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1. When should you use a <span> tag?
Include
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
To place an important section of text.
XHTML DTD

2. What is the definition of an internal link?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
When linking to a web page on another site.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
a img {border: none}

3. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
inner join
regular expression

4. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h6
/Hello/
h1

5. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
Left join
Change color after the link was visited
h6
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

6. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
h6
.css
To separate paragraphs

7. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
External sheet
JSON
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

8. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
h6
External sheet
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

9. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
relative
Provides information about a website
Determines the width and height of computer screen

10. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
list-item
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Frameset
relative

11. When should you use a <span> tag?
global variable
To place an important section of text.
/Hello/
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

12. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
800 by 600
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.


13. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
To place an important section of text.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

14. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
XML
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
800 by 600
body {background-color: #123456;}

15. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To list a series of terms and their definitions

Right joint
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

16. Where should you place a navigation bar?
XML
GET
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
The list matters

17. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
XHTML DTD
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
When linking to a web page on another site.
body {background-color: #123456;}

18. 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
Information about a web page title and links
Include
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
javascript

19. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
Change color after the link was visited
XHTML DTD
global variable

20. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Left join
.css
External sheet
If the list isn't important

21. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
inline style
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
To separate paragraphs
Require

22. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
a img {border: none}
Right joint
float left
validation

23. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
inner join
800 by 600
body {background-color: #123456;}
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

24. When is FTP used?
inline style
Change color after the link was visited
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Border

25. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
800 by 600
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
a img {border: none}
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

26. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
External sheet
800 by 600
Border

27. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
.css
The list matters
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

28. 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.
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
800 by 600
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

29. What is a box model?
Provides information about a website
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
period (".")

30. When is FTP used?
JSON
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

31. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
DOM (Document Object Model)
<a name="top"> link</a>
Provides information about a website

32. Define "web safe colors".
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h6

33. 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
period (".")
colon (":")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

34. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
When linking to a web page on another site.
To place an important section of text.
period (".")
/Hello/

35. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
h6
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

36. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
cookie
When linking to a web page on another site.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

37. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
h1
Includes information about a web page.
list-item
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

38. 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.
inner join
XHTML DTD
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
The list matters

39. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
GET
a img {border: none}
<a name="top"> link</a>
.css

40. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
External sheet

Determines the width and height of computer screen

41. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
POST
relative
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
javascript

42. Define a .gif image.

An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
h1
relative

43. Define a .gif image.
relative
800 by 600
Include
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

44. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
JSON
.css
Includes information about a web page.

45. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
list-item
Frameset
h1
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

46. Which tag has the largest size?
The list matters
h6
body {background-color: #123456;}
The list matters

47. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
h1
validation

48. What is included within the <head> tag?
h6
External sheet
Divide pages
Information about a web page title and links

49. Write an example of a named anchor.
To place an important section of text.
float left
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
<a name="top"> link</a>

50. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Change color after the link was visited
a img {border: none}