Test your basic knowledge |

Web Development

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
POST
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
<a name="top"> link</a>
a img {border: none}

2. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
Change color after the link was visited
inner join
External sheet
Require

3. 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.
cookie
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
XHTML DTD

4. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
XML

5. Why is "alt" used?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Padding
Change color after the link was visited
Information about a web page title and links

6. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
Provides information about a website
relative
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

7. Define dithering

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

8. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
period (".")
h6
Include

9. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
/Hello/
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

10. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
Padding
Provides information about a website
DOM (Document Object Model)
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

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

body {background-color: #123456;}
The list matters
Border

12. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Left join
External sheet
To place an important section of text.
GET

13. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
period (".")
To place an important section of text.
External sheet

14. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
relative
float left
Frameset
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

15. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Border
list-item
h1
Change color after the link was visited

16. 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)
XML
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Left join
Divide pages

17. Define "web safe colors".
Includes information about a web page.
Right joint
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
body {background-color: #123456;}

18. 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
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
javascript
DOM (Document Object Model)
Information about a web page title and links

19. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Change color after the link was visited
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Includes information about a web page.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

20. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
Frameset
800 by 600
When linking to a web page on another site.
regular expression

21. Which tag has the largest size?
If the list isn't important
Information about a web page title and links
h6
XHTML DTD

22. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
float left
h1
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
To place an important section of text.

23. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
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
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
.css

24. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Change color after the link was visited
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
h1


25. When should you use a <span> tag?
To place an important section of text.
Includes information about a web page.
When linking to a web page on another site.
/Hello/

26. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
relative
The list matters
period (".")
To separate paragraphs

27. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
inner join
semi-colon (";")

28. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
a img {border: none}
Padding
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off


29. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
Provides information about a website
Change color after the link was visited
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Provides information about a website

30. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
To separate paragraphs
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Include
To place an important section of text.

31. When do you use an absolute link?
POST
800 by 600
.css
When linking to a web page on another site.

32. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
POST
period (".")
list-item
Left join

33. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
float left
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
/Hello/

34. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
XML
To list a series of terms and their definitions
semi-colon (";")

35. Define a .gif image.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
.css
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
To place an important section of text.

36. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Padding
/Hello/
External sheet
Divide pages

37. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Border
.jpg
.css

38. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
Inline→embedded→external
Border
validation
Change color after the link was visited

39. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Inline→embedded→external
To place an important section of text.


40. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Divide pages
period (".")
.css
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

41. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
The list matters
External sheet

42. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
global variable
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
.css

43. Where should you place a navigation bar?
800 by 600
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Border
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

44. When is FTP used?
Require
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
800 by 600
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

45. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
To place an important section of text.
period (".")
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Inline→embedded→external

46. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
GET
To list a series of terms and their definitions

47. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
h1
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
XML

48. What does float allow you to do?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
semi-colon (";")
javascript

49. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?

Includes information about a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

50. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
.jpg
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
To separate paragraphs
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)