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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When is best to use the <ul> tag?

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2. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
a img {border: none}
When linking to a web page on another site.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Border

3. When is FTP used?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Inline→embedded→external
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

4. Define a .gif image.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Border
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
list-item

5. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?

semi-colon (";")
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Inline→embedded→external

6. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
a img {border: none}
XML
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

7. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
float left
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>

8. What is included within the <head> tag?
.css
XML
External sheet
Information about a web page title and links

9. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Divide pages
Change color after the link was visited


10. What does float allow you to do?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
inner join
XHTML DTD

11. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
inner join
800 by 600
Provides information about a website
h6

12. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
list-item
h1
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

13. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
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.
Padding

14. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
inline style
Provides information about a website
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
To list a series of terms and their definitions

15. What does float allow you to do?

The list matters
Frameset
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

16. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
inline style
Information about a web page title and links
If the list isn't important

17. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
JSON
.jpg
800 by 600
/Hello/

18. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
External sheet
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Require

19. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
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.
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
If the list isn't important

20. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
.jpg

<a name="top"> link</a>
body {background-color: #123456;}

21. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
POST
.jpg
Includes information about a web page.


22. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
GET
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Border
a img {border: none}

23. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
External sheet
Divide pages
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Require

24. Define "web safe colors".
float left
800 by 600
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Provides information about a website

25. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Change color after the link was visited
800 by 600
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
External sheet

26. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Inline→embedded→external
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Require

27. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
Require
/Hello/
cookie

28. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
Include
.css
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
regular expression

29. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
a img {border: none}
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

30. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
period (".")
inner join
When linking to a web page on another site.

31. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
float left
colon (":")
Information about a web page title and links
DOM (Document Object Model)

32. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______

<a name="top"> link</a>
body {background-color: #123456;}
Frameset

33. Define dithering

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34. Write an example of a named anchor.
<a name="top"> link</a>
h1
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h1

35. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
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.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
validation

36. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.

An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
GET

37. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
list-item
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
cookie

38. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
regular expression
To separate paragraphs
Provides information about a website
validation

39. 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
Change color after the link was visited
When linking to a web page on another site.
Include

40. When do you use the "a: link"?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
remotely
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on 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

41. 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.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
XHTML DTD
The list matters
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

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

When linking to a web page on another site.
Left join
If the list isn't important

43. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
To place an important section of text.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
h1

44. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
a img {border: none}
period (".")
inline style
validation

45. Which tag has the largest size?
regular expression
h6
Information about a web page title and links
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

46. Define resolution.
Left join
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Determines the width and height of computer screen
JSON

47. When should you use a <span> tag?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Left join
To separate paragraphs
To place an important section of text.

48. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
cookie
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

49. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
inner join
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
GET
h1

50. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
h6
list-item
GET
semi-colon (";")