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1. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
XHTML DTD
Left join
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.

2. When do you use an absolute link?
When linking to a web page on another site.
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
cookie
To separate paragraphs

3. Define a .gif image.
Border
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
body {background-color: #123456;}
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format

4. Where should you place a navigation bar?
When linking to a web page on another site.
<a name="top"> link</a>
Inline→embedded→external
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

5. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
Includes information about a web page.
cookie
POST
h1

6. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
.css
Includes information about a web page.
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
To place an important section of text.

7. (Extensible Markup Language) A set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form - used to send data from one application to another.
XML
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
cookie
Provides information about a website

8. 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)
a img {border: none}
Left join

validation

9. When should you use a <span> 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
To place an important section of text.
Information about a web page title and links

10. In CSS the five possible values for "position" are:static - _____ - absolute - fixed - inherit
body {background-color: #123456;}
Border
.jpg
relative

11. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
period (".")
float left
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
relative

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

13. Creates a new result table by combining column values of two tables (A and B) based upon the join-predicate
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
inner join
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
.jpg

14. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
The list matters
period (".")
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

15. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
POST
float left
validation
To place an important section of text.

16. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Provides information about a website
h6
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.


17. What separates the element content and the border in CSS?
Padding
h1
Determines the width and height of computer screen
h1

18. A cross-platform and language-independent convention for representing and interacting with objects in HTML and XHTML and XML documents.
External sheet
DOM (Document Object Model)
JSON
When linking to a web page on another site.

19. What does float allow you to do?
relative
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
The list matters
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

20. When do you use the "a: link"?
If the list isn't important
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
Inline→embedded→external
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

21. 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
cookie
javascript
Padding
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

22. When do you use the "a: hover"?
float left
To place an important section of text.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.

23. Define dithering

24. What is the code to change the background in a CSS page using a hexadecimal number?
inline style
body {background-color: #123456;}
When linking to a web page on another site.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

25. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Require
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>

26. What is included within the <head> tag?
Information about a web page title and links
Provides information about a website
XHTML DTD
Include

27. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
.jpg
To place an important section of text.
GET

28. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
800 by 600
The list matters

29. When using CSS what separates a property and value?
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
colon (":")
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
GET

30. What is the definition of an internal link?
800 by 600
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
h1
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page

31. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
Frameset
Provides information about a website
To separate paragraphs


32. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
cookie
Information about a web page title and links
To separate paragraphs
Frameset

33. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
h1
period (".")
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
inner join

34. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
list-item
colon (":")

35. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
Border
Information about a web page title and links
Include
<a name="top"> link</a>

36. Define resolution.
regular expression
Divide pages
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Determines the width and height of computer screen

37. Write an example of a named anchor.
h1
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
<a name="top"> link</a>
Provides information about a website

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

If the list isn't important
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
If the user has a text only browser or has the graphics turned off

39. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
inline style
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Provides information about a website
GET

40. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
To separate paragraphs
Provides information about a website
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

41. To destroy the session Unregister a _____________ from the current session
global variable
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
800 by 600

42. Define "web safe colors".
cookie
Includes information about a web page.
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.

43. When do you use the "a: visited"?
External sheet
/Hello/
Change color after the link was visited
a img {border: none}

44. What symbol is used in a CSS document to denote code that is considered a class?
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
.css
period (".")
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.

45. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
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
/Hello/

46. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
800 by 600
h6
/Hello/

47. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
h6
Includes information about a web page.
Change color after the link was visited
External sheet

48. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
Information about a web page title and links
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
h1

49. Write the code to link to: www.basicversity.com
When linking to a web page on another site.
h1
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
Provides information about a website

50. Define dithering