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1. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
800 by 600
period (".")
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
.css

2. Define resolution.
Provides information about a website
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Right joint

3. 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
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Change color after the link was visited
relative

4. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
Padding
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
/Hello/
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

5. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
GET
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Border

6. A piece of text stored on a user's computer by their web browser - used for authentication or storing site preferences or shopping cart contents or the identifier for a server-based session or anything else that can be accomplished through storing t
Information about a web page title and links
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
cookie
Provides information about a website

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

The list matters
Right joint
body {background-color: #123456;}

8. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
JSON
The list matters
h1
inner join

9. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
body {background-color: #123456;}
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

10. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Require
POST
GET
a img {border: none}

11. Define "web safe colors".
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
.css
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
POST

12. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
colon (":")
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

13. What does float allow you to do?
a img {border: none}
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
list-item
colon (":")

14. Why is "alt" used?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
When linking to a web page on another site.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
Provides information about a website

15. Define a .gif image.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
POST
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Includes information about a web page.

16. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
semi-colon (";")
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
If the list isn't important

17. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
cookie
To separate paragraphs
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

18. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

19. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
h6
semi-colon (";")
External sheet
POST

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

javascript
Frameset
XHTML DTD

21. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
period (".")
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

22. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
To separate paragraphs
DOM (Document Object Model)
When linking to a web page on another site.
validation

23. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
a img {border: none}
XHTML DTD
Provides information about a website
Information about a web page title and links

24. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
period (".")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
When linking to a web page on another site.
list-item

25. When should you use a <span> tag?
XML
To place an important section of text.

Divide pages

26. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
inner join
External sheet
Require
To separate paragraphs

27. Which tag has the largest size?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
inner join
h6
If the list isn't important

28. When do you use the "a: visited"?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Information about a web page title and links
regular expression
Change color after the link was visited

29. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
body {background-color: #123456;}
body {background-color: #123456;}
To place an important section of text.

30. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
Divide pages
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
remotely
Frameset

31. Opposite of left join
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Right joint
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

32. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
h1
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

33. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
XML
XHTML DTD
If the list isn't important

34. Where is a session variable stored?
.css
remotely
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
/Hello/

35. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Padding
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
float left
External sheet

36. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
GET
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

37. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
The list matters
To place an important section of text.
The list matters
h1

38. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
relative
cookie

semi-colon (";")

39. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
800 by 600
body {background-color: #123456;}
Divide pages

40. What is the definition of an internal link?
Includes information about a web page.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
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

41. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
.css
.jpg
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

42. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
XHTML DTD
Inline→embedded→external
When linking to a web page on another site.
regular expression

43. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Information about a web page title and links
a img {border: none}
<a name="top"> link</a>
When linking to a web page on another site.

44. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
global variable
Includes information about a web page.
body {background-color: #123456;}

45. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
Left join

list-item
.css

46. What is a box model?
/Hello/
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Inline→embedded→external

47. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Left join
inline style
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Provides information about a website

48. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
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
h1

49. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
JSON
/Hello/
Border

50. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
Require
The list matters
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page