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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
800 by 600
Include
Padding

2. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
POST
<a name="top"> link</a>

3. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
global variable
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
colon (":")
XML

4. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
External sheet
body {background-color: #123456;}
.css
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

5. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Divide pages
Frameset
Require

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

list-item
The list matters
Frameset

7. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
a img {border: none}
Require
a img {border: none}
800 by 600

8. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
h1
period (".")
Determines the width and height of computer screen

9. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
<a name="top"> link</a>
validation
float left

10. When do you use the "a: link"?
GET
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Border
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

11. Opposite of left join
Right joint
Provides information about a website
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
regular expression

12. 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.
inline style
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

13. Where should you place a navigation bar?
DOM (Document Object Model)
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
<a name="top"> link</a>
.jpg

14. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
/Hello/
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

15. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
To place an important section of text.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
.jpg

16. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
.css
Border
global variable

17. Define dithering

18. When do you use an absolute link?
colon (":")
inline style
Require
When linking to a web page on another site.

19. Define resolution.
h1
h6
Determines the width and height of computer screen
External sheet

20. Define dithering

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

22. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Provides information about a website
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

23. 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
list-item
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

24. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Include
.css
Border
relative

25. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Border
Provides information about a website
JSON

26. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Right joint
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
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

27. Define a .gif image.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
period (".")
h1

28. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
.jpg
To separate paragraphs
Includes information about a web page.
The list matters

29. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
800 by 600
GET

30. Write the line of code to insert an image.
To separate paragraphs
GET
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

31. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
800 by 600
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

32. 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)
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
list-item
remotely
Left join

33. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
External sheet
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
The list matters

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

35. Where is a session variable stored?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
remotely

36. When do you use the "a: active"?
colon (":")
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

37. 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.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Inline→embedded→external

38. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
h1
/Hello/
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

39. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
semi-colon (";")
a img {border: none}
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

40. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
period (".")
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
semi-colon (";")

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

POST
XHTML DTD
Provides information about a website

42. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
h1
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
External sheet
DOM (Document Object Model)

43. Why is "alt" used?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
period (".")
External sheet

44. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
float left
.jpg
Includes information about a web page.
h1

45. 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}
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Includes information about a web page.

46. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
body {background-color: #123456;}
semi-colon (";")
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
h1

47. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
h6
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
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

48. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
inline style
Divide pages
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Provides information about a website

49. Which tag has the largest size?
cookie
h6
javascript
h1

50. 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
h1
javascript
Provides information about a website
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser