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    METHOD: It specifies the type of method, the form will use to accept the values entered into form
                       fields. The most commonly used values for this attribute are POST and GET.

                        ENCTYPE: It is used to specify how a web browser decodes the data before sending it to the server.
                       This attribute can take any of the following values:

                      •  application/x-www-form-urlencoded: It is used when you want to encode the URL.

                       •  multipart/form-data: It is used when you want to upload a file or image.

                       •  text/plain: It is used to send the data without any encoding.

                             Double Tap                                                 Century   #Information Literacy
                                                                                          21 st
                                                                                         Skills
                           1.  What is syntax to use the <FORM> tag?

                           2.  Name any two attributes of the <FORM> tag.

                          THE <INPUT> TAG

                     The <INPUT> tag is one of the most important element of <Form> tag. It is used to create the controls
                     or fields to take input from the user in the form of text, selection, and click. The <INPUT> tag has the
                     following attributes:

                        TYPE: This attribute is used to specify the type of field we want to create. It takes one of the predefined
                       values. The predefined values for this attribute are:

                       •  TEXT: This value is used to create a text box field. A text box field is a one-line text input control.
                          The text is the default value of the TYPE attribute.

                       •  RADIO: This value is used to create a radio button control. A radio button control is used to select
                          only one option from a set of options.

                       •  CHECKBOX: This value is used to create a check box control. A check box control allows us to

                          select multiple options from a set of options.

                       •  BUTTON: This value is used to create an action button control. An action button control is used to
                          perform an action on the click of it.

                       •  SUBMIT: This value is used to create a submit button control. The submit button control is used to
                          submit all the entered values in form to the specified URL.

                       •  RESET: This value is used to create a reset button control. The reset button control, when clicked,
                          clears all the values entered in the form fields.

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