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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
To place an important section of text.
inline style
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

2. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h1
To place an important section of text.
/Hello/

3. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Frameset
External sheet
Border

4. When do you use the "a: active"?
Provides information about a website
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
/Hello/
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

5. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
.css
.css

6. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
JSON
The list matters

7. When should you use a <span> tag?
To place an important section of text.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
inner join
.css

8. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
JSON
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
External sheet

9. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Change color after the link was visited
Provides information about a website
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
External sheet

10. Define a .gif image.
regular expression
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Determines the width and height of computer screen

11. Define resolution.
JSON
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
.css

12. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
XML
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
DOM (Document Object Model)

13. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
period (".")
h1
/Hello/

14. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
period (".")
inner join

15. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
global variable
/Hello/
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
remotely

16. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

colon (":")
relative

17. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
To place an important section of text.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
list-item
.css

18. What is a box model?
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Border
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

19. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
a img {border: none}
External sheet
If the list isn't important
body {background-color: #123456;}

20. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
To separate paragraphs
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
a img {border: none}
If the list isn't important

21. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
h1
Border
colon (":")
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

22. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
Includes information about a web page.
a img {border: none}
semi-colon (";")
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

23. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
Right joint

body {background-color: #123456;}
Left join

24. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
semi-colon (";")
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
JSON
h1

25. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
h1
800 by 600

26. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
.css
The list matters
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

27. 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
inner join
javascript
h6
regular expression

28. When is FTP used?
.css
<a name="top"> link</a>
Inline→embedded→external
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

29. Write an example of a named anchor.
The list matters
If the list isn't important
period (".")
<a name="top"> link</a>

30. When should you use a <span> tag?
POST
Includes information about a web page.
To place an important section of text.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

31. Define "web safe colors".
cookie
Border
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
XHTML DTD

32. A piece of text stored on a user's computer by their web browser - used for authentication or storing site preferences or shopping cart contents or the identifier for a server-based session or anything else that can be accomplished through storing t
cookie
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
XML

33. When is FTP used?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
javascript
.css

34. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Determines the width and height of computer screen
body {background-color: #123456;}

35. 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.
inner join
Information about a web page title and links
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
XHTML DTD

36. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
a img {border: none}
global variable
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

37. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
Padding
relative
Frameset
h1

38. Which tag has the largest size?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Includes information about 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
h6

39. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
h6
XHTML DTD
body {background-color: #123456;}
a img {border: none}

40. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
body {background-color: #123456;}
External sheet
Right joint
Include

41. Where is a session variable stored?
.css
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
remotely
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

42. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Padding
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
a img {border: none}
body {background-color: #123456;}

43. 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)
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Padding
Left join

44. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
Border
To place an important section of text.
inner join

45. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
Includes information about a web page.
float left
XML
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

46. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
XHTML DTD
validation
period (".")

47. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
.jpg
remotely
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
inner join

48. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
The list matters
Provides information about a website
POST
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

49. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
To place an important section of text.
JSON
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

50. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Includes information about a web page.
Include