see how your layout renders across different rendering engines before you ever upload a file. A plain text editor (B) is just a code window with no validation or preview, a word processor (C) does not produce clean semantic HTML and has no browser preview at all, and a compiler (D) is a completely different category of tool used for languages like C or Java, not for authoring web pages.
Lena V.Jun 12, 2026I almost went with B because a text editor is what I use daily for raw HTML, but the key phrase is "preview your Web pages in multiple browsers," and a plain text editor does not have that built-in preview and validation functionality. A GUI HTML editor like Dreamweaver bundles editing, validation, and multi-browser preview in one package, which is exactly what the question describes.
Samuel O.Jun 14, 2026Lena nailed the preview distinction, though worth adding that some modern code editors like VS Code blur this line now with live-preview extensions, so on the real exam just anchor on the phrase "built-in" to lock in the GUI editor answer.
Samuel O.Jun 27, 2026Thought B first, but GUI editors have the built-in browser preview that clinches A.