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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
cookie
Change color after the link was visited
semi-colon (";")
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

2. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Border
h6
To list a series of terms and their definitions

3. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
/Hello/
External sheet

4. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Frameset
h1
Border
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

5. 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
inline style
Require
body {background-color: #123456;}
javascript

6. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
semi-colon (";")
/Hello/
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Right joint

7. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
/Hello/
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
When linking to a web page on another site.

8. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Provides information about a website
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
.css

9. Define "web safe colors".
When linking to a web page on another site.
.css
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
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
/Hello/
To place an important section of text.
/Hello/

11. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Include
XML
cookie

12. What does float allow you to do?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
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
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

13. What is the definition of an internal link?
POST
To place an important section of text.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
.jpg

14. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
period (".")
h1
list-item

15. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
float left

16. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
list-item
<a name="top"> link</a>
period (".")
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

17. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
DOM (Document Object Model)
Border
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
POST

18. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
External sheet
The list matters
Includes information about a web page.
800 by 600

19. When do you use the "a: hover"?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
800 by 600

20. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
Inline→embedded→external
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Border
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

21. When do you use the "a: active"?
When linking to a web page on another site.
POST
External sheet
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

22. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
h6
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
To separate paragraphs
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

23. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
800 by 600
GET

24. Which tag has the largest size?
float left
Border
h6
javascript

25. Define "web safe colors".
inner join
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
inline style

26. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
To place an important section of text.
period (".")
XHTML DTD
relative

27. When is FTP used?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Provides information about a website
Border
Change color after the link was visited

28. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
The list matters
Change color after the link was visited
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

29. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
When linking to a web page on another site.
inner join
cookie
Frameset

30. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
.css
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
/Hello/

31. When should you use a <span> tag?
.jpg
Divide pages
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
To place an important section of text.

32. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
validation
DOM (Document Object Model)
semi-colon (";")

33. 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
h1
800 by 600
/Hello/

34. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
.css
Divide pages
colon (":")
To place an important section of text.

35. What is a box model?
Divide pages
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Includes information about a web page.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

36. 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
h6
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

37. Why is "alt" used?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
To place an important section of text.
/Hello/
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

38. When is FTP used?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Information about a web page title and links
.jpg
semi-colon (";")

39. Define dithering

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

40. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
External sheet
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
/Hello/
.css

41. Define a .gif image.
Include
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Border
regular expression

42. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
800 by 600
h1
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

43. Which tag has the largest size?
period (".")
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
h6
External sheet

44. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
body {background-color: #123456;}
DOM (Document Object Model)
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Border

45. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
a img {border: none}
h6
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

46. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
remotely
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Require

47. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
.jpg
regular expression
a img {border: none}
Information about a web page title and links

48. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Provides information about a website
Padding
Divide pages
Right joint

49. Define a .gif image.
DOM (Document Object Model)
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
cookie
XHTML DTD

50. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
.css
Information about a web page title and links
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link