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Hi Shifa,

\n means new line.

• If you put it before the text, it moves to a new line first, then prints the text.

  cout << "\nHello";
  

• If you put it after the text, it prints the text first, then moves to the next line.

  cout << "Hello\n";
  

So the difference is whether the line break happens before the message or after it.

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Hi Cesar,

Self-contained content means a piece of content that can stand on its own as one complete unit.

In HTML, <figure> is used for things like an image, diagram, or code snippet plus its caption, because they belong together.

Example:

<figure>
  <img src="tiger.png" alt="Tiger">
  <figcaption>A tiger</figcaption>
</figure>

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Hi SELVARATHINAM,

Headings are like a content outline. <h2> is a main section, and <h3>, <h4>, <h5> are smaller sub-sections under it.

If you jump from <h2> to <h5>, it can confuse screen readers and make the page structure harder to understand. It is better to go in order, like <h2> then <h3> for the next level.

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Hi Onyelusi,

The <head> is for page information the browser needs, not for content the user reads on the page. Things in <head> include the page title, meta info, links to CSS, and scripts.

The content that shows on the webpage goes inside the <body>.

Example:

<head>
  <title>My Page</title>
</head>

<body>
  <h1>This will show on the page</h1>
</body>

<title> shows in the browser tab, but the <h1> shows on the actual page.

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Hi Ing RAMIREZ,

Metadata means data about data. In a webpage, metadata is information about the page, like the title, description, author, or character set.

In HTML, metadata usually goes inside the <head> and it helps the browser and search engines, even though it does not show as normal page text.

Example:

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="description" content="Learning HTML basics">
</head>

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Hi Gangadhari,

In C, you should use int main() because main is supposed to return an integer status code to the operating system.

Example:

int main() {
    return 0;
}

void main() is not standard C, so it is best to avoid it.

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Hi Jogblackhole,

In Python, () is mainly used to call a function and pass values into it.

Example:

print("Hello")

Here, print() is the function, and the text inside () is what it should print.

() is also used to group math so Python does that part first:

(2 + 3) * 4

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Hi temidayo,

Wrap just that part with bold and italic tags. Example:

Thank you for visiting <b><i>our website</i></b>!

If you are doing it with JavaScript, use innerHTML so the tags work:

paragraph.innerHTML = 'Thank you for visiting <b><i>our website</i></b>!';

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Hi Rashina,

In Python, you can check this using isinstance():

value = "Hello"

if isinstance(value, str):
    print("It is a string")
else:
    print("It is not a string")

Just replace value with the variable you want to test.

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Hi Nafees,

Start with the basics and move step by step, practicing each topic with small programs.

A simple order to follow is:

• Variables, numbers, strings

• If else, loops

• Functions

• Lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries

• File handling

• Errors and exceptions

• OOP (classes and objects)

• Small projects to practice

The key is to write code every day, even 20 minutes, and build tiny projects like a calculator, quiz, or to-do list.

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