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

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

2. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Provides information about a website
XML

3. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Includes information about a web page.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

4. What does float allow you to do?
POST
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
.css

5. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h1
colon (":")
<a name="top"> link</a>

6. Where should you place a navigation bar?

a img {border: none}
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
period (".")

7. 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

8. When is FTP used?
Padding
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
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

9. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
javascript
The list matters
body {background-color: #123456;}
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

10. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
list-item
colon (":")
global variable
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

11. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

12. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
.css
list-item
h1
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

13. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
Right joint
Provides information about a website
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

14. Define a .gif image.
POST

Require
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

15. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
.css
JSON
javascript

16. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
800 by 600
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
/Hello/

17. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
javascript
cookie
Border

18. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
Border
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Frameset
.css

19. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
XML
colon (":")
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
.jpg

20. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
When linking to a web page on another site.
XML
/Hello/
Border

21. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Padding
<a name="top"> link</a>
Border
Provides information about a website

22. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
<a name="top"> link</a>
The list matters
To place an important section of text.
period (".")

23. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Include
Determines the width and height of computer screen
To place an important section of text.

24. Define "web safe colors".
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

25. Write the line of code to insert an image.
body {background-color: #123456;}
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

26. When do you use the "a: link"?
800 by 600
Require
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)

27. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
body {background-color: #123456;}
inline style
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

28. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
list-item
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
h6
Include

29. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Information about a web page title and links
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
period (".")

30. When should you use a <span> tag?
When linking to a web page on another site.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Require
To place an important section of text.

31. What is a box model?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
semi-colon (";")
XML
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

32. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Change color after the link was visited
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Includes information about a web page.
Provides information about a website

33. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
JSON
h1
Border
Includes information about a web page.

34. Define "web safe colors".
Border
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h6
global variable

35. 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.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
period (".")
XHTML DTD

36. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
a img {border: none}
POST

37. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
colon (":")
Padding
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Border

38. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
cookie
regular expression
body {background-color: #123456;}
XHTML DTD

39. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Frameset
POST
800 by 600
Border

40. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
POST
Right joint
.css

41. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
Frameset
GET
Include

42. Which tag has the largest size?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Padding
body {background-color: #123456;}
h6

43. What is the definition of an internal link?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Change color after the link was visited
.css

44. 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)
/Hello/
.jpg
Divide pages
Left join

45. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
colon (":")
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
semi-colon (";")
Right joint

46. What is included within the <head> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Information about a web page title and links
To separate paragraphs
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

47. 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
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

javascript

48. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
DOM (Document Object Model)
body {background-color: #123456;}
.css
a img {border: none}

49. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Divide pages
.css
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Require

50. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
<a name="top"> link</a>

<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>