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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is included within the <head> tag?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Require
Information about a web page title and links
period (".")

2. When do you use the "a: link"?
External sheet
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
DOM (Document Object Model)

3. What does float allow you to do?
Information about a web page title and links
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
/Hello/
inline style

4. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
period (".")
.css
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
To list a series of terms and their definitions

5. Define a .gif image.
To place an important section of text.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Information about a web page title and links

6. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Frameset
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
a img {border: none}

7. What is the definition of an internal link?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
h6
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

8. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Provides information about a website
cookie
inline style

9. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
When linking to a web page on another site.
validation
Provides information about a website
800 by 600

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

h1
a img {border: none}

11. When do you use an absolute link?
body {background-color: #123456;}
a img {border: none}
When linking to a web page on another site.
cookie

12. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
javascript
Divide pages
JSON
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

13. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
To place an important section of text.
relative
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

14. What is included within the <head> tag?

Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
semi-colon (";")
Information about a web page title and links

15. Opposite of left join
Right joint

/Hello/
inner join

16. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
regular expression
period (".")
When linking to a web page on another site.
global variable

17. What is a box model?
remotely
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
semi-colon (";")
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

18. Where is a session variable stored?
XHTML DTD
remotely
XML
Require

19. When is FTP used?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
XML
800 by 600
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

20. Define "web safe colors".
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
h1
Determines the width and height of computer screen
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

21. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
Border
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Information about a web page title and links
POST

22. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Include
The list matters
Padding
body {background-color: #123456;}

23. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Include
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
h1

24. What does float allow you to do?
.css
validation

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

25. When do you use an absolute link?
float left
When linking to a web page on another site.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
The list matters

26. 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

27. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
inline style
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Border

28. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
DOM (Document Object Model)
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser


29. Define "web safe colors".
/Hello/
.css
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
inner join

30. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Inline→embedded→external

31. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
The list matters
.css

32. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
float left
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
/Hello/

33. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Divide pages
body {background-color: #123456;}
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

34. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
/Hello/
a img {border: none}
h6
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

35. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
Border
validation
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

36. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Border
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
remotely

37. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
float left
h1

38. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
External sheet
Provides information about a website
XML

39. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
/Hello/
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

40. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
h6
period (".")
list-item
800 by 600

41. When is FTP used?
float left
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
To place an important section of text.

42. 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.
XHTML DTD
a img {border: none}
If the list isn't important
relative

43. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
Information about a web page title and links
.jpg
/Hello/
POST

44. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
.css
cookie
Padding

45. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Includes information about a web page.
global variable
Include

46. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
XHTML DTD
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

47. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
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
a img {border: none}
The list matters

48. Where should you place a navigation bar?
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.
To place an important section of text.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

49. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
colon (":")
External sheet
Divide pages
body {background-color: #123456;}

50. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
remotely
Require
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
float left