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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When is FTP used?
colon (":")
/Hello/
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
h1

2. Write an example of a named anchor.
External sheet
<a name="top"> link</a>
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Information about a web page title and links

3. What is a box model?
Right joint
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
<a name="top"> link</a>
h1

4. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
800 by 600
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
float left

5. What is included within the <head> tag?
.jpg
body {background-color: #123456;}

Information about a web page title and links

6. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
h6
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
a img {border: none}
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

7. What does float allow you to do?
body {background-color: #123456;}
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
/Hello/
a img {border: none}

8. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
inner join

/Hello/
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

9. 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
inner join
float left

10. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Border
To place an important section of text.
Padding
period (".")

11. Which tag has the largest size?
global variable
To separate paragraphs
list-item
h6

12. Recognized natively by JavaScript. No need for parsing an XML document to extract the data and get it throught the net.
colon (":")
JSON
Information about a web page title and links
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

13. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
validation
javascript
regular expression
The list matters

14. Use of regular expressions in PHP development
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Inline→embedded→external
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
validation

15. Why is "alt" used?
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
/Hello/
Provides information about a website
Change color after the link was visited

16. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Provides information about a website
Include
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
/Hello/

17. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
<a name="top"> link</a>
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
To separate paragraphs

18. Define a .gif image.
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
javascript
a img {border: none}

19. When is FTP used?
inner join
period (".")
XML
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

20. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
global variable
When linking to a web page on another site.
Require
colon (":")

21. A way of matching strings of text given a defined set of parameters.
regular expression
h6
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

22. 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.
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
XHTML DTD
Divide pages
JSON

23. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Border
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Require
period (".")

24. When should you use a <span> tag?
Divide pages
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
800 by 600
To place an important section of text.

25. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
relative
a img {border: none}
Require
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

26. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
a img {border: none}
h1

27. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
colon (":")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
<a name="top"> link</a>

28. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Provides information about a website
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

29. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
.jpg
Includes information about a web page.

30. 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
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Require
javascript
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this

31. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
inner join
h1

32. When do you use the "a: visited"?
Inline→embedded→external
Change color after the link was visited
JSON
800 by 600

33. When do you use the "a: active"?
Change color after the link was visited
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Padding

34. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?

javascript
float left
Includes information about a web page.

35. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
body {background-color: #123456;}
To place an important section of text.
.jpg
Frameset

36. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
External sheet
800 by 600
body {background-color: #123456;}
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

37. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
h6
<a name="top"> link</a>
cookie
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

38. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
<a name="top"> link</a>

cookie
GET

39. Define a .gif image.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Determines the width and height of computer screen
/Hello/
h1

40. What is the purpose of the "div" tag?
Divide pages
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
Border
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

41. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Information about a web page title and links
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
a img {border: none}

42. 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
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
Padding
cookie

43. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
list-item
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
JSON

44. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
800 by 600
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
External sheet
Padding

45. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
body {background-color: #123456;}
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
a img {border: none}
relative

46. 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)

Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
inline style
Left join

47. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

Determines the width and height of computer screen
Information about a web page title and links

48. Opposite of left join
h1
global variable
.css
Right joint

49. What separates the padding and the margin area in CSS?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
DOM (Document Object Model)
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Border

50. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser