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1
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HTML stands for…

A

Hypertext Markup Language

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2
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Inventor of the World Wide Web

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee

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3
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Delimiter for tags

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<>

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4
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More strict version of HTML

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XHTML

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5
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XHTML

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eXtensible HTML

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6
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Tag structures like are known as _______

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self-closing

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7
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RSS

A

Really Simple Syndication

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8
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Items of data in a tag that provide additional information to the browser

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attributes

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9
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Syntax for an attribute

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property=value

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10
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Attribute name for creating hyperlinks

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href

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11
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URL

A

Uniform Reference Locator

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12
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Complete web address for Google

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http://www.google.com

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13
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Attribute name used to give a name to an object so that it can be accessed using CSS or JavaScript

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id

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14
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Client-side language used with HTML to give a web page functionality

A

JavaScript

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15
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Server-side language used with HTML to give a web page functionality

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PHP

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16
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Attribute name that specifies a group name that may apply to multiple tags/objects

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class

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17
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Attribute name that lets you apply a CSS style to a particular object

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style

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18
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Attribute name that lets you display a ‘tooltip’ when a mouse passes over it

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title

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19
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Tag name that specifies a title for a web page in a browser’s ‘chrome’

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title

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20
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Complete HTML command that specifies a title on a web page saying My Little Web Page

A

html My Little Web Page

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21
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Tells a browser exactly how you would like a web page to be displayed

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doctype

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22
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Tag name that specifies the ‘dialect’ of a web page (show any special symbols)

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html <!DOCTYPE>

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23
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Browser affiliated with Microsoft

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Internet Explorer

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24
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Browser affiliated with Mozilla

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Firefox

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25
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Browser affiliated with Apple

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Safari

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26
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Browser affiliated with Google

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Chrome

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27
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Tag name of element that contains the web page content

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body

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28
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Tag name of element that contains ‘behind the scenes’ information (like metadata) to help a page work according to design intentions

A

head

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29
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Comment structure for HTML

A

<!

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30
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Tag elements placed inside other tag elements are said to be ___________

A

nested

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31
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Highest level tag element in a web page

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html

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32
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Additional data about a document, hidden from the normal user

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metadata

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33
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Unit of measure of elements in a web page

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pixel

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34
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Tag name of element used to embed CSS commands within a web page

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style

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35
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CSS

A

Cascading Style Sheets

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36
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Tag name of element used to load an external style sheet

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link

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37
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Attribute for establishing a document’s relationship to a page as a style sheet

A

rel=stylesheet

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38
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Attribute for specifying a style sheet language as that of CSS

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type=text/css

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39
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Tag name of element used to write JavaScript commands within a page

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script

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40
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Attribute to specify the location of a JavaScript file named ‘myscripts.js’ that is to be loaded from an external location

A

src=myscripts.js

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41
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Base language for Android devices

A

Java

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42
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Small piece of software written by a developer that can be embedded in Firefox for additional functionalities

A

add-on

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43
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An ‘essential’ add-on in Firefox that supports web page development and analysis

A

Web Developer Toolbar

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44
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Name of the developer who wrote the add-on used with Firefox in the web development classes at TCA

A

Chris Pederick

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45
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What does it do?

A

Sets the width of a web page to 800 pixels

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46
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Delimiter for multiple attributes within a tag

A

space

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47
Q

Largest heading tag name

A

html

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48
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Smallest heading tag name

A

html

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49
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Tags that are intended to be ‘phased out’ at some point in the future are known as _______, and should not be used

A

deprecated

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50
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An alternative for the normal bolding tag, which is often custom-styled with CSS

A

strong

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51
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Tag name for producing subscripted text

A

sub

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52
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Tag name for producing superscripted text

A

sup

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53
Q

Font face and color should only be set by using…

A

CSS

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54
Q

How many color names are available to a designer?

A

16

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55
Q

For customized colors, you need to use _______ color numbers

A

hexadecimal

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56
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Hexadecimal syntax for establishing color

A

RRGGBB

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57
Q

Allowable symbols in hex code

A

0-9, A-F

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58
Q

Hexadecimal is also known as …

A

base-16

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59
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White in hex code:

A

FFFFFF

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60
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Black in hex code:

A

000000

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61
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Short cut for hexcode color: #AA88DD

A

A8D

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62
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Exactly how many colors (shades) are available to a designer (in factored form!)

A

256x256x256

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63
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Approximately how many colors are available to a designer?

A

Over 16 million

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64
Q

Primary colors on a traditional computer monitor

A

red, green, blue

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65
Q

Best type of font (as a family) to use for web page text

A

sans-serif

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66
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Tag name of element for inserting images in a web page

A

img

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67
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Attribute name used to denote the location of a picture file for a web page

A

src

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68
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http means

A

hypertext transfer protocol

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69
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Using this attribute is strongly recommended for use in case an image cannot load or if the file cannot be found

A

alt

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70
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Why is it a good idea to use width and height attributes for images (with ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS!) when placing an image in a web page?

A

To ensure that the page layout is correctly aligned even before the page is loaded; can speed the overall loading time for the page

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71
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The tag is known as the _______ tag

A

anchor

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72
Q

The ‘C’ in Crap (from a design perspective) stands for …

A

contrast

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73
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The ‘R’ in cRap (from a design perspective) stands for …

A

repetition

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74
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The ‘A’ in crAp (from a design perspective) stands for…

A

alignment

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75
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The ‘P’ in craP (from a design perspective) stands for…

A

proximity

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76
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The attribute used to specify the location of a hyperlink

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href

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77
Q

Write a complete command for a hyperlink to yahoo, with text: I love to YAHOO! and a screen tip of Let’s yahoo now

A

I love to YAHOO!

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78
Q

Attribute used to create internal hyperlinks

A

name

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79
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Write a complete command to create an internal hyperlink to a location called ‘top’ within a given page, with text: ‘Top of page’

A

Top of page

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80
Q

Why should you NEVER underline text in a web page for the purposes of emphasis?

A

Could be mistaken for a hyperlink

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81
Q

Extension for a web page document

A

html

82
Q

Alternative, shorter extension for a web page document

A

.htm

83
Q

Name(s) of the ‘#’ symbol

A

hash, number symbol, pound symbol, octothorp

84
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Fancy name of the ‘&’ symbol

A

ampersand

85
Q

W3C

A

World Wide Web Consortium

86
Q

First place (besides Google) to look up basic information about web related issues

A

http://www.w3schools.com

87
Q

HTML structure best used for displaying data, but prior to CSS often used (misused) for positioning of web elements within a page

A

table

88
Q

Attribute name specifying the number of pixels of space between a cell well and its content

A

cellpadding

89
Q

Attribute name specifying the number of pixels of space between adacent cells and/or their container

A

cellspacing

90
Q

Attribute name used to put a caption on a table

A

caption

91
Q

Attribute name for creating a table row

A

tr

92
Q

Attribute name for creating a table column

A

td

93
Q

Attribute name for creating a table heading

A

th

94
Q

Two type of lists in HTML

A

unordered, ordered

95
Q

Tag name for a bulleted list

A

ul

96
Q

Tag name for a sequential list

A

ol

97
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Attribute name to specify the beginning number for a sequential list

A

start

98
Q

Attribute name to specify various kinds of lists: letters, numbers, Roman numerals, etc

A

type

99
Q

Tag name within a list that specifies individual entries

A

li

100
Q

Tag name for a special type of list often used with definitions

A

dl

101
Q

Two elements types nested within a definition list

A

dt and dd

102
Q

dt

A

definition term

103
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dd

A

definition (definition)

104
Q

Language responsible for web page structure

A

XHTML

105
Q

Language responsible for aesthetics of a web page

A

CSS

106
Q

Language responsible for web page behavior

A

JavaScript

107
Q

The basic top-level web page structure responsible for user interaction with a page with respect to entering information

A

form

108
Q

Attribute responsible for determining how data from a form should be handled

A

method

109
Q

Form submission technique where information is transmitted via the URL

A

GET

110
Q

Form submission technique where information is transmitted via an array

A

POST

111
Q

Attribute determining what should be done when a form is submitted

A

action

112
Q

Dominant tag name used in a form for creating GUI elements for a user to interact with

A

input

113
Q

GUI

A

Graphical User Interface

114
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Attribute that determines the nature of a GUI element

A

type

115
Q

Attribute value that creates a text-input box

A

text

116
Q

Attribute value that creates a text-input box with obscured letters as a user types

A

password

117
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Attribute value that creates round GUI elements where only one of the elements can be active at a time

A

radio

118
Q

Attribute value that creates squarish GUI elements where multiple selections may be made at one time

A

checkbox

119
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Attribute value for a GUI element that renders it invisible to the user

A

hidden

120
Q

Tag fpr creating a multiline area where information may be entered in a freeform style

A

textarea

121
Q

Drop-down menus are created with this tag

A

select

122
Q

These tags are located inside a drop-down menu to create the various entries of a menu

A

option

123
Q

Complete attribute showing a menu item that should be shown as selected in the menu as it is first loaded in the web page (the default choice)

A

selected=selected

124
Q

A tag that should not be used for submitting forms because of misinterpretations by IE

A

button

125
Q

IE

A

Internet Explorer

126
Q

Tag often used with radio and check boxes so users can see what they are choosing

A

label

127
Q

Important design considerations for most GUI elements

A

alignment, proximity

128
Q

Proximity

A

Things that functionally work with one another are in the same vicinity with each other (like a sofa-coffee table combo)

129
Q

Tag used to combine elements into a group in a vertical stacking type arrangement

A

div

130
Q

Tag used to group elements into a arrangement that flows with the text of a document

A

span

131
Q

Tag that would allow information placed within it to look just as it was typed in the tag body

A

pre

132
Q

Tag that allows you to drop a frame of any width or height anywhere in a document as if it were an image

A

iframe

133
Q

Replaces the applet tag in newer versions of (X)HTML

A

object

134
Q

Expected year when HTML5 is ready (supported by most browsers with most functionalities)

A

2015 per 3/8/12 as specified by

135
Q

Store and serve web pages

A

Web servers

136
Q

Renders a web page’s content

A

browser

137
Q

for example: Hello World

A

element

138
Q

Three parts of an HTML element

A

opening tag, content, closing tag

139
Q

Exceptions to the rule that elements have an opening and closing tag (yet commonly used tags)

A

img, br

140
Q

Tag that holds the information seen in a browser

A

body

141
Q

Most ______ (tabs, returns, spaces) are ignored by the browser

A

whitespace

142
Q

Makes your web page understandable to you in the future and to others who what to build on it

A

comments

143
Q

Must not appear in ids

A

spaces

144
Q

Image type that supports transparency with many colors

A

png

145
Q

Image type that supports transparency with limited colors

A

gif

146
Q

Common image type for images directly from photographs (give both spellings)

A

jpg, jpeg

147
Q

Navigation scheme to go to a parent folder called ‘lounge’

A

../lounge

148
Q

Navigation scheme to go to a sub folder called ‘beverages’

A

beverages/

149
Q

DOM

A

Document Object Model

150
Q

The basic structure of web pages that supports the use of CSS and JavaScript

A

DOM

151
Q

Image that is not displaying for some reason

A

broken image

152
Q

A folder called ‘fruit’ contains two separate folders: ‘apples’ and ‘pears’ . Apples and pears are…

A

siblings

153
Q

The content of the element is the ______ for the link

A

label

154
Q

.. means ____________

A

parent folder

155
Q

Don’t use _____ when naming files and folders for your web site

A

spaces

156
Q

dog vs. Dog demonstrates ________

A

case-sensitivity

157
Q

myLittleAttributeName demonstrates _____

A

camel-case

158
Q

href stands for…

A

hypertext reference

159
Q

Everything between and is ________

A

clickable

160
Q

Top folder of your web site

A

root

161
Q

A subfolder is also called a _______ of the folder it is in

A

child

162
Q

Geeky-looking computer symbols for special (reserved) symbols like ‘<’ or ‘&’

A

HTML entity

163
Q
A

non-breaking space HTML entity

164
Q

The trademark symbol can be made with the code ™ which is an entity ______ or by ™ which is an entity ______ .

A

name …. number

165
Q

Variables/attributes which are named according to their function (ex: class=warning) are said to be …

A

self-documenting

166
Q

If HTML entity names are self-documenting (in most cases) why are HTML entity numbers often better to use (even though harder to remember)

A

Browsers may not support all entity names (the support for entity numbers is very good)

167
Q

An element often used for long quotations which will force the quote to ‘break out’ of the document flow

A

I pledge allegiance…with liberty and justice for all

168
Q

An element often used for short quotations that should not ‘break out’ of the document flow

A

html Spaces are evil

169
Q

Before you launch a site you should always…

A

…check it’s operation in the 4 major browsers: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari

170
Q

Elements that ‘stand on their own’ or ‘break out’ of the flow which tend to stack vertically in a page

A

block

171
Q

Elements that ‘go with the flow’ of a page

A

inline

172
Q

is an example of an ____________ element

A

empty

173
Q

Horizontal menu bars are often ______ that have been ______ by ______ making them _______

A

list items … styled …. CSS…. inline

174
Q

is an example of __________ __________

A

improper nesting

175
Q

All symbols in human kind that are shown on a computer screen have an assigned __________

A

unicode

176
Q

ASCII

A

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

177
Q

Character codes may be found at..

A

http://www.unicode.org

178
Q

Tag used to draw to draw a horizontal line on a web page

A

hr

179
Q

hr

A

horizontal rule

180
Q

A unique name used to locate your site

A

domain name

181
Q

Centralized authority to make sure only one person at a time uses a given domain name

A

ICANN

182
Q

ICANN

A

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

183
Q

An agree-upon technique for transferring hypertext documents around the Web

A

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

184
Q

Global address that can be used to locate anything on the Web

A

URL

185
Q

Most common default name for the ‘home page’ of a static web site

A

index.html

186
Q

Lesser-used default name for the home page of a static web site

A

default.htm

187
Q

Web pages that simply convey information without user interactivity

A

static

188
Q

Web pages that can do things for a user besides simply convey information, that normally require some level of programming

A

dynamic

189
Q

Common mistake made by even professional web developers when using web-authoring software that limits a search engine’s ability to find a site

A

Forgetting to create a meaningful title element in the head of the document

190
Q

With virtually no exceptions, divisions and spans should have ______ attributes with _______ names without ______

A

id … self-documenting … spaces

191
Q

With virtually no exceptions, images should have _____ attributes to enhance usability for users with visual or audial impairments

A

alt

192
Q

With virtually no exceptions, hyperlinks should have _____ attributes to reduce _______ and to provide additional _______ about where the link goes

A

title …. visual clutter… information

193
Q

True or false: The ordering of attributes is important

A

false

194
Q

List 4 alternatives to an attribute you would like to name: Holy Smoke but without the space. The most important thing is to be ________ in your naming technique

A

holySmoke, holysmoke, holy-smoke, holy_smoke

195
Q

PDF

A

Portable Document Format

196
Q

Web pages should go through a ________ process at ________ before release, but sadly few bother with this effort.

A

validation …. http://validator.w3.org/

197
Q

Why should pages be validated? (5 Reasons)

A

Validation as a debugging tool

198
Q

CSS pages can be validated at….

A

http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

199
Q

FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

200
Q

Common means of transferring your web pages and content to a server

A

FTP

201
Q

Attribute used to open a link in another browser window, but pages with this ability may not ______ and can be _________ for users on a variety of devices and alternative browsers

A

target … validate … problematic

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