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1. When do you use the "a: link"?
global variable
h6
XML
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

2. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
cookie
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

3. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
800 by 600
cookie
Information about a web page title and links
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

4. When do you use the "a: visited"?
External sheet
800 by 600
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Change color after the link was visited

5. 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.
Provides information about a website
Include
XHTML DTD
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

6. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
Padding
Right joint
GET
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

7. Where should you place a navigation bar?
/Hello/
GET
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

8. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a name="top"> link</a>
Information about a web page title and links
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

9. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
GET
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
To separate paragraphs

10. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
.css
To place an important section of text.
When linking to a web page on another site.

11. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
<a name="top"> link</a>

To place an important section of text.

12. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
800 by 600
Determines the width and height of computer screen
h1
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

13. Define resolution.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Right joint
800 by 600


14. When is FTP used?
Provides information about a website
XML
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

15. What is a box model?
Divide pages
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

16. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
colon (":")
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
When linking to a web page on another site.
800 by 600

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

semi-colon (";")
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
a img {border: none}

18. What does float allow you to do?
Require
Border
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Includes information about a web page.

19. When do you use the "a: active"?
inline style
Left join
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

20. When should you use a <span> tag?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
inline style
To place an important section of text.
Include

21. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
GET
period (".")
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
The list matters

22. What is a box model?

Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Change color after the link was visited

23. What does float allow you to do?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
GET
POST
inner join

24. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
800 by 600
validation
.css
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

25. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
Require
regular expression
JSON
Frameset

26. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
inner join
XML
Inline→embedded→external
Provides information about a website

27. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
inner join
The list matters
/Hello/
Padding

28. 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)
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
h1
Left join
If the list isn't important

29. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
period (".")
800 by 600
/Hello/

30. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Right joint
colon (":")
body {background-color: #123456;}
Frameset

31. When do you use an absolute link?
To place an important section of text.
float left
When linking to a web page on another site.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

32. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
h1
Provides information about a website
regular expression
The list matters

33. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
External sheet
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Divide pages
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

34. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
javascript
body {background-color: #123456;}
cookie

35. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
body {background-color: #123456;}
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
h1
.jpg

36. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
colon (":")
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
a img {border: none}

37. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
JSON
GET
Information about a web page title and links

38. 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
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
inline style
Include
cookie

39. Where is a session variable stored?
.css
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
remotely
POST

40. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

To place an important section of text.
global variable

41. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
DOM (Document Object Model)
float left
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

42. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
h6
cookie

global variable

43. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
Includes information about a web page.
JSON
To place an important section of text.
Includes information about a web page.

44. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
h1
External sheet
relative
The list matters

45. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Provides information about a website
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

46. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
regular expression
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
POST
Frameset

47. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
Right joint
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

48. Define dithering

49. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
h6
body {background-color: #123456;}
Frameset
/Hello/

50. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
To separate paragraphs
Inline→embedded→external
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Includes information about a web page.