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Web Development

Subject : it-skills
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1. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions






2. When is FTP used?






3. When should you use a <span> tag?






4. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?






5. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".






6. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?






7. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com






8. When do you use the "a: visited"?






9. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______






10. Which heading tag has the smallest size?






11. Define "web safe colors".






12. Opposite of left join






13. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions






14. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?






15. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in






16. Which tag has the largest size?






17. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.






18. When is best to use the <ul> tag?


19. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?






20. Where should you place a navigation bar?






21. 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






22. Write an example of a named anchor.






23. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?






24. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com






25. Which tag has the largest size?






26. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.






27. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?






28. Where is a session variable stored?






29. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?






30. When do you use the "a: active"?






31. Why is "alt" used?






32. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?






33. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?






34. When do you use the "a: link"?






35. Define dithering


36. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?






37. When should you use a <span> tag?






38. When is FTP used?






39. Define "web safe colors".






40. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?






41. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?






42. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?






43. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?






44. When using CSS what separates a property and value?






45. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit






46. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?






47. When do you use the "a: hover"?






48. What is included within the <head> tag?






49. What is a box model?






50. Define resolution.