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1. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
800 by 600
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
a img {border: none}

2. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
relative
Include
float left
GET

3. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
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
inner join
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

4. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
relative
a img {border: none}
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

5. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Padding
javascript
Right joint

6. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Right joint
The list matters

7. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
body {background-color: #123456;}
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Frameset
list-item

8. Write an example of a named anchor.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
<a name="top"> link</a>
Border

9. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
Right joint
800 by 600
<a name="top"> link</a>

10. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
period (".")
colon (":")
global variable

11. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
Include
.css
/Hello/

12. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Includes information about a web page.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
javascript

13. Define dithering

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

14. 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.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Change color after the link was visited
XHTML DTD
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

15. Define a .gif image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
To list a series of terms and their definitions
h1
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

16. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
Left join
.css
To place an important section of text.
800 by 600

17. What is included within the <head> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
relative
.jpg
Information about a web page title and links

18. What is the definition of an internal link?
Inline→embedded→external
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
JSON

19. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
global variable
Provides information about a website
DOM (Document Object Model)
regular expression

20. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Padding
body {background-color: #123456;}

21. When is FTP used?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

22. What is a box model?
.css
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Require
h6

23. What is a box model?
validation
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
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)

24. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
To separate paragraphs
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

global variable

25. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
/Hello/
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Require

26. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
XML
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
GET
relative

27. Define "web safe colors".
800 by 600
When linking to a web page on another site.
DOM (Document Object Model)
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

28. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
Right joint
h1
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

29. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
.jpg
Include
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

30. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
h6
The list matters
/Hello/
DOM (Document Object Model)

31. When should you use a <span> tag?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
To place an important section of text.
Change color after the link was visited

32. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Information about a web page title and links
The list matters

33. 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
DOM (Document Object Model)
remotely
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
cookie

34. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
Right joint
The list matters
float left
colon (":")

35. Define "web safe colors".
regular expression
float left
body {background-color: #123456;}
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

36. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Right joint
Include
remotely
h6

37. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
External sheet
Includes information about a web page.
Provides information about a website
.css

38. Define a .gif image.
Divide pages
Frameset
/Hello/
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

39. Which tag has the largest size?
When linking to a web page on another site.
h6
Information about a web page title and links
<a name="top"> link</a>

40. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
To separate paragraphs
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
remotely
inline style

41. What does float allow you to do?
To separate paragraphs
DOM (Document Object Model)
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

42. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
/Hello/

43. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
h6
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
javascript
JSON

44. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
javascript
Includes information about a web page.
body {background-color: #123456;}

45. Opposite of left join
Right joint
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

46. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Determines the width and height of computer screen
XML
Border
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

47. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
period (".")

Right joint
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

48. 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

49. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
Includes information about a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

50. 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)
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Left join
regular expression
To place an important section of text.