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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the definition of an internal link?
.css
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
h1
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

2. Define "web safe colors".
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

3. When is FTP used?
Border
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
inner join
relative

4. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
cookie
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Include

5. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
colon (":")
Border
Information about a web page title and links

6. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
The list matters
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
.css
remotely

7. 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.
.jpg
XHTML DTD
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

8. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
list-item
Includes information about a web page.
Border
Provides information about a website

9. When do you use an absolute link?
Frameset
When linking to a web page on another site.
semi-colon (";")
remotely

10. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Padding
h1
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
a img {border: none}

11. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Include
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

12. When do you use an absolute link?
If the list isn't important
When linking to a web page on another site.
.css
Information about a web page title and links

13. Define a .gif image.
period (".")
Right joint
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

14. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
cookie
Provides information about a website
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
a img {border: none}

15. Define a .gif image.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
cookie
To list a series of terms and their definitions

16. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
/Hello/
800 by 600
Padding
Provides information about a website

17. Which tag has the largest size?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
h6
Border

18. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
float left
<a name="top"> link</a>

19. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

20. Which tag has the largest size?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
h6
GET
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

21. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
/Hello/
External sheet
Require
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

22. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
XML
h1
Left join

23. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
When linking to a web page on another site.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
global variable

24. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
semi-colon (";")
800 by 600
DOM (Document Object Model)

25. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
h1

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

26. What does float allow you to do?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
float left
External sheet
a img {border: none}

27. Define dithering

28. Write an example of a named anchor.
Border
inline style
If the list isn't important
<a name="top"> link</a>

29. When do you use the "a: visited"?
External sheet
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Change color after the link was visited
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

30. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
.css
h6
The list matters
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

31. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
Inline→embedded→external
800 by 600
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
To list a series of terms and their definitions

32. Where is a session variable stored?
h1
remotely
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
The list matters

33. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
800 by 600
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
inner join
a img {border: none}

34. Define "web safe colors".
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
GET
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
External sheet

35. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
/Hello/
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Includes information about a web page.
.css

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

37. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
GET
relative
External sheet
/Hello/

38. When should you use a <span> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
To place an important section of text.
Require
global variable

39. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
cookie
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

list-item

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

41. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Includes information about a web page.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

42. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
XHTML DTD
To separate paragraphs
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

43. When is FTP used?
Information about a web page title and links
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
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

44. What does float allow you to do?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
h1
body {background-color: #123456;}

45. Define dithering

46. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
To separate paragraphs
semi-colon (";")
period (".")
validation

47. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Information about a web page title and links
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
colon (":")
body {background-color: #123456;}

48. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
remotely
h1
colon (":")
validation

49. When do you use the "a: active"?
800 by 600
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
list-item
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

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.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Provides information about a website
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
XML