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Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
<a name="top"> link</a>
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
JSON

2. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
Right joint
JSON
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h6

3. When should you use a <span> tag?
To place an important section of text.
inline style
/Hello/
Padding

4. 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
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
cookie
h6

5. What is included within the <head> tag?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
XML
Require
Information about a web page title and links

6. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
.css
Padding
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
The list matters

7. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
If the list isn't important
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
To place an important section of text.

8. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
To separate paragraphs
800 by 600
remotely
.jpg

9. When do you use the "a: link"?
relative
The list matters
If the list isn't important
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

10. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
a img {border: none}
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Inline→embedded→external

11. Define dithering

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

12. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
GET
Padding
Border
inline style

13. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
period (".")
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
period (".")
.jpg

14. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
Require
DOM (Document Object Model)
To place an important section of text.
validation

15. 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
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
relative
h1

16. Define a .gif image.
Information about a web page title and links
Inline→embedded→external
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

17. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
Divide pages
Change color after the link was visited
body {background-color: #123456;}

18. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Includes information about a web page.
To place an important section of text.
GET

19. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
a img {border: none}
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

h6

20. What is a box model?
To place an important section of text.
If the list isn't important
Inline→embedded→external
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

21. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
DOM (Document Object Model)
To separate paragraphs
Padding
Includes information about a web page.

22. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
Divide pages
semi-colon (";")
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
.css

23. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
h1
Require
To place an important section of text.
DOM (Document Object Model)

24. Write the line of code to insert an image.
cookie
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
.css

25. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.

/Hello/
Include
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

26. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

27. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
colon (":")
body {background-color: #123456;}
/Hello/
Provides information about a website

28. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
DOM (Document Object Model)
JSON
Include
External sheet

29. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
regular expression
javascript
External sheet
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

30. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
GET

Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Includes information about a web page.

31. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
.jpg
Inline→embedded→external
body {background-color: #123456;}
colon (":")

32. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
period (".")
a img {border: none}
Provides information about a website

33. When do you use an absolute link?
If the list isn't important
/Hello/
When linking to a web page on another site.
body {background-color: #123456;}

34. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
relative
a img {border: none}
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

35. Where is a session variable stored?
remotely
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

36. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
The list matters
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
period (".")
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

37. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
Inline→embedded→external
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Provides information about a website
h1

38. Which tag has the largest size?
a img {border: none}
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
validation
h6

39. What does float allow you to do?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
GET
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Border

40. Why is "alt" used?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
.css
Information about a web page title and links
.jpg

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


42. When do you use an absolute link?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
DOM (Document Object Model)
When linking to a web page on another site.

43. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
inline style
XML
period (".")
/Hello/

44. Define a .gif image.
.css
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
javascript
inner join

45. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
Information about a web page title and links
Determines the width and height of computer screen
The list matters
float left

46. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Padding
When linking to a web page on another site.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
/Hello/

47. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
If the list isn't important
External sheet
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
<a name="top"> link</a>

48. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
a img {border: none}
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
inner join
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

49. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
semi-colon (";")
The list matters

50. When do you use the "a: visited"?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Left join
/Hello/
Change color after the link was visited