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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When do you use the "a: visited"?
XHTML DTD
When linking to a web page on another site.
.jpg
Change color after the link was visited

2. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
When linking to a web page on another site.
Border
validation

3. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
JSON
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
inline style
h1

4. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
/Hello/
a img {border: none}
float left
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

5. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
cookie
External sheet
POST
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

6. When should you use a <span> tag?
Provides information about a website
h1
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
To place an important section of text.

7. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
remotely
validation
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

8. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
semi-colon (";")
remotely
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

9. Which tag has the largest size?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
h6
remotely
Provides information about a website

10. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
inline style
To separate paragraphs
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.

11. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
global variable
.jpg
inner join

12. When is FTP used?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
period (".")
DOM (Document Object Model)
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

13. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Provides information about a website
.jpg
Divide pages
period (".")

14. Which tag has the largest size?
/Hello/
Provides information about a website
h6
.css

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

colon (":")
Includes information about a web page.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

16. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
.jpg
Determines the width and height of computer screen
To place an important section of text.

17. What is included within the <head> tag?
If the list isn't important
Information about a web page title and links
JSON
DOM (Document Object Model)

18. Where is a session variable stored?
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.
Divide pages
remotely

19. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
JSON
Frameset
Include
h6

20. What is the definition of an internal link?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Provides information about a website
remotely
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

21. When should you use a <span> tag?
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.
The list matters
Divide pages

22. Why is "alt" used?
<a name="top"> link</a>
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
period (".")

23. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
float left
a img {border: none}
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
To place an important section of text.

24. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
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
relative

25. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
<a name="top"> link</a>
a img {border: none}
Information about a web page title and links
Border

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

<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Frameset
The list matters

27. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Include

Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
global variable

28. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
To separate paragraphs
JSON
inner join

29. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
javascript
The list matters
External sheet
If the list isn't important

30. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Right joint
To separate paragraphs
Divide pages
Includes information about a web page.

31. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Information about a web page title and links
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
a img {border: none}
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

32. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
cookie
period (".")
Divide pages
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

33. Write the line of code to insert an image.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
float left

34. 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.
XML
XHTML DTD
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
list-item

35. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
inner join
To place an important section of text.
list-item
POST

36. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Border
a img {border: none}
inline style

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.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
XML
remotely
/Hello/

38. When do you use an absolute link?
Provides information about a website
When linking to a web page on another site.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
colon (":")

39. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

/Hello/
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

40. 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
GET
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
semi-colon (";")
javascript

41. Define "web safe colors".
External sheet
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Frameset

42. When do you use the "a: active"?
inner join
DOM (Document Object Model)
Left join
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

43. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
remotely
regular expression
When linking to a web page on another site.

44. The _____ for table A and B always contains all records of the "left" table (A) even if the join-condition does not find any matching record in the "right" table (B)
list-item
h6
Divide pages
Left join

45. What does float allow you to do?
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
period (".")
h6

46. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
.css
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
GET
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

47. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
semi-colon (";")
body {background-color: #123456;}
validation
GET

48. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
colon (":")
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Border
Includes information about a web page.

49. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
h1
body {background-color: #123456;}
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

50. 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.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>