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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why is "alt" used?
h6
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Change color after the link was visited
list-item

2. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
Determines the width and height of computer screen
period (".")
colon (":")
semi-colon (";")

3. 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

4. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
800 by 600
remotely
/Hello/
colon (":")

5. 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
period (".")
cookie
GET
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

6. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
External sheet

7. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
800 by 600
a img {border: none}
Require
global variable

8. When is FTP used?
Provides information about a website
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
global variable

9. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
global variable
.jpg
XML
.css

10. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
Frameset
Border
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Includes information about a web page.

11. Opposite of left join
validation
Right joint
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

12. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
inline style
Border
External sheet
.jpg

13. 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
javascript
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

14. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
Inline→embedded→external
When linking to a web page on another site.


15. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
a img {border: none}
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.

16. When do you use an absolute link?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
POST
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
When linking to a web page on another site.

17. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
global variable
period (".")
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

18. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Require
Border
h6
body {background-color: #123456;}

19. 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)
.jpg
Left join
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
remotely

20. Define "web safe colors".
javascript
Includes information about a web page.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

21. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
regular expression
Change color after the link was visited
GET
Left join

22. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
<a name="top"> link</a>
Divide pages
Provides information about a website
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

23. What is a box model?

h1
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Right joint

24. Which tag has the largest size?
800 by 600
h6
Require
JSON

25. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
period (".")
Change color after the link was visited
The list matters

26. Define resolution.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
.css
Determines the width and height of computer screen
global variable

27. Define a .gif image.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Padding
To place an important section of text.

28. When do you use an absolute link?
To place an important section of text.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
When linking to a web page on another site.
h1

29. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
a img {border: none}

Frameset

30. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
h1
list-item
To place an important section of text.

31. 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.
XHTML DTD
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Provides information about a website
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

32. Write an example of a named anchor.
<a name="top"> link</a>
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Provides information about a website
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

33. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
The list matters
To separate paragraphs

/Hello/

34. Write the line of code to insert an image.
javascript
float left
body {background-color: #123456;}
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

35. When should you use a <span> tag?
inline style
global variable
h6
To place an important section of text.

36. What is included within the <head> tag?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Information about a web page title and links
POST
h6

37. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
float left
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

38. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
float left
Information about a web page title and links
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Information about a web page title and links

39. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Information about a web page title and links
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
colon (":")
/Hello/

40. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h6
/Hello/
JSON
h1

41. When is FTP used?
Require
Determines the width and height of computer screen
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

42. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
JSON
The list matters
Padding
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

43. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
remotely
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Includes information about a web page.

44. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
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.
/Hello/

45. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
<a name="top"> link</a>
The list matters
body {background-color: #123456;}

46. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Change color after the link was visited
float left
External sheet
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

47. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
XHTML DTD
To place an important section of text.
DOM (Document Object Model)

48. What is included within the <head> tag?
period (".")
global variable
.css
Information about a web page title and links

49. Where is a session variable stored?
remotely
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
period (".")
validation

50. Define "web safe colors".
body {background-color: #123456;}
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
If the list isn't important