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Html5 Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tabs & line returns and extra spaces are ____
<ol>
alt
stretch
whitespace

2. Command to attach an external JavaScript (called 'myscripts.js' to a web page
true
description
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
article

3. Technically a type of uniform resource identifier (URI) but in many technical documents and verbal discussions _______ is often used as a synonym for URI
URL
space
stretch
JavaScript APIs

4. Syntax for html container
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
space
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
empty tags

5. True or false: charset metadata is required for HTML5 validation
description
true
Markup
Flash Player

6. Three common attributes for the meta tag: _____ - name and content
charset
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyles.css">
rendering
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>

7. Image attribute that provides a screen (tool) tip
empty tag
rendering
title
URL

8. Ten inline elements for identifying content abbr - cite - code - dfn - em - kbd - q - ____ - strong - var
JavaScript APIs
declaration
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
samp

9. Common use of a link element that provides a 'custom' feel to your web page
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
charset
favicon
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>

10. Character coding that has support for many alphabets including non-western ones
class
<embed>
blockquote
UTF-8

11. An open source browser engine
<li>
DOM
space
WebKit

12. Version of HTML that preceded HTML5
description
XHTML
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
application/x-shockwave-flash

13. Tag for an item within a list (either ordered or unordered)
<li>
unordered
deprecated
WebKit

14. MIME type for a WAV
audio/x-wave
title
../
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

15. _____ refers to the qualities that make a web site accessible to users especially disabled users
Markup
browsers
Accessibility
double quotes

16. Easiest way to add video to an HTML5 page
attributes
audio/mpeg or audio/x-mpeg
unordered
<video src="fileName.mp4"></video>

17. Identify the error: <p>What's wrong now?<p> ________ does not have a '/'
placeholder
Closing tag
CSS
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>

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"....
samp
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
../
root

19. You should use ____ to control the space between block elements
span
CSS
test
browsers

20. To say that a browser "_______" supports a media type means that the browser doesn't require a plug-in for it.
sub
natively
singleton
superset

21. The 5 top browers in order from best to worst in terms of their HTML5 ratings: Chrome - Opera - Firefox - Safari - _________
Internet Explorer (IE)
content
<embed>
lists

22. If you don't specify the MIME type for a file - it will be opened in the browser's _____ media player for that media type
natively
default
DOM
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

23. description terms (<dt>) can only contain text and ______ elements
metadata
inline
<meta charset="UTF-8">
png

24. Prefix on a path that navigates up from a child to a parent folder
../
declaration
metadata
placeholders

25. Two parts of the _________: head and body
empty tags
WebKit
document tree
whitespace

26. Three elements used to make descriptions lists: <dl> - _____ - <dd>
QuickTime
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
<dt>

27. Tag used for metadata
audio/x-wave
meta
attributes
whitespace

28. Multiple attributes are separated by a(n) ______
png
true
space
Internet Explorer (IE)

29. A MIME type describes the contents of a media file and helps a browser determine what to use to open it
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
validate
Accessibility
player

30. The HTML for a navigation list is best coded as a series of <a> elements within the ___ elements of an unordered (<ul>) list
MIME
browsers
<li>
article

31. 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
nest
href
Miro Converter
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

32. Three image formats supported by most browsers: jpeg (jpg) - gif - _____
png
poster
elements
Closing tag

33. Four core HTML attributes: id - _____ - title - lang
<p><a href="#top">Return to top</a></p>
favicon
class
entities

34. HTML code elements should be in lower case except for the ____________ which is in upper case
jQuery
singleton
COder/DECoder
document type

35. New _____ in HTML add semantics and structure
elements
empty tags
true
Comment

36. MIME type for a SWF
<li>
<ul>
application/x-shockwave-flash
empty tags

37. _______________ are used to list terms and their descriptions
definition
stretch
Description lists
true

38. Name of the '|' symbol
Comment
pipe
span
double quotes

39. True or false: Heading tags are the preferred way to size text.
png
protocol
Accessibility
false

40. One of the most common media types and is also the encoding standard for audio; currently used on all Apple products
article
aac
nest
document.write()

41. A free product that can convert one type of media to another
article
document tree
Miro Converter
charset

42. Five common attributes for an image tag: src - ____ - height - width - title
application/x-shockwave-flash
<dt>
codecs
alt

43. _____ refers to the qualities that make a web site accessible to users especially disabled users
gif
DOM
Accessibility
protocol

44. Chrome - Safari - Firefox and Internet Explorer are examples of _________
placeholders
UTF-8
empty tag
browsers

45. 'http://' is the _______ of a URL
browsers
protocol
meta
<img>

46. 3 core technologies in HTML5 ________ - JavaScript APIs - and CSS
double quotes
natively
document.write()
Markup

47. In addition to the required 'charset' metadata attribute - _____ and keywords attributes should be provided as well for SEO
span
document type
www.html5test.com
description

48. Chrome - Safari - Firefox and Internet Explorer are examples of _________
placeholder
inline
browsers
bulleted

49. Description lists were called _____ lists in HTML4 - but they were renamed because you can code more than one <dd> element for each <dt> element
placeholders
jQuery
definition
charset

50. A free text editor that can be used to edit HTML or CSS code
Closing tag
<a>
Aptana
empty tags