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1. When do you use an absolute link?
GET
JSON
When linking to a web page on another site.
To separate paragraphs

2. When using CSS what ends a style rule?

float left
/Hello/
semi-colon (";")

3. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Frameset
The list matters
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

4. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
remotely
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

5. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
<a name="top"> link</a>
The list matters
Determines the width and height of computer screen

6. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Include
.css

7. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
list-item
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Determines the width and height of computer screen

8. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Border

9. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
Require
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Include
Provides information about a website

10. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
/Hello/
POST
h1
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

11. When do you use an absolute link?
Padding
global variable
inline style
When linking to a web page on another site.

12. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
Require
External sheet
Border

13. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
body {background-color: #123456;}
regular expression
Border

14. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
period (".")
float left
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Right joint

15. A ____ is a Document Type Definition - also know as DOCTYPE. In a document served as text/html the DOCTYPE informs the browswer how to interpret the content of the page.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
XHTML DTD
<a name="top"> link</a>
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

16. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
When linking to a web page on another site.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
800 by 600

17. When should you use a <span> tag?
To place an important section of text.
a img {border: none}
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Require

18. Define "web safe colors".
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
DOM (Document Object Model)
When linking to a web page on another site.

19. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
External sheet
a img {border: none}

Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

20. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
semi-colon (";")
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

a img {border: none}

21. When do you use the "a: active"?
The list matters
Change color after the link was visited
.jpg
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

22. When do you use the "a: visited"?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Change color after the link was visited
To list a series of terms and their definitions
h6

23. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external

XML
body {background-color: #123456;}

24. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
XML
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
To place an important section of text.

25. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
Frameset
cookie
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
list-item

26. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
inner join
Inline→embedded→external
DOM (Document Object Model)
Border

27. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Right joint
External sheet
period (".")

28. Why is "alt" used?
Padding
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
a img {border: none}

29. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
To place an important section of text.
a img {border: none}
body {background-color: #123456;}
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

30. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
period (".")
.jpg
Divide pages

31. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
Change color after the link was visited
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
validation

32. When do you use the "a: link"?
inner join
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
The list matters
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

33. The _____ for table A and B always contains all records of the "left" table (A) even if the join-condition does not find any matching record in the "right" table (B)
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
h6
Left join
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

34. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Divide pages
a img {border: none}
To separate paragraphs

35. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
javascript
Change color after the link was visited
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Provides information about a website

36. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
Inline→embedded→external
DOM (Document Object Model)
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Padding

37. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
GET
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Information about a web page title and links
a img {border: none}

38. What is a box model?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
.jpg
h1
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

39. What is included within the <head> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
validation
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Information about a web page title and links

40. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
a img {border: none}
Padding
Provides information about a website
body {background-color: #123456;}

41. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
.jpg
XHTML DTD
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Padding

42. When is FTP used?
Border
float left
Include
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

43. What does float allow you to do?
Border
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
/Hello/

44. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
colon (":")
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

45. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
relative
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

46. Write an example of a named anchor.
Padding
<a name="top"> link</a>
.jpg
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

47. To extract data from a web service if it returns JSON use ________ to return an object then iterate through it to get what you want
javascript
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

48. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
GET
period (".")
/Hello/
Right joint

49. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Information about a web page title and links
validation
External sheet
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

50. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
XML
To list a series of terms and their definitions