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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
cookie
GET
JSON
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

2. When is FTP used?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Includes information about a web page.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
colon (":")

3. When should you use a <span> tag?
Require
body {background-color: #123456;}
Padding
To place an important section of text.

4. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
h1
External sheet
Provides information about a website

5. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
XHTML DTD
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

6. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Padding
h6
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Left join

7. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
800 by 600
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
If the list isn't important

8. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Change color after the link was visited
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Border
External sheet

9. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
Right joint
float left
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Frameset

10. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
javascript
Left join
list-item

11. Define "web safe colors".
Padding
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
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

12. Opposite of left join
float left
Right joint
h1
a img {border: none}

13. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h1
h1
POST

14. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
/Hello/


15. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
XML
list-item
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Border

16. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
list-item
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
To place an important section of text.

17. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
javascript
Change color after the link was visited
float left
When linking to a web page on another site.

18. When is best to use the <ul> tag?

19. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
When linking to a web page on another site.
XHTML DTD
period (".")

20. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Padding
javascript
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Includes information about a web page.

21. 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
inline style
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
colon (":")
cookie

22. Write an example of a named anchor.
/Hello/
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
<a name="top"> link</a>
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

23. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
When linking to a web page on another site.
Border

24. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
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>
The list matters
XHTML DTD

25. Which tag has the largest size?
body {background-color: #123456;}
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h6
period (".")

26. 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)
a img {border: none}
To place an important section of text.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

27. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
a img {border: none}

Change color after the link was visited
800 by 600

28. Where is a session variable stored?
remotely
To list a series of terms and their definitions
<a name="top"> link</a>
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

29. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
To separate paragraphs
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Require

30. When do you use the "a: active"?
Divide pages
Provides information about a website
.css
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

31. Why is "alt" used?
Provides information about a website
.css
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

32. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
Information about a web page title and links
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
XHTML DTD

33. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
The list matters
To place an important section of text.
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Border

34. When do you use the "a: link"?
When linking to a web page on another site.
semi-colon (";")
Padding
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

35. Define dithering

36. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
Padding
XML
a img {border: none}

37. When should you use a <span> tag?
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.
Divide pages
.css

38. When is FTP used?
<a name="top"> link</a>
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
global variable
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

39. Define "web safe colors".
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h6
remotely

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

41. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
h1
Right joint
The list matters
External sheet

42. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Left join
Provides information about a website
body {background-color: #123456;}
Divide pages

43. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
h6
Inline→embedded→external
body {background-color: #123456;}
External sheet

44. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
inner join
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
colon (":")
h1

45. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
relative
External sheet
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Includes information about a web page.

46. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
Includes information about a web page.
period (".")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
.jpg

47. When do you use the "a: hover"?
period (".")
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
When linking to a web page on another site.

48. What is included within the <head> tag?
body {background-color: #123456;}
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Includes information about a web page.
Information about a web page title and links

49. What is a box model?
a img {border: none}
XML
float left
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

50. Define resolution.
Provides information about a website
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)