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Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. symbol used to return the DOM object representing the element with a given id (replaces document.getElementById)






2. XML Allows you to use __________ as well because XML is a document.






3. Objects have properties such as the title tag on a page is a property of _________. Properties themselves are objects.






4. Parameters of Prototype's Ajax.Request: object- URL of request - ________






5. 400 status message






6. The real value of XML HTTP request is in the way it is ________.






7. Fetches and displays list of choices using Ajax






8. Everything in a document - everything in a browser window is an object. When we talk about these objects the word for that is model. Documents on a webpage = the DOM.






9. Ajax helps make more ________ sites






10. Sends request to server






11. Handler that runs whenever readyState changes






12. Process to sending ___________: create request object(var ajax= new XMLHTTPRequest())- attach event handler to onreadystatechange(ajax.onreadystatechange = function) - open a connection (ajax.open("get" -url -true); makes arrangements for the server






13. 200 status message






14. Stores the value returned when send() is finished






15. JavaScript library built on top of Prototype that adds visual effects - drag and drop - and others (auto complete - in-place editors)






16. Options that can be passed to the ____________: method (get or post) - parameters to pass to the server






17. 403 status message






18. Auto-completes from an array of choices






19. At its core ________ is a way of showing data in a text format that is parsable. Without an associated style file.






20. AJAX files ______________: Cannot be run from web page stored on hard drive - can only be run on web page stored on a web server






21. A set of useful additional objects - methods - and cross-browser compatibility fixes






22. User can keep interacting with page while data loads






23. This holds the status of the XMLHttpRequest - is set several times by the web server when the server is processing the request - values from 0-4 (4 implies that the request is completely processed by server)






24. 401 status message






25. 404 status message






26. It can access surrounding local variables






27. Script to use _________: <script type="text/javascript" src=" http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/prototype/1.6.0.3/prototype.js "></script>






28. Way of encoding parameters into a URL (parameter1=value1&parameter2=value2)(parameters are preceded by a ?)






29. A group of interrelated web development techniques used on the client-side to create interactive web applications - Loading information using JavaScript from a web server without refreshing the page. Asynchronous requests may be made and responses ar






30. A lightweight data-interchange format






31. 500 status message






32. Makes the necessary arrangements for the server






33. new Ajax.Request("file.php" - { method:"get" - parameters: {zip:valueOfZipCode} - onSuccess: displayCityState } );






34. An object that allows requests to be made to the server without interrupting other browser tasks. Its an object and objects contain properties. The properties are: readyState - responseText - responseXML - status - statusText






35. The core Javascript object that makes Ajax possible. Can fetch files from a web server






36. XMLHttpRequest to pass header name and get response.