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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
DOM (Document Object Model)
To list a series of terms and their definitions
remotely
list-item

2. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
XML
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>


3. What is included within the <head> tag?
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
Padding
remotely

4. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
DOM (Document Object Model)
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

5. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
GET
inner join
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

6. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h1
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Frameset

7. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
The list matters
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
/Hello/

8. Opposite of left join
Right joint
<a name="top"> link</a>
period (".")
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

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

The list matters
Border
Divide pages

10. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
/Hello/
period (".")
External sheet
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

11. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
regular expression
<a name="top"> link</a>
To place an important section of text.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

12. When do you use the "a: active"?
body {background-color: #123456;}
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Includes information about a web page.

13. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
h6
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
<a name="top"> link</a>
body {background-color: #123456;}

14. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
inner join
body {background-color: #123456;}
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

15. When do you use an absolute link?
Determines the width and height of computer screen

When linking to a web page on another site.
Include

16. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
External sheet
a img {border: none}
Border

17. Where is a session variable stored?
remotely
Frameset
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

18. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
When linking to a web page on another site.
a img {border: none}
list-item

19. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Divide pages
.jpg
a img {border: none}
The list matters

20. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
Border
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Right joint

21. 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.
h1
Include
/Hello/
XHTML DTD

22. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To place an important section of text.
h1
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
To list a series of terms and their definitions

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

Require
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
colon (":")

24. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

25. 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)
Include
To list a series of terms and their definitions
GET
Left join

26. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
Require
javascript
Left join
GET

27. Where should you place a navigation bar?
semi-colon (";")
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
External sheet
DOM (Document Object Model)

28. Define a .gif image.
h6
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
relative


29. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
global variable
body {background-color: #123456;}
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
list-item

30. When is FTP used?
Information about a web page title and links
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Provides information about a website
800 by 600

31. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
colon (":")
semi-colon (";")
Provides information about a website

32. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Includes information about a web page.
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
period (".")

33. What is included within the <head> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
The list matters
Inline→embedded→external
Information about a web page title and links

34. 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
/Hello/
Border
a img {border: none}

35. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Include
float left
global variable
period (".")

36. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
800 by 600
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
.css

37. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
a img {border: none}
Includes information about a web page.

38. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
float left
The list matters
To separate paragraphs
Divide pages

39. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
Left join
800 by 600
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
inline style

40. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
Require
To place an important section of text.
POST
Divide pages

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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

42. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
.jpg
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
The list matters
Divide pages

43. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
period (".")
Provides information about a website
GET
period (".")

44. Define dithering

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

45. 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.
External sheet
Information about a web page title and links
a img {border: none}

46. 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
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

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

47. When should you use a <span> tag?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
period (".")
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
To place an important section of text.

48. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
GET
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Includes information about a web page.
h1

49. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
semi-colon (";")
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
.jpg
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

50. Define "web safe colors".
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Padding
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page