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Html5 Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Three elements used to make descriptions lists: <dl> - _____ - <dd>
ico
Comment
span
<dt>

2. Useful site to check a browser's current ratings
DOM
www.html5test.com
article
span

3. An open source browser engine
WebKit
gif
div
octothorpe

4. For images that are used solely for decoration - use this attribute - which is known as a ______ attribute
empty tag
false
alt="" empty (no space)
XHTML

5. Identify the error: <p>We <i>love the web</p></i> __________: the <i> pair must be fully enclosed in the <p> pair
Cross-browser compatibility
alt
Incorrect nesting
span

6. Name of the '|' symbol
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
pipe
root
double quotes

7. Attribute used to provide "tooltips" when a user hovers the mouse over the element
application/x-shockwave-flash
title
superset
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

8. Three common attributes for the meta tag: _____ - name and content
protocol
<img>
charset
<ol>

9. Inline element that lets you identify text that can be formatted with CSS
title
audio/x-wave
span
Accessibility

10. Three common attributes for the meta tag: _____ - name and content
debug
article
charset
content

11. Ten inline elements for identifying content abbr - cite - code - dfn - em - kbd - q - ____ - strong - var
65
XHTML
samp
pipe

12. Common use of a link element that provides a 'custom' feel to your web page
div
favicon
alt
document.write()

13. In the code for a video element - the _____ attribute lets you specify an image file to be used as a static image in place of the video that would otherwise begin playing automatically.
poster
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<embed>

14. Prefix on a path that navigates up from a child to a parent folder
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
document tree
UTF-8
../

15. Tabs & line returns and extra spaces are ____
<meta charset="UTF-8">
Accessibility
whitespace
true

16. Two common examples of ________: <br> and <img>
empty tags
Markup
space
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>

17. <input type="checkbox" name="mailList" checked> In this element 'checked' is a _____ attribute
document-relative
whitespace
Incorrect nesting
Boolean

18. Discover/correct problems in an HTML file: _____ an HTML file
validate
debug
../
Markup

19. Essential coding language in HTML5
stretch
description
application/pdf
JavaScript

20. Birthed in 2005 - this language was created to expedite web development and is central to making web pages look good on mobile devices
jQuery
Flash Player
document type
whitespace

21. 'images/logo.gif' is an example of a ____ path
document.write()
document-relative
default
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>

22. Three tags for special types of text: pre - ______ - address
XHTML
blockquote
video/mpeg
jpeg (jpg)

23. Adobe's plug-in for video
debug
JavaScript APIs
Flash Player
whitespace

24. <a> is an example of a(n) _______ element
COder/DECoder
inline
unordered
Markup

25. Chrome - Safari and the Android and iPhone mobile browsers are based on_______
absolute
Description lists
document type
WebKit

26. HTML5's new elements are a _____ of HTML 4 elements which means older pages will continue to work in modern browsers
double quotes
true
<p><a href="#top">Return to top</a></p>
superset

27. Identify the error: <p>What's wrong now?<p> ________ does not have a '/'
Closing tag
alt
test
WebKit

28. Two parts of the _________: head and body
whitespace
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
browsers
document tree

29. Command to establish the characters that compose a page
<meta charset="UTF-8">
test
codecs
|

30. You should use ____ to control the space between block elements
CSS
case sensitive
root
lang

31. Four core HTML attributes: id - _____ - title - lang
superset
class
Markup
validate

32. HTML code elements should be in lower case except for the ____________ which is in upper case
poster
sub
document type
stretch

33. An HTML document consists of two parts: DOCTYPE ______ and document tree
|
declaration
<a>
true

34. Syntax for html container
placeholder
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
nest
DOM

35. If an <a> element links to a media file - the browser tries to display or play it by using the right media player. To help the browser find the right one - you can use the type attribute to specify a ____ type
MIME
false
span
DOM

36. An element without content or a closing tag
empty tag
Closing tag
false
root

37. HTML5's new elements are a _____ of HTML 4 elements which means older pages will continue to work in modern browsers
semicolon(;)
blockquote
COder/DECoder
superset

38. Three image formats supported by most browsers: jpeg (jpg) - gif - _____
../
Cross-browser compatibility
png
default

39. One of the most widely-used media types for audio
class
browsers
elements
mp3

40. Three common video codecs: H.264 - _____ - VP8
<meta charset="UTF-8">
Theora
lang
<embed>

41. New _____ in HTML add semantics and structure
URL
Markup
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
elements

42. Two common examples of ________: <br> and <img>
<img>
true
empty tags
meta

43. Attribute values are delimited by ______
validate
title
double quotes
Internet Explorer (IE)

44. Sockets - Canvas - Video - Web Workers and Local Storage are examples of ___________ ______
test
Cross-browser compatibility
JavaScript APIs
meta

45. MIME type for a PDF
empty tag
metadata
specific tags
application/pdf

46. Always code the _____ attribute on the html element to identify the language of the page
Closing tag
Closing tag
singleton
lang

47. Browser's internal representation of a web page
<ul>
span
DOM
mp3

48. id and class names are __________
<li>
WebKit
<embed>
case sensitive

49. Browser's internal representation of a web page
lang
DOM
document-relative
document tree

50. Apple's plug-in for video
QuickTime
protocol
empty tag
MIME