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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Define a .gif image.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Padding
.css
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

2. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
cookie
DOM (Document Object Model)

3. Which tag has the largest size?
Information about a web page title and links
h6
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
DOM (Document Object Model)

4. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
<a name="top"> link</a>
The list matters
Include
a img {border: none}

5. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
regular expression
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

6. Define "web safe colors".
When linking to a web page on another site.
.css
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Right joint

7. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
If the list isn't important
inline style
When linking to a web page on another site.
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

8. When is FTP used?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Border
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
DOM (Document Object Model)

9. When do you use the "a: link"?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
float left
800 by 600

10. When do you use the "a: active"?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
semi-colon (";")
javascript
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

11. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
list-item
Information about a web page title and links
DOM (Document Object Model)

12. What does float allow you to do?
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
800 by 600
a img {border: none}

13. 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
cookie
h1
/Hello/
If the list isn't important

14. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
inline style
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
/Hello/
Includes information about a web page.

15. Opposite of left join
External sheet
Right joint
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

16. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
h6
The list matters
Padding
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

17. When is FTP used?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
To separate paragraphs
The list matters

18. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
Left join
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

19. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
800 by 600
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

20. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
External sheet
/Hello/
Frameset
h1

21. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
800 by 600
body {background-color: #123456;}
The list matters

22. Where should you place a navigation bar?
h6
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Left join
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

23. What is a box model?
Divide pages
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

24. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
Require
.jpg
period (".")
float left

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

JSON
.css

26. When do you use an absolute link?
Right joint
h6
Provides information about a website
When linking to a web page on another site.

27. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
inner join
.css
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)

28. Define "web safe colors".
h1
Includes information about a web page.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

29. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Frameset
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
To separate paragraphs

30. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Require
list-item

31. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
Frameset
regular expression
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

32. Define dithering

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

33. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
.css
.css
Frameset

34. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Change color after the link was visited

35. 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

36. When should you use a <span> tag?
POST
To place an important section of text.
h1
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

37. 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.
body {background-color: #123456;}
inner join
Padding
XHTML DTD

38. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
The list matters
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
When linking to a web page on another site.
XML

39. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Includes information about a web page.
Divide pages
h1
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

40. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
To place an important section of text.
body {background-color: #123456;}
Includes information about a web page.

41. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
.jpg

42. Write the line of code to insert an image.
Change color after the link was visited
When linking to a web page on another site.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

43. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
body {background-color: #123456;}

44. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
800 by 600
global variable
Information about a web page title and links

45. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Change color after the link was visited
h6
Border
External sheet

46. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
relative
The list matters
.css

47. When is best to use the <dl> tag?

To list a series of terms and their definitions
regular expression
body {background-color: #123456;}

48. Define a .gif image.
Information about a web page title and links
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
.jpg
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

49. 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
Determines the width and height of computer screen
javascript
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
cookie

50. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
/Hello/
Include
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)