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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
validation
Provides information about a website
Includes information about a web page.

2. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
To place an important section of text.

If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

3. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
relative
Border
semi-colon (";")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

4. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
External sheet
/Hello/
Divide pages
The list matters

5. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Provides information about a website
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
h1

6. What does float allow you to do?
inner join
body {background-color: #123456;}
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
.css

7. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
External sheet
Includes information about a web page.
POST
a img {border: none}

8. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
To place an important section of text.
validation
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

9. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
regular expression
<a name="top"> link</a>
float left
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

10. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
800 by 600
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Provides information about a website

11. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
inner join
The list matters
JSON
Border

12. Opposite of left join
GET
Right joint
When linking to a web page on another site.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

13. When do you use the "a: hover"?
To place an important section of text.
800 by 600
To place an important section of text.
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

14. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
The list matters
regular expression
colon (":")
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

15. Define dithering

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

16. When do you use an absolute link?
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
Information about a web page title and links
When linking to a web page on another site.

17. What does float allow you to do?
inner join
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
DOM (Document Object Model)

18. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
h6
body {background-color: #123456;}
The list matters
External sheet

19. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
float left
Includes information about a web page.
Padding


20. Define "web safe colors".
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
External sheet
inline style
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

21. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
period (".")
Border
/Hello/

22. What is included within the <head> tag?
Provides information about a website
period (".")
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

23. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
800 by 600
h1
period (".")
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

24. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
period (".")
Border
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
body {background-color: #123456;}

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

float left
800 by 600
period (".")

26. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
XHTML DTD
XML
Change color after the link was visited

27. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
inline style
Divide pages
Information about a web page title and links
Provides information about a website

28. When should you use a <span> tag?
To place an important section of text.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Right joint

29. 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.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
.jpg
period (".")
XHTML DTD

30. What is the definition of an internal link?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
To place an important section of text.

31. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
GET
Require
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
External sheet

32. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
Change color after the link was visited
Information about a web page title and links
POST
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

33. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
POST
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

34. Why is "alt" used?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Border
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Includes information about a web page.

35. When do you use the "a: link"?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Change color after the link was visited
regular expression
h1

36. When is FTP used?
inline style
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}
POST

37. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
800 by 600
XML
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

38. Define a .gif image.
Includes information about a web page.
colon (":")
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Divide pages

39. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
cookie
relative

40. Write the line of code to insert an image.
javascript
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
list-item

41. Define a .gif image.
cookie
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
JSON
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

42. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Left join
/Hello/
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

43. What is a box model?
GET
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Includes information about 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

44. Which tag has the largest size?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Left join
h6
To place an important section of text.

45. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
The list matters
Information about a web page title and links
remotely
inner join

46. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
a img {border: none}
External sheet
validation
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

47. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
colon (":")
Border
To list a series of terms and their definitions

48. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
DOM (Document Object Model)
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
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.

49. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Includes information about a web page.
To place an important section of text.
semi-colon (";")
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

50. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
relative
float left
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
javascript