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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
Require
a img {border: none}
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

2. A way to make elements inline but preserving their block capabilities.
/Hello/
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
<a name="top"> link</a>
inline style

3. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
Divide pages
JSON
Inline→embedded→external
remotely

4. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
Provides information about a website
global variable


5. What is included within the <head> tag?

Determines the width and height of computer screen
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Information about a web page title and links

6. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
To separate paragraphs
body {background-color: #123456;}
inline style

7. 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)
Left join
period (".")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
cookie

8. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
inline style
Change color after the link was visited
Information about a web page title and links
The list matters

9. Write an example of a named anchor.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Provides information about a website
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
<a name="top"> link</a>

10. Define dithering

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

11. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
External sheet
DOM (Document Object Model)
relative
h1

12. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
POST
.jpg
Require

13. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
/Hello/
Information about a web page title and links
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

14. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
a img {border: none}
GET
Includes information about a web page.
To place an important section of text.

15. Define "web safe colors".
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
float left
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.

16. 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
colon (":")
a img {border: none}
global variable
cookie

17. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
relative
Includes information about a web page.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
inner join

18. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
The list matters
XHTML DTD
JSON

19. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

20. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
h6
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
colon (":")
h1

21. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
javascript
period (".")
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

22. Why is "alt" used?
XHTML DTD
JSON
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
When linking to a web page on another site.

23. Define a .gif image.
h6
a img {border: none}
h6
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

24. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
semi-colon (";")
Require
inner join
Border

25. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Inline→embedded→external
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
External sheet

26. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
inline style
colon (":")
Includes information about a web page.
Information about a web page title and links

27. Where is a session variable stored?
remotely
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
global variable
To place an important section of text.

28. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
POST
.jpg

a img {border: none}

29. Define dithering

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

30. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
To separate paragraphs
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Require
To place an important section of text.

31. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
float left
Determines the width and height of computer screen
The list matters


32. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
DOM (Document Object Model)
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Border
External sheet

33. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
relative
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
/Hello/
h6

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

35. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
remotely
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

36. When do you use the "a: link"?
If the list isn't important
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
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

37. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
remotely
global variable
When linking to a web page on another site.
Left join

38. Define resolution.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
If the list isn't important
To separate paragraphs
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

39. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Right joint
remotely
External sheet
/Hello/

40. When do you use the "a: visited"?
<a name="top"> link</a>
Change color after the link was visited
800 by 600
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

41. What does float allow you to do?
global variable
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
regular expression
semi-colon (";")

42. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
h6
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
.css
Divide pages

43. 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
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Provides information about a website
javascript
semi-colon (";")

44. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
Padding
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

45. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
body {background-color: #123456;}
To list a series of terms and their definitions
validation
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

46. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Provides information about a website
To place an important section of text.
/Hello/
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

47. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
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
javascript
External sheet

48. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
DOM (Document Object Model)
inner join
800 by 600
Provides information about a website

49. Which tag has the largest size?
remotely
h6
Includes information about a web page.
h1

50. Define "web safe colors".
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
body {background-color: #123456;}
/Hello/
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page