Test your basic knowledge |

Web Development

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Which heading tag has the smallest size?
h1
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
A named anchor that jumps to an area in the same page
Require

2. Where should you place a navigation bar?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
.jpg
Occurs when a computer mixes several colors because a certain color doesn't fit into the standard color palette.
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link

3. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
a img {border: none}
DOM (Document Object Model)
.css
javascript

4. Which tag has the largest size?
h6
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
When linking to a web page on another site.

5. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
If the list isn't important

/Hello/
.css

6. What does float allow you to do?
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Divide pages
XHTML DTD
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

7. Define dithering

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

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)
Left join
period (".")
<a name="top"> link</a>
The list matters

9. This provides a warning if the resource being asked for is not present...still tries to display data.
h1
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
Include
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>

10. What is a box model?
Border
javascript
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Padding

11. Write the line of code to insert an image.
<img src="basicversity.jpg" alt="basicversity"/>
javascript
DOM (Document Object Model)
JSON

12. 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.
XHTML DTD
h6
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
<a name="top"> link</a>

13. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
Information about a web page title and links
800 by 600
remotely
To place an important section of text.

14. This stops processing the page if they cannot retrieve the resource.
Require
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
body {background-color: #123456;}
h1

15. What is the purpose of the <!doctype> tag?
Includes information about a web page.
Information about a web page title and links
When linking to a web page on another site.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

16. What is the purpose of the <title> tag?
/Hello/
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
colon (":")
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser

17. The XHTML standard defines three Document Type Definitions: Strict and Transitional and _______
float left
XHTML DTD
Border
Frameset

18. What does float allow you to do?
colon (":")
validation
.css
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

19. What is the purpose of the <p> tag?
To separate paragraphs
If the list isn't important
When linking to a web page on another site.
Change color after the link was visited

20. When do you use the "a: active"?
remotely
Provides information about a website
Change color after the link was visited
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

21. Define a .gif image.

An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
/Hello/
Left join

22. What type of image is best if a web page requires a photograph?
a img {border: none}
DOM (Document Object Model)
.jpg
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>

23. Define resolution.

Determines the width and height of computer screen
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Frameset

24. Use the following lowest screen resolution when designing a site for a target audience?
colon (":")
period (".")
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
800 by 600

25. Define "web safe colors".
relative
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
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.

26. When should you use a <span> tag?
period (".")
Provides information about a website
To place an important section of text.
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected

27. When is FTP used?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
list-item
regular expression
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

28. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
remotely
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
Padding
/Hello/

29. While using CSS what type of css file can modify multiple things at once to an entire site?
JSON
colon (":")
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
External sheet

30. How do you write a comment in an CSS document?
/Hello/
<a href= "http://www.basicversity.com"> Basicversity</a>
To show the visitor the linked had not been selected
To list a series of terms and their definitions

31. Web apps can interact with server without changing anything on the page - uses the XMLHttpRequest object to exchange data asynchronously with the web server.
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)
h1
period (".")

32. Data gets transferred via the URL - used for safe actions
GET
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
h1

33. When do you use an absolute link?
To list a series of terms and their definitions
When linking to a web page on another site.
float left
800 by 600

34. Data transferred via the body of the POST request - used for unsafe actions
JSON
period (".")
POST
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)

35. Write the code to link to a folder named "school" within the website "basicversity".
<a href = "basicversity/school.html">School</a>
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page
a img {border: none}
Divide pages

36. What is the purpose of the <meta> tag?
Right joint
Provides information about a website
h1
The list matters

37. In CSS the possible values for the display attribute that are supported by all browsers are none - block - inline - _____ - run-in
list-item
remotely
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.

38. When do you use the "a: hover"?
Wants the link to be a certain color when the mouse is moved over the link.
The list matters
Require
inline style

39. How do you remove a border from an image (using css)?
If the list isn't important
a img {border: none}
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.

40. When is best to use the <dl> tag?
Used to place a web page name into the title bar of the web browser
Wants a hyperlink not to be underlined when the user clicks down on the link
To list a series of terms and their definitions
Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML)

41. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
Should be placed in its own division of a web page.
Includes information about a web page.
Describes the relationship (in CSS) between margins and borders and padding and height.
The list matters

42. What is included within the <head> tag?
/Hello/
Information about a web page title and links
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
Left join

43. A CSS document is saved with the _____ extension?
.css
Determines the width and height of computer screen
Inline→embedded→external
Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

44. When using CSS what ends a style rule?
semi-colon (";")
External sheet
GET
Include

45. What is included within the <head> tag?
javascript
is the common name used that guarantees that almost all colors will properly be displayed on a computer.
Provides information about a website
Information about a web page title and links

46. What are the correct naming standards for web pages?
Is used to transfer files from a computer to a web server; a user needs a "user name" and "password" to complete this
.css
Place the word together (eliminating spaces or using underscore or dash)
body {background-color: #123456;}

47. How do you write a comment in an HTML document?
colon (":")
Left join

Position an element to the left or right of other content on a page

48. Pushes an element far left - allows other elements to wrap around it.
External sheet
JSON
float left
inner join

49. When is best to use the <ol> tag?
An 8 bit---256 color graphic format
/Hello/
h1
The list matters

50. Define a .gif image.
colon (":")
list-item
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