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1. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
float left
period (".")

2. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
body {background-color: #123456;}
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

3. Opposite of left join
Right joint
Divide pages
To separate paragraphs
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

4. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
a img {border: none}
To separate paragraphs

Includes information about a web page.

5. When is FTP used?
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
.css
Right joint

6. When do you use the "a: active"?
Left join
<a name="top"> link</a>
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

7. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
a img {border: none}
period (".")
Provides information about a website

8. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Frameset
period (".")
h6

9. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
h1
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
a img {border: none}
h6

10. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
remotely
colon (":")
/Hello/

11. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
inline style
DOM (Document Object Model)
validation
When linking to a web page on another site.

12. Define resolution.
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
h1
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

13. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
period (".")
h1
h6

14. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Change color after the link was visited
JSON
Include
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

15. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Provides information about a website
External sheet
Information about a web page title and links
body {background-color: #123456;}

16. 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
javascript
relative
When linking to a web page on another site.

17. When should you use a <span> tag?
.jpg
To list a series of terms and their definitions
To place an important section of text.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

18. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Border
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
.jpg

19. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Change color after the link was visited
800 by 600
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

20. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
External sheet
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
/Hello/

21. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
.css
XHTML DTD
To place an important section of text.
Includes information about a web page.

22. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
.jpg
To place an important section of text.
h1
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

23. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
relative
a img {border: none}
javascript

24. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
h1
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
The list matters
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

25. Write an example of a named anchor.
Includes information about a web page.
/Hello/
cookie
<a name="top"> link</a>

26. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
XML
regular expression
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Determines the width and height of computer screen

27. Define a .gif image.
Information about a web page title and links
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Left join
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

28. Define "web safe colors".
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
regular expression
Include
POST

29. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
.css
800 by 600
To separate paragraphs
relative

30. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
cookie
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
DOM (Document Object Model)

31. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
cookie
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
relative
.css

32. When is FTP used?
Provides information about a website
To place an important section of text.
Divide pages
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

33. What is the definition of an internal link?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Right joint
Divide pages

34. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
Right joint
JSON
javascript
If the list isn't important

35. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
The list matters
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

36. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
External sheet
The list matters
Provides information about a website

37. Write the line of code to insert an image.
GET
inner join
period (".")
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

38. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Include
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

39. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
If the list isn't important
Padding

40. What is a box model?

800 by 600
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
When linking to a web page on another site.

41. What is a box model?
POST
Change color after the link was visited
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Determines the width and height of computer screen

42. Why is "alt" used?
/Hello/
inner join
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

43. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
body {background-color: #123456;}
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
/Hello/

44. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Border
To list a series of terms and their definitions
800 by 600

45. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
semi-colon (";")
The list matters
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

46. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
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.
Divide pages
DOM (Document Object Model)

47. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Provides information about a website
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

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

Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
cookie
Information about a web page title and links

49. 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

50. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
regular expression
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
.css
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.