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Html5 Basics

Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The height and width attributes may be used to '________' an image to a given dimension.
WebKit
stretch
metadata
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyles.css">

2. To see if an HTML file passes a standard of compliance ________ an HTML file
validate
COder/DECoder
audio/x-wave
WebKit

3. 'http://' is the _______ of a URL
document-relative
Description lists
protocol
Comment

4. HTML code elements should be in lower case except for the ____________ which is in upper case
document type
Incorrect nesting
metadata
Description lists

5. Fancy word to describe a code feature that has been phased out or shelved
deprecated
pipe
class
document type

6. Tag for an item within a list (either ordered or unordered)
<li>
png
WebKit
content

7. Three tags for special types of text: pre - ______ - address
blockquote
alt
definition
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>

8. An open source browser engine
<ul>
WebKit
div
Accessibility

9. Command to attach an external style sheet (called 'mystyles.css' to a web page
QuickTime
pipe
Flash Player
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyles.css">

10. New _____ in HTML add semantics and structure
specific tags
sub
elements
blockquote

11. Description lists were called _____ lists in HTML4 - but they were renamed because you can code more than one <dd> element for each <dt> element
../
definition
mp3
player

12. Common use of a link element that provides a 'custom' feel to your web page
double quotes
double quotes
empty tags
favicon

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

14. Browser's internal representation of a web page
document.write()
DOM
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
whitespace

15. 'http://' is the _______ of a URL
QuickTime
inline
samp
protocol

16. 3 core technologies in HTML5 ________ - JavaScript APIs - and CSS
Markup
debug
URL
deprecated

17. A free text editor that can be used to edit HTML or CSS code
empty tag
Aptana
meta
content

18. Version of HTML that preceded HTML5
png
mp3
www.html5test.com
XHTML

19. Essential coding language in HTML5
placeholder
JavaScript
stretch
double quotes

20. 'http://www.yahoo.com/movies.html' is an example of a _____ path
true
absolute
aac
placeholder

21. Tag for creating an image on a web page
<dt>
natively
<img>
unordered

22. Easiest way to add audio to an HTML5 page
span
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
Boolean
Aptana

23. An HTML element that only has one tag (such as img or br) is sometimes known as a _______ tag
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
false
absolute
singleton

24. Tag for unordered lists
lang
Aptana
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
<ul>

25. Two parts of the _________: head and body
document tree
WebKit
MIME
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

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

27. ________ structure 
article
Comment
Boolean
metadata

28. An element without content or a closing tag
ico
empty tag
charset
default

29. HTML tag to code a hyperlink
superset
true
<a>
stretch

30. Character coding that has support for many alphabets including non-western ones
<li>
Internet Explorer (IE)
UTF-8
elements

31. Tabs & line returns and extra spaces are ____
Closing tag
whitespace
www.html5test.com
COder/DECoder

32. 'images/logo.gif' is an example of a ____ path
Incorrect nesting
case sensitive
document-relative
root

33. Discover/correct problems in an HTML file: _____ an HTML file
debug
lists
samp
href

34. 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.
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
Aptana
document type
poster

35. Always code the _____ attribute on the html element to identify the language of the page
UTF-8
lang
document-relative
href

36. Useful site to check a browser's current ratings
JavaScript
jQuery
www.html5test.com
rendering

37. Tag used for metadata
nest
gif
meta
Accessibility

38. _______________ are used to list terms and their descriptions
meta
placeholder
Description lists
poster

39. Safari and Chrome both use the Webkit _______ engine
poster
rendering
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
<embed>

40. Software components used to 'decode' video files so they may be played
case sensitive
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
content
codecs

41. Syntax for html container
blockquote
Media Player
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
alt

42. New _____ in HTML add semantics and structure
Markup
elements
empty tags
JavaScript

43. Tag used for metadata
meta
specific tags
ico
JavaScript

44. MIME type for a SWF
application/x-shockwave-flash
<meta charset="UTF-8">
mp3
<ul>

45. Image type used for photographs and scans
title
jpeg (jpg)
alt
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>

46. Approximate max number of characters in a title element
default
65
content
DOM

47. Name of the '|' symbol
test
pipe
rendering
QuickTime

48. HTML5's new elements are a _____ of HTML 4 elements which means older pages will continue to work in modern browsers
Incorrect nesting
COder/DECoder
empty tags
superset

49. The '#' symbol is called the pound or hash or number symbol; it's fancy name is ______
octothorpe
charset
metadata
aac

50. For browsers that don't support video or audio elements - you can ____ an object element within the video or audio element to play a flash file
ico
empty tags
QuickTime
nest