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Subject : it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
a img {border: none}
float left
External sheet
800 by 600

2. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Provides information about a website
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Border
/Hello/

3. 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

validation
cookie

4. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Provides information about a website
cookie
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

5. Define a .gif image.
JSON
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
/Hello/
a img {border: none}

6. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
DOM (Document Object Model)
POST
Require
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

7. Opposite of left join
GET
External sheet
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Right joint

8. Define dithering

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

9. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
period (".")
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
validation

10. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
POST
.css
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

11. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
colon (":")
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

12. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Left join
/Hello/
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

13. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
regular expression
800 by 600
XHTML DTD
To place an important section of text.

14. Write the line of code to insert an image.
cookie
semi-colon (";")
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

15. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
.jpg
XHTML DTD
Border
cookie

16. When is FTP used?
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

Provides information about a website

17. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

18. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
XHTML DTD
POST
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

19. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Change color after the link was visited
cookie
Includes information about a web page.
To list a series of terms and their definitions

20. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
global variable
Require
regular expression
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

21. When do you use the "a: active"?
Includes information about a web page.
Change color after the link was visited
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
remotely

22. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Provides information about a website
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
The list matters
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

23. What is the definition of an internal link?
Information about a web page title and links
If the list isn't important
relative
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

24. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
h1
/Hello/
Includes information about a web page.

25. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
h1

26. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
External sheet
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
.css
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

27. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
Include
inner join
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Divide pages

28. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
XML
If the list isn't important
Includes information about a web page.
The list matters

29. When do you use an absolute link?
JSON
Change color after the link was visited
800 by 600
When linking to a web page on another site.

30. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
If the list isn't important
Border
External sheet

31. Why is "alt" used?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
If the list isn't important
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
relative

32. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
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.
period (".")

33. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Divide pages
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
colon (":")
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

34. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
XML
body {background-color: #123456;}
Frameset
Right joint

35. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
h1

36. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
list-item
h1
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

37. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Left join
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Information about a web page title and links

38. Which tag has the largest size?
.jpg
h6
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Include

39. Write an example of a named anchor.
<a name="top"> link</a>
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
h1

40. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
global variable
/Hello/
Change color after the link was visited
External sheet

41. Which tag has the largest size?
If the list isn't important
Information about a web page title and links
body {background-color: #123456;}
h6

42. When do you use the "a: link"?
javascript
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Border
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

43. 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
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
javascript
GET
.css

44. Where is a session variable stored?
h1
DOM (Document Object Model)
relative
remotely

45. What is included within the <head> tag?
To place an important section of text.
Provides information about a website
Information about a web page title and links
.css

46. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
.css
Include

47. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
Frameset
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Inline→embedded→external
.css

48. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
Information about a web page title and links
JSON
colon (":")
a img {border: none}

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

inline style

50. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
The list matters
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
colon (":")
XML