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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
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
cookie
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Right joint

2. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
Change color after the link was visited
regular expression
body {background-color: #123456;}
POST

3. Define "web safe colors".
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
.css
list-item

4. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
.css
800 by 600
The list matters
Determines the width and height of computer screen

5. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Frameset
Information about a web page title and links
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Divide pages

6. When is best to use the <ul> tag?

7. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
list-item
period (".")
/Hello/
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

8. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Require
When linking to a web page on another site.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

9. Write the line of code to insert an image.
When linking to a web page on another site.
If the list isn't important
.css
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

10. Which tag has the largest size?
period (".")
h6
The list matters
global variable

11. What is a box model?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
DOM (Document Object Model)


12. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
Information about a web page title and links
body {background-color: #123456;}
body {background-color: #123456;}
External sheet

13. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
remotely
.css
800 by 600

14. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
inner join
When linking to a web page on another site.
Border
/Hello/

15. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
javascript
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
/Hello/
Border

16. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
inline style
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
float left
body {background-color: #123456;}

17. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
To list a series of terms and their definitions
remotely
JSON

18. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
800 by 600
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
/Hello/

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

.css
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

20. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
The list matters
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
h1
Left join

21. When do you use the "a: link"?
Include
External sheet
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

22. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
period (".")
Include
colon (":")
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

23. 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)
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
External sheet
Provides information about a website
Left join

24. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
validation
Provides information about a website
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
inner join

25. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
h6
.css

26. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
inline style
Information about a web page title and links
Border
semi-colon (";")

27. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
If the list isn't important
Inline→embedded→external
Border


28. When should you use a <span> tag?
Padding
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
To place an important section of text.
semi-colon (";")

29. When do you use an absolute link?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
When linking to a web page on another site.

30. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
/Hello/
Border
body {background-color: #123456;}
colon (":")

31. 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
javascript
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Information about a web page title and links
The list matters

32. Define resolution.
Includes information about a web page.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Determines the width and height of computer screen
body {background-color: #123456;}

33. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
inner join
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
DOM (Document Object Model)
XML

34. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
External sheet
DOM (Document Object Model)
POST

35. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
800 by 600
/Hello/
h1
XHTML DTD

36. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
relative
Divide pages
<a name="top"> link</a>
POST

37. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
If the list isn't important
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Include

38. Why is "alt" used?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
External sheet
GET
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

39. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
To separate paragraphs
800 by 600

40. What is the hierarchy for CSS code?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Inline→embedded→external
When linking to a web page on another site.
h6

41. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Provides information about a website
Require
Padding


42. When is FTP used?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
body {background-color: #123456;}
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

43. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Require
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
h1
Includes information about a web page.

44. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
.css
Change color after the link was visited
<a name="top"> link</a>

45. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
.css
semi-colon (";")
Left join
regular expression

46. Which tag has the largest size?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
inline style
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
h6

47. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
Determines the width and height of computer screen
External sheet
Divide pages

48. Where is a session variable stored?
Include
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
remotely

49. What does float allow you to do?
800 by 600
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Change color after the link was visited

50. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
800 by 600
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
javascript