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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Require
Border
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
float left

2. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
remotely
POST
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
.css

3. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
The list matters
.jpg
validation
h6

4. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
inner join
When linking to a web page on another site.
list-item
relative

5. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
a img {border: none}
list-item
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
DOM (Document Object Model)

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

7. Define resolution.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Padding
Border

8. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
remotely
h1
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Include

9. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
XHTML DTD
External sheet
Inline→embedded→external
POST

10. Define "web safe colors".
Require
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
colon (":")

11. When should you use a <span> tag?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
inline style
Information about a web page title and links
To place an important section of text.

12. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
h1
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Provides information about a website
GET

13. What does float allow you to do?
Border
To place an important section of text.
When linking to a web page on another site.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

14. 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.
Provides information about a website
regular expression
XHTML DTD
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

15. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
The list matters
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Divide pages
To list a series of terms and their definitions

16. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
float left
To place an important section of text.
semi-colon (";")
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

17. What does float allow you to do?
Information about a web page title and links
semi-colon (";")
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

18. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
period (".")
relative

19. When do you use the "a: link"?
semi-colon (";")
Padding
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
a img {border: none}

20. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Information about a web page title and links
The list matters
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

21. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
The list matters
Padding
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

22. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
cookie
Border
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Left join

23. 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

24. Opposite of left join
a img {border: none}
h6
Right joint
/Hello/

25. When do you use the "a: active"?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
XHTML DTD
POST
Information about a web page title and links

26. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
To separate paragraphs
To place an important section of text.
When linking to a web page on another site.
body {background-color: #123456;}

27. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Provides information about a website
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
XML

28. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
To place an important section of text.
validation
float left

29. 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
To place an important section of text.
javascript
h1
800 by 600

30. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
a img {border: none}
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
body {background-color: #123456;}

31. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Information about a web page title and links
.jpg
float left

32. When do you use an absolute link?
Require
When linking to a web page on another site.
Border
To place an important section of text.

33. Define a .gif image.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

34. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Require
h6
Includes information about a web page.
Provides information about a website

35. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
<a name="top"> link</a>
800 by 600
POST
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

36. Define dithering

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

37. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Left join
colon (":")

38. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
To list a series of terms and their definitions
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
Frameset

39. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Includes information about a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Include
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

40. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
cookie
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

41. What is included within the <head> tag?
Divide pages
Information about a web page title and links
list-item
remotely

42. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Provides information about a website
global variable

43. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
inner join
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
External sheet
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

44. What is included within the <head> tag?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Right joint
Information about a web page title and links
Includes information about a web page.

45. Which tag has the largest size?
Includes information about a web page.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
h6

46. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
.css
Include
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
period (".")

47. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Change color after the link was visited
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Border

48. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
cookie
regular expression
Determines the width and height of computer screen
inline style

49. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
period (".")
The list matters
To list a series of terms and their definitions
When linking to a web page on another site.

50. Why is "alt" used?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
XML