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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Provides information about a website
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
The list matters

2. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
XHTML DTD
validation
remotely

3. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
POST
inner join
float left
list-item

4. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
Require
.jpg
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

5. 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
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
The list matters
When linking to a web page on another site.
javascript

6. What is a box model?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
period (".")

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

8. When do you use the "a: active"?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
body {background-color: #123456;}
.css
body {background-color: #123456;}

9. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
float left
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
GET
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

10. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
period (".")
Divide pages
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

11. When is FTP used?

Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
GET

12. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
.jpg
inner join
inline style

13. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Inline→embedded→external
The list matters
h1
remotely

14. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
a img {border: none}
The list matters
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

15. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
a img {border: none}
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
POST
semi-colon (";")

16. What is included within the <head> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
cookie
Information about a web page title and links
a img {border: none}

17. Define a .gif image.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
/Hello/
To list a series of terms and their definitions
.jpg

18. 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.
global variable
To list a series of terms and their definitions
a img {border: none}

19. Define resolution.
External sheet
Left join
Include
Determines the width and height of computer screen

20. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
h1
To place an important section of text.
External sheet
When linking to a web page on another site.

21. Which tag has the largest size?

regular expression
Provides information about a website
h6

22. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
a img {border: none}
Border
Includes information about a web page.
Require

23. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
body {background-color: #123456;}
Provides information about a website
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

24. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
a img {border: none}
period (".")
Divide pages
regular expression

25. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
h6
float left
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
global variable

26. Where should you place a navigation bar?
To place an important section of text.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
float left
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

27. Write an example of a named anchor.
GET
<a name="top"> link</a>
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

28. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
Border
body {background-color: #123456;}
Determines the width and height of computer screen
relative

29. What does float allow you to do?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
To list a series of terms and their definitions
External sheet

30. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

Frameset

31. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
h1
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Information about a web page title and links

32. When do you use the "a: visited"?
h1
Change color after the link was visited

.css

33. Where should you place a navigation bar?
GET
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Frameset
Information about a web page title and links

34. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
colon (":")
Change color after the link was visited
period (".")
When linking to a web page on another site.

35. Define dithering

36. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
float left

37. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
POST

To place an important section of text.
body {background-color: #123456;}

38. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
inner join
float left
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
h1

39. When is FTP used?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h1


40. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
<a name="top"> link</a>
Include
.jpg

41. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
To place an important section of text.
External sheet
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
h1

42. When should you use a <span> tag?
regular expression
When linking to a web page on another site.
To place an important section of text.
Determines the width and height of computer screen

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

To place an important section of text.
Frameset

44. Why is "alt" used?
remotely
POST
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

45. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Provides information about a website
The list matters
remotely
inner join

46. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
/Hello/
Provides information about a website
External sheet
800 by 600

47. 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)
javascript
Left join

/Hello/

48. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Change color after the link was visited
.css
Provides information about a website
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

49. When do you use an absolute link?
GET
cookie
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
When linking to a web page on another site.

50. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
validation
h1
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected