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Html5 Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An element without content or a closing tag
favicon
Closing tag
empty tag
description

2. The '#' symbol is called the pound or hash or number symbol; it's fancy name is ______
JavaScript
application/x-shockwave-flash
octothorpe
audio/mpeg or audio/x-mpeg

3. True or false: charset metadata is required for HTML5 validation
true
JavaScript
validate
www.html5test.com

4. Block element that lets you divide a page into divisions that can be formatted and positioned with CSS
<li>
superset
div
entities

5. Sockets - Canvas - Video - Web Workers and Local Storage are examples of ___________ ______
double quotes
Internet Explorer (IE)
png
JavaScript APIs

6. Multiple attributes are separated by a(n) ______
inline
<p><a href="#top">Return to top</a></p>
space
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyles.css">

7. Version of HTML that preceded HTML5
pipe
XHTML
document type
singleton

8. One of the most widely-used media types for audio
default
mp3
true
semicolon(;)

9. Command to attach an external JavaScript (called 'myscripts.js' to a web page
Closing tag
validate
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>

10. Three image formats supported by most browsers: jpeg (jpg) - gif - _____
<li>
png
<meta charset="UTF-8">
definition

11. Extension used for a custom icon
ico
false
placeholder
false

12. Three elements used to make descriptions lists: <dl> - _____ - <dd>
placeholders
DOM
<dt>
debug

13. Software components used to 'decode' video files so they may be played
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
whitespace
codecs
space

14. Attribute values are delimited by ______
poster
URL
<meta charset="UTF-8">
double quotes

15. 'http://' is the _______ of a URL
WebKit
metadata
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
protocol

16. It refers to an official Internet standard that specifies how messages must be formatted so that they can be exchanged between different email systems. It is a very flexible format - permitting one to include virtually any type of file or document in
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Boolean
inline
false

17. To say that a browser "_______" supports a media type means that the browser doesn't require a plug-in for it.
false
deprecated
<li>
natively

18. Write a hyperlink - that jumps to a placeholder with an id of 'top' on the home page of the site (assume you are not on that page now). The link should read "Return to Home"....
<ul>
test
rendering
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>

19. Image type used for high quality (many colors - gradients) where transparency is required
description
placeholder
png
document type

20. You should use ____ to control the space between block elements
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
application/pdf
CSS
protocol

21. Syntax for html container
document type
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
alt
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>

22. Attribute used to provide "tooltips" when a user hovers the mouse over the element
title
Closing tag
jQuery
test

23. To display special characters (often those without keyboard values - such as a 'smiley') - use character _____
Incorrect nesting
entities
validate
natively

24. _______________ are used to list terms and their descriptions
alt
lang
Accessibility
Description lists

25. Three common video codecs: H.264 - _____ - VP8
Comment
Theora
unordered
WebKit

26. Safari and Chrome both use the Webkit _______ engine
rendering
Flash Player
test
<a>

27. Useful site to check a browser's current ratings
alt="" empty (no space)
www.html5test.com
semicolon(;)
false

28. Five inline elements for formatting text: i - b - ____ - sup - br
<ul>
hgroup
sub
Miro Converter

29. Easiest way to add video to an HTML5 page
<video src="fileName.mp4"></video>
Cross-browser compatibility
JavaScript
charset

30. The 5 top browers in order from best to worst in terms of their HTML5 ratings: Chrome - Opera - Firefox - Safari - _________
poster
Aptana
blockquote
Internet Explorer (IE)

31. Sockets - Canvas - Video - Web Workers and Local Storage are examples of ___________ ______
Markup
alt
JavaScript APIs
Media Player

32. In the command: <li>bag of apples</li> the phrase 'bag of apples' is called the _____ of the element
Theora
whitespace
content
DOM

33. HTML tag to code a hyperlink
true
<a>
document-relative
XHTML

34. Apple's plug-in for video
root
semicolon(;)
metadata
QuickTime

35. True or false: Heading tags are the preferred way to size text.
false
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
WebKit
unordered

36. Command to establish the characters that compose a page
placeholders
sub
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>

37. Image attribute that provides a screen (tool) tip
title
superset
document tree
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>

38. A MIME type describes the contents of a media file and helps a browser determine what to use to open it
protocol
charset
player
protocol

39. Two common examples of ________: <br> and <img>
Markup
natively
empty tags
Closing tag

40. True or false: charset metadata is required for HTML5 validation
UTF-8
true
document-relative
poster

41. Chrome - Safari and the Android and iPhone mobile browsers are based on_______
WebKit
pipe
test
Cross-browser compatibility

42. MIME type for a PDF
application/pdf
absolute
mp3
blockquote

43. Command to attach an external JavaScript (called 'myscripts.js' to a web page
div
JavaScript
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
alt

44. 'codec' stands for ______
COder/DECoder
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
div
double quotes

45. MIME type for a SWF
application/x-shockwave-flash
Internet Explorer (IE)
document-relative
lang

46. Three tags for special types of text: pre - ______ - address
UTF-8
Comment
blockquote
stretch

47. A very important element in the head of a page that provides search engine information
title
<img>
content
application/pdf

48. An element without content or a closing tag
<img>
bulleted
QuickTime
empty tag

49. An open source browser engine
URL
WebKit
blockquote
application/x-shockwave-flash

50. Browser's internal representation of a web page
Internet Explorer (IE)
<img>
Theora
DOM