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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
period (".")
DOM (Document Object Model)
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
The list matters

2. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
inline style
Information about a web page title and links
h1
GET

3. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?

GET
Change color after the link was visited
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

4. Define dithering

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5. 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
.css
To place an important section of text.
The list matters

6. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

7. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
a img {border: none}
h6
To place an important section of text.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

8. When do you use an absolute link?
body {background-color: #123456;}
float left
When linking to a web page on another site.
javascript

9. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Right joint
/Hello/
Left join
global variable

10. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
float left
relative
External sheet
XHTML DTD

11. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
inline style

period (".")

12. Define resolution.
cookie
Determines the width and height of computer screen
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Include

13. 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
The list matters
cookie
.css
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

14. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
colon (":")
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
<a name="top"> link</a>

15. Where should you place a navigation bar?
colon (":")
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
javascript
Divide pages

16. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
validation
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
cookie

17. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
a img {border: none}
global variable
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h1

18. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
DOM (Document Object Model)
If the list isn't important
Provides information about a website
To place an important section of text.

19. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
The list matters
.css
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

20. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
.jpg
If the list isn't important
Inline→embedded→external
Left join

21. When should you use a <span> tag?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Divide pages
To place an important section of text.
body {background-color: #123456;}

22. Why is "alt" used?
Frameset
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Right joint
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

23. 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
period (".")
External sheet

24. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
GET
XHTML DTD
body {background-color: #123456;}
The list matters

25. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
.css
semi-colon (";")
To list a series of terms and their definitions

26. When do you use the "a: active"?
External sheet
800 by 600
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
When linking to a web page on another site.

27. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
Require
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Border
inline style

28. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
GET
inner join
Border
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

29. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
XML
Information about a web page title and links

30. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
Include
Left join
h1


31. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
Include
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Border

32. The _____ for table A and B always contains all records of the "left" table (A) even if the join-condition does not find any matching record in the "right" table (B)
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Left join
To separate paragraphs
period (".")

33. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
800 by 600
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Divide pages
XHTML DTD

34. When is FTP used?
validation
The list matters
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

35. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Include
semi-colon (";")

36. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
float left
period (".")
External sheet

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

Frameset
Change color after the link was visited

38. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
javascript
Provides information about a website
To list a series of terms and their definitions
h1

39. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h6

40. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
The list matters
XHTML DTD
Border

41. 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

42. When do you use the "a: visited"?
800 by 600
Change color after the link was visited
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
DOM (Document Object Model)

43. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
.css
XHTML DTD
External sheet
The list matters

44. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Provides information about a website
a img {border: none}
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
The list matters

45. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
If the list isn't important
JSON
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)


46. Define a .gif image.
cookie
When linking to a web page on another site.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

47. Where should you place a navigation bar?
period (".")

inner join
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

48. Define "web safe colors".
To place an important section of text.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Includes information about a web page.
semi-colon (";")

49. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
body {background-color: #123456;}
Right joint
If the list isn't important

50. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
a img {border: none}
To separate paragraphs
/Hello/
Border