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Html5 Basics

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1. Six primary HTML5 semantic elements used for structuring a page (and are supported by the modern browsers): header - section - ______ - nav - aside - footer
lists
sub
article
www.html5test.com

2. An HTML document consists of two parts: DOCTYPE ______ and document tree
declaration
Boolean
JavaScript
debug

3. Regarding media for a web page: If you are having trouble getting the <object> & <param> elements to work properly - ______ is supported by HTML5 and may be a useful alternative
<embed>
JavaScript APIs
title
case sensitive

4. 'http://' is the _______ of a URL
<meta charset="UTF-8">
Boolean
test
protocol

5. Approximate max number of characters in a title element
empty tag
65
false
|

6. Attribute with the <a> tag that specifies the address you want to link to
href
deprecated
Cross-browser compatibility
Description lists

7. Syntax for html container
application/x-shockwave-flash
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<video src="fileName.mp4"></video>

8. To see if an HTML file passes a standard of compliance ________ an HTML file
span
space
validate
poster

9. The attribute used to help a screen reader pronounce words correctly
<meta charset="UTF-8">
space
lang
true

10. Essential coding language in HTML5
empty tag
placeholder
empty tag
JavaScript

11. id and class names are __________
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
case sensitive
Internet Explorer (IE)
jQuery

12. MIME type for a MP3
nest
video/mpeg
|
audio/mpeg or audio/x-mpeg

13. _______________ are used to list terms and their descriptions
<meta charset="UTF-8">
title
meta
Description lists

14. Four other HTML5 semantic elements: _____ - time - figure - figcaption
JavaScript APIs
test
hgroup
elements

15. Version of HTML that preceded HTML5
empty tag
XHTML
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
Internet Explorer (IE)

16. '/login.html' is an example of a ____ path
Flash Player
div
empty tags
root-relative

17. Div and span elements should only be used when more ________ don't apply
meta
test
root
specific tags

18. For images that are used solely for decoration - use this attribute - which is known as a ______ attribute
WebKit
alt="" empty (no space)
<img>
jpeg (jpg)

19. Tag for an item within a list (either ordered or unordered)
protocol
jpeg (jpg)
<li>
Incorrect nesting

20. Attribute used to provide "tooltips" when a user hovers the mouse over the element
browsers
www.html5test.com
title
root

21. 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
elements
<ol>
Cross-browser compatibility

22. 'codec' stands for ______
aac
COder/DECoder
nest
WebKit

23. Tag used for metadata
XHTML
meta
elements
document.write()

24. Essential coding language in HTML5
65
bulleted
JavaScript
alt

25. 3 core technologies in HTML5 ________ - JavaScript APIs - and CSS
MIME
DOM
Markup
double quotes

26. Three common attributes for the meta tag: _____ - name and content
Aptana
charset
document.write()
poster

27. 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"....
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
document type
Comment
QuickTime

28. Two common examples of ________: <br> and <img>
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
png
empty tags
aac

29. An unordered list is often called a ____ list
bulleted
<meta charset="UTF-8">
alt="" empty (no space)
content

30. 'images/logo.gif' is an example of a ____ path
empty tag
document-relative
entities
Comment

31. Browser's internal representation of a web page
document-relative
Comment
browsers
DOM

32. True or false: charset metadata is required for HTML5 validation
true
absolute
mp3
deprecated

33. MIME type for a PDF
superset
application/pdf
article
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>

34. Making sure a page looks good on multiple browsers of various vintages
rendering
title
Cross-browser compatibility
unordered

35. Six primary HTML5 semantic elements used for structuring a page (and are supported by the modern browsers): header - section - ______ - nav - aside - footer
document.write()
UTF-8
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
article

36. Three image formats supported by most browsers: jpeg (jpg) - gif - _____
png
application/x-shockwave-flash
elements
WebKit

37. The '#' symbol is called the pound or hash or number symbol; it's fancy name is ______
document.write()
octothorpe
Closing tag
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>

38. MIME type for a SWF
alt
validate
<li>
application/x-shockwave-flash

39. In the command: <li>bag of apples</li> the phrase 'bag of apples' is called the _____ of the element
MIME
whitespace
content
video/mpeg

40. A free product that can convert one type of media to another
Miro Converter
article
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
debug

41. HTML code elements should be in lower case except for the ____________ which is in upper case
elements
document type
<p><a href="#top">Return to top</a></p>
Incorrect nesting

42. An element without content or a closing tag
empty tag
space
poster
href

43. Five inline elements for formatting text: i - b - ____ - sup - br
double quotes
declaration
title
sub

44. A free text editor that can be used to edit HTML or CSS code
gif
Aptana
charset
Miro Converter

45. An open source browser engine
browsers
WebKit
title
placeholders

46. Tag for ordered lists
metadata
samp
title
<ol>

47. Character coding that has support for many alphabets including non-western ones
UTF-8
content
<a>
XHTML

48. Ten inline elements for identifying content abbr - cite - code - dfn - em - kbd - q - ____ - strong - var
<li>
<video src="fileName.mp4"></video>
definition
samp

49. Links that jump to a location on the same page use _____ - created with the <a> element with the id attribute
placeholders
meta
browsers
double quotes

50. 'http://' is the _______ of a URL
rendering
article
empty tag
protocol