Multiple choice technology usability

Some form of ALT tag should be used, even if it is a NULL tag

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

ALT text should always be provided for images. If an image is purely decorative (adds no content), use alt="" (empty/null ALT) so screen readers skip it. This is better than omitting ALT entirely, which causes screen readers to read the filename.

AI explanation

WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and standard accessibility practice require every element to carry an alt attribute -- even if that attribute is empty/null (alt="") for purely decorative images. This tells screen readers to skip the image entirely. Omitting the alt attribute altogether is considered a failure: many screen readers will fall back to announcing the image's filename, which is confusing and unhelpful to users. So the statement 'Some form of ALT tag should be used, even if it is a NULL tag' is standard, correct accessibility guidance -- it should be marked True, not False.

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