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Subject
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it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
semi-colon (";")
Includes information about a web page.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
2. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
The list matters
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
3. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
h6
<!----Hello-->
External sheet
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
4. When should you use a <span> tag?
float left
XML
regular expression
To place an important section of text.
5. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
colon (":")
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Information about a web page title and links
6. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
h6
a img {border: none}
float left
If the list isn't important
7. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
<a name="top"> link</a>
inner join
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
colon (":")
8. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
list-item
Require
To separate paragraphs
9. 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
a img {border: none}
Include
inner join
javascript
10. What is the definition of an internal link?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Border
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
inline style
11. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
cookie
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
<!----Hello-->
12. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
cookie
Change color after the link was visited
Provides information about a website
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
13. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Divide pages
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Provides information about a website
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
14. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
.jpg
The list matters
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
800 by 600
15. Why is "alt" used?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
body {background-color: #123456;}
16. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
Left join
GET
JSON
Inline→embedded→external
17. Opposite of left join
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Right joint
Border
To place an important section of text.
18. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
If the list isn't important
To list a series of terms and their definitions
19. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
If the list isn't important
800 by 600
global variable
body {background-color: #123456;}
20. When is FTP used?
800 by 600
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.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
21. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
h1
h6
External sheet
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
22. Write the line of code to insert an image.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Include
.jpg
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
23. When should you use a <span> tag?
To separate paragraphs
To place an important section of text.
Left join
period (".")
24. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
JSON
inline style
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Inline→embedded→external
25. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
float left
Information about a web page title and links
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
JSON
26. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
/Hello/
Border
XHTML DTD
External sheet
27. What does float allow you to do?
800 by 600
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
inline style
/Hello/
28. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
To separate paragraphs
Inline→embedded→external
29. When is FTP used?
Includes information about a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
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
30. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
inner join
To separate paragraphs
800 by 600
To place an important section of text.
31. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Left join
global variable
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Provides information about a website
32. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Include
POST
Information about a web page title and links
h1
33. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
global variable
regular expression
/Hello/
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
34. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
Provides information about a website
JSON
cookie
period (".")
35. What does float allow you to do?
inline style
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
<a name="top"> link</a>
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
36. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
a img {border: none}
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
XHTML DTD
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
37. What is a box model?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
h6
relative
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
38. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Divide pages
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
800 by 600
Determines the width and height of computer screen
39. When do you use the "a: link"?
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
800 by 600
.css
40. 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.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
XHTML DTD
remotely
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
41. When do you use the "a: visited"?
colon (":")
Change color after the link was visited
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
javascript
42. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
h6
relative
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
validation
43. 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
44. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
Includes information about a web page.
<!----Hello-->
If the list isn't important
45. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
h1
semi-colon (";")
relative
body {background-color: #123456;}
46. Define a .gif image.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
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.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
47. Write an example of a named anchor.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
global variable
semi-colon (";")
<a name="top"> link</a>
48. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
XML
.css
49. Define a .gif image.
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
When linking to a web page on another site.
800 by 600
50. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
XML
Divide pages
800 by 600
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this