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1. When do you use the "a: active"?
inline style
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

2. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
POST
<a name="top"> link</a>
body {background-color: #123456;}
Require

3. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
XML
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Provides information about a website
h1

4. When is FTP used?
Require
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
a img {border: none}

5. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
External sheet
remotely
JSON
Information about a web page title and links

6. Which tag has the largest size?
The list matters
Information about a web page title and links
DOM (Document Object Model)
h6

7. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
Include
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
To separate paragraphs
Determines the width and height of computer screen

8. When should you use a <span> tag?
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.
inner join
To place an important section of text.

9. Write the line of code to insert an image.
When linking to a web page on another site.
Border
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
colon (":")

10. What does float allow you to do?
h6
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
.css
800 by 600

11. 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
When linking to a web page on another site.
cookie
XHTML DTD
regular expression

12. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
period (".")
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
When linking to a web page on another site.

13. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
h1
Divide pages

14. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
relative
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

15. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
The list matters

16. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Change color after the link was visited
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
When linking to a web page on another site.
h6

17. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
Left join
inline style
Right joint
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

18. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
javascript
/Hello/
Divide pages
validation

19. What is a box model?
Change color after the link was visited
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
body {background-color: #123456;}


20. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Frameset
body {background-color: #123456;}
800 by 600

21. When do you use an absolute link?
Determines the width and height of computer screen
When linking to a web page on another site.
body {background-color: #123456;}
period (".")

22. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
XML
External sheet
POST
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

23. 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)
h6
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Inline→embedded→external
Left join

24. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
To place an important section of text.
External sheet
To separate paragraphs

25. When do you use the "a: link"?
period (".")
Change color after the link was visited
a img {border: none}
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

26. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
inner join
colon (":")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Include

27. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
inline style
list-item
To place an important section of text.
cookie

28. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
DOM (Document Object Model)
External sheet
.css
800 by 600

29. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
The list matters
External sheet
JSON

30. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
GET
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
XML

31. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
regular expression
Require
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

32. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
h1
JSON
.css

33. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
period (".")
.jpg
The list matters

34. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
period (".")
To separate paragraphs
Provides information about a website
/Hello/

35. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
The list matters

36. What does float allow you to do?
To place an important section of text.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

37. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
/Hello/
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Includes information about a web page.
h6

38. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
To separate paragraphs
h1
semi-colon (";")
External sheet

39. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
Require
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Border

40. Define resolution.
relative
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

41. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
inline style
h1
a img {border: none}

42. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
h6
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Provides information about a website
Include

43. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
Left join
<a name="top"> link</a>
inner join
Border

44. 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
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Border
javascript
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

45. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
h6
/Hello/
inner join
External sheet

46. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Divide pages
cookie
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

47. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
800 by 600
To place an important section of text.

48. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
.css

49. When do you use the "a: hover"?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Inline→embedded→external
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

50. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
<a name="top"> link</a>
inner join
list-item
body {background-color: #123456;}