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1. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
To list a series of terms and their definitions

A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

2. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Border
External sheet

3. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
global variable
Frameset
To separate paragraphs
cookie

4. Which tag has the largest size?
Right joint
h6
Information about a web page title and links
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

5. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
External sheet
relative
Border

6. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
/Hello/
/Hello/
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

7. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
To place an important section of text.
The list matters
list-item
External sheet

8. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
a img {border: none}
.jpg
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

9. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
relative
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
To separate paragraphs
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

10. When should you use a <span> tag?
h1
To place an important section of text.
a img {border: none}
colon (":")

11. 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.
Change color after the link was visited
.css
XHTML DTD
When linking to a web page on another site.

12. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
a img {border: none}
Information about a web page title and links
Divide pages
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

13. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
list-item
float left
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

14. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
External sheet

15. Where is a session variable stored?
remotely
Includes information about a web page.
Change color after the link was visited
semi-colon (";")

16. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
The list matters
h6
h1
Require

17. Define "web safe colors".
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
javascript
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

18. When do you use the "a: hover"?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

19. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
float left
list-item
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

20. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Provides information about a website
GET
regular expression
h1

21. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
POST
validation
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
inner join

22. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
h6
XHTML DTD
global variable
Change color after the link was visited

23. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
javascript

24. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Padding
relative
period (".")
h1

25. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
800 by 600
The list matters

26. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
inner join
list-item
relative
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

27. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
XML
javascript
cookie
a img {border: none}

28. When do you use the "a: active"?
cookie
To separate paragraphs
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

29. What is included within the <head> tag?
javascript
To separate paragraphs
JSON
Information about a web page title and links

30. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
body {background-color: #123456;}
XML
Provides information about a website
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

31. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Require
regular expression
body {background-color: #123456;}

32. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
/Hello/
Require
Information about a web page title and links

33. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Border
Require

34. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
colon (":")
To separate paragraphs
Includes information about a web page.
XHTML DTD

35. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

body {background-color: #123456;}
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

36. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
a img {border: none}
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
<a name="top"> link</a>

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

Border
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

38. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
External sheet
To list a series of terms and their definitions
remotely

39. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
/Hello/
.css
To place an important section of text.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

40. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Right joint
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
a img {border: none}
regular expression

41. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
.jpg
If the list isn't important
.css
The list matters

42. When should you use a <span> tag?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
remotely
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
To place an important section of text.

43. What is a box model?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
period (".")
validation
JSON

44. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
/Hello/
GET
period (".")

45. When do you use the "a: link"?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
h1
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
/Hello/

46. Define "web safe colors".
relative
validation
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
remotely

47. 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.
Divide pages
<a name="top"> link</a>

48. Define dithering

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

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

.jpg
h1
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

50. Define resolution.
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Frameset
h1
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)