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The syntax to use the <FORM> tag is as follows:

                 <FORM>

                  ...
                  ...
                  (Form Elements)

                  ...
                  ...

                  </FORM>
              Some commonly used attributes of the <FORM> tag are:
                  ACTION: This attribute specifies the action that will take place when the form is submitted. It takes
                 the URL of another web page or an e-mail address to receive the information.

                  METHOD: This attribute specifies the type of method the form will use to submit the entered values.
                 The most commonly used values for this attribute are POST and GET.

                  ENCTYPE: This attribute specifies the data encoding method a web browser uses 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.


                       Topic Flashback                                                 21 st  Century
                                                                                           Skills  #Information Literacy

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

                  NAME: This attribute is used to specify the identity of the field on the web page.

                  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.



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