Assignment: Define and Describe JQuery

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Review and research the following terms or concepts describing JQuery usage and discussing the role of JQuery in web application development.

1. What is JQuery?
• "jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. It makes things like HTML document traversal and manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler with an easy-to-use API that works across a multitude of browsers. With a combination of versatility and extensibility, jQuery has changed the way that millions of people write JavaScript."-- Credit-- https://jquery.com/
2. What do they mean by a library?
• "Is pre-written JavaScript which allows for easier development of JavaScript-based applications"-- Credit-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_library
3. What are some of the advantages of JQuery?
• "JQuery makes it easier for designers to control HTML events, animations, and other interactions on a web page by adding and removing style sheet handlers. web designers can quickly and easily write these handlers to the document on specified events, such as a mouse click or a hover, and when we do so, it will change the style and/or position of that element."-- Credit-- https://www.rezstream.com/blog/the-benefits-of-using-jquery
4. What are some of the disadvantages of JQuery?
• "Functionality maybe limited. JQuery javascript file required"-- Credit-- http://www.jscripters.com/jquery-disadvantages-and-advantages/
5. List and describe three or more examples of JQuery libraries?
• "1) .val() =Get the current value of the first element in the set of matched elements or set the value of every matched element. 2) .css() = Get the value of a computed style property for the first element in the set of matched elements or set one or more CSS properties for every matched element. 3) .click() = Bind an event handler to the “click” JavaScript event, or trigger that event on an element."-- Credit--http://api.jquery.com/
6. How does JQuery relate to and interact with Javascript?
• JQuery is Javascript, but put into library form to simplify programming tasks