What is the purpose of alternate text?

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to give readers an explanation with simpler vocabulary

to provide a summary in a different font

to create two columns of text

to provide a verbal description of a graphical element

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The purpose of alternate text is to provide a verbal description of a graphical element. This text helps users, especially those utilizing screen readers, understand the content and function of images, graphs, or other media that cannot be interpreted directly.

A creator of a particular web page wants it to have a calming effect on the viewer. Which of these is most likely to achieve that goal?

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multiple font sizes

a textured background

rotating elements

use of blues and greens