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Html5 Basics

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. HTML tag to code a hyperlink
application/x-shockwave-flash
document type
<a>
<video src="fileName.mp4"></video>

2. 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
lang
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
jQuery
article

3. Extension used for a custom icon
ico
<meta charset="UTF-8">
mp3
singleton

4. MIME type for a SWF
JavaScript APIs
application/x-shockwave-flash
empty tags
placeholders

5. Safari and Chrome both use the Webkit _______ engine
rendering
Accessibility
JavaScript
charset

6. Name of the '|' symbol
pipe
png
JavaScript
<meta charset="UTF-8">

7. Command to attach an external JavaScript (called 'myscripts.js' to a web page
absolute
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
Boolean
samp

8. Making sure a page looks good on multiple browsers of various vintages
Cross-browser compatibility
Media Player
declaration
document.write()

9. Apple's plug-in for video
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
audio/mpeg or audio/x-mpeg
hgroup
QuickTime

10. One of the most common media types and is also the encoding standard for audio; currently used on all Apple products
Cross-browser compatibility
aac
Aptana
false

11. Discover/correct problems in an HTML file: _____ an HTML file
player
inline
ico
debug

12. MIME type for a PDF
double quotes
<ul>
application/pdf
lang

13. ________ structure 
<ol>
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
Comment
false

14. _______________ are used to list terms and their descriptions
Description lists
<img>
title
octothorpe

15. Image type used for photographs and scans
<img>
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
double quotes
jpeg (jpg)

16. Tag for unordered lists
metadata
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyles.css">
<ul>
alt

17. 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
CSS
article
case sensitive

18. Command to establish the characters that compose a page
blockquote
JavaScript APIs
<meta charset="UTF-8">
CSS

19. Version of HTML that preceded HTML5
www.html5test.com
XHTML
audio/x-wave
test

20. An open source browser engine
Internet Explorer (IE)
WebKit
COder/DECoder
Markup

21. Discover/correct problems in an HTML file: _____ an HTML file
document type
validate
debug
inline

22. Four core HTML attributes: id - _____ - title - lang
class
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
DOM
Internet Explorer (IE)

23. Three elements used to make descriptions lists: <dl> - _____ - <dd>
browsers
poster
<dt>
document-relative

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

25. Easiest way to add video to an HTML5 page
JavaScript
<video src="fileName.mp4"></video>
UTF-8
sub

26. 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>
DOM
<meta charset="UTF-8">
DOM

27. Browser's internal representation of a web page
<embed>
JavaScript APIs
player
DOM

28. Three image formats supported by most browsers: jpeg (jpg) - gif - _____
title
Theora
case sensitive
png

29. Five inline elements for formatting text: i - b - ____ - sup - br
default
<meta charset="UTF-8">
aac
sub

30. A website should (must) be contained in a folder called the _____
specific tags
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
Cross-browser compatibility
root

31. Essential coding language in HTML5
placeholders
charset
JavaScript
<meta charset="UTF-8">

32. Div and span elements should only be used when more ________ don't apply
metadata
specific tags
test
ico

33. Identify the error: <p>We <i>love the web</p></i> __________: the <i> pair must be fully enclosed in the <p> pair
Incorrect nesting
nest
Internet Explorer (IE)
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>

34. In the command: <li>bag of apples</li> the phrase 'bag of apples' is called the _____ of the element
content
metadata
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyles.css">
XHTML

35. Command to attach an external JavaScript (called 'myscripts.js' to a web page
Media Player
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
empty tags

36. True or false: Heading tags are the preferred way to size text.
declaration
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
protocol
false

37. Inline element that lets you identify text that can be formatted with CSS
span
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>
Markup
Closing tag

38. Character coding that has support for many alphabets including non-western ones
alt="" empty (no space)
space
UTF-8
description

39. Attribute used to provide "tooltips" when a user hovers the mouse over the element
Description lists
alt
title
aac

40. You should use ____ to control the space between block elements
<a href="index.html#top">Return to Home</a>
Comment
<ul>
CSS

41. Image attribute that provides a screen (tool) tip
title
alt="" empty (no space)
Boolean
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

42. Syntax for html container
<p><a href="#top">Return to top</a></p>
WebKit
rendering
<!DOCTYPE html><html></html>

43. A free text editor that can be used to edit HTML or CSS code
document type
Aptana
span
elements

44. Three common attributes for the meta tag: _____ - name and content
png
meta
charset
audio/x-wave

45. 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
default
class
DOM
ico

46. 'http://' is the _______ of a URL
protocol
inline
document.write()
Cross-browser compatibility

47. Provides information about the contents of a web document
title
true
content
metadata

48. Two common examples of ________: <br> and <img>
<li>
<script src="myscripts.js"></script>
placeholder
empty tags

49. ________ structure 
Cross-browser compatibility
Boolean
Comment
browsers

50. Browser's internal representation of a web page
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyles.css">
root-relative
DOM
<audio src="fileName.mp3"></audio>