A Statement That Starts with a Hashtag (Or Pound) Symbol

question 53

Multiple Choice

A statement that starts with a hashtag (or pound) symbol (#) is called a

• A) comment
• B) function
• C) preprocessor directive
• D) header file
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language, the standard markup language used for creating and designing web pages.

Boldface

A typographic emphasis where text is darker and thicker than the surrounding text to stand out for readability.

XML

Extensible Markup Language, a flexible way to create common information formats and share both the format and the data on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere.

Content

The information and experiences that are directed towards an end-user or audience, including written text, images, audio, and video.