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Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Change color after the link was visited
cookie
Left join

2. 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
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
period (".")

3. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
h6
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
GET
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

4. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
External sheet
Provides information about a website
If the list isn't important
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

5. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
.css
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
800 by 600

6. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
<a name="top"> link</a>
Left join
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Includes information about a web page.

7. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
External sheet
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
a img {border: none}
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

8. When should you use a <span> tag?
To place an important section of text.
The list matters
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
<a name="top"> link</a>

9. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
Includes information about a web page.
JSON
regular expression

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

11. Where is a session variable stored?
Includes information about a web page.
h6
remotely
inner join

12. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.

When linking to a web page on another site.
DOM (Document Object Model)


13. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
semi-colon (";")
Padding
float left
Right joint

14. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
.css

To place an important section of text.
JSON

15. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
h6
.jpg
800 by 600


16. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
To separate paragraphs
semi-colon (";")
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Include

17. 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.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
.css
XHTML DTD
Information about a web page title and links

18. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
h6
Change color after the link was visited
Frameset

19. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
XHTML DTD
float left
800 by 600
If the list isn't important

20. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
To separate paragraphs
/Hello/
a img {border: none}
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

21. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
h1
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
period (".")

22. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
The list matters
relative
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)

23. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
XML


24. What does float allow you to do?

XHTML DTD
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.

25. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
regular expression
period (".")
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
javascript

26. Define a .gif image.
/Hello/
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
semi-colon (";")
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

27. Define "web safe colors".
a img {border: none}
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
inline style

28. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
To place an important section of text.
External sheet
Inline→embedded→external
Include

29. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
.css
Includes information about a web page.
semi-colon (";")
To place an important section of text.

30. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
Change color after the link was visited
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
colon (":")

31. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Require
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
The list matters

32. Define "web safe colors".
Frameset
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
colon (":")
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

33. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
GET
Border
period (".")
.css

34. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
800 by 600
h1
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

35. What is included within the <head> tag?
list-item
Information about a web page title and links
h1
Inline→embedded→external

36. Write an example of a named anchor.
To place an important section of text.
Include
Determines the width and height of computer screen
<a name="top"> link</a>

37. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
period (".")
body {background-color: #123456;}

38. Which tag has the largest size?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
regular expression
.css
h6

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

40. When do you use the "a: link"?
h1
period (".")
Provides information about a website
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

41. Define dithering

42. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Left join
remotely
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
The list matters

43. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
The list matters
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
inline style

44. When should you use a <span> tag?
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
To place an important section of text.
Provides information about a website
<a name="top"> link</a>

45. When is FTP used?

Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
To place an important section of text.
.jpg

46. Which tag has the largest size?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Frameset
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h6

47. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Right joint
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
.jpg

48. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
.jpg
Frameset
cookie


49. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
regular expression
Information about a web page title and links
h1
inner join

50. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
body {background-color: #123456;}
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
inner join
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser