CIT 382 Midterm Review (quick facts/buzzwords from ch 2-6)
for loop
A JavaScript function for repeating computations
QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERROR
A constant that corresponds to the error, when the quota for local storage is objected
$.mobile.changePage()
A jQuery Mobile method to change the control to another page
extended operators
Abbreviation of operations such as x = x + y as x + = y
data-role = button
An <a> element can be made to look like a button using this data-role attribute value, provided by jQuery Mobile
<!DOCTYPE>
An HTML5 tag to tell the type of the document
<br>
An HTML5 tag used to add a line break in an HTML document
Boolean algebra
An algebra that is used to operate on values that are either true or false
data-icon
An attribute that is used to specify how a button will appear, provided by jQuery Mobile
ftp
File Transfer Protocol for transmitting files on the internet
Anonymous JavaScript functions
Functions with no name that are passed to a number of event methods such as button clicks or form submits
special symbols
HTML5 defines special code to include special characters such as ° used in the Temperature conversion app
<legend>
HTML5 tag to define a caption for <fieldset> elements
<fieldset>
HTML5 tag to include related radio buttons
http
HyperText Transfer Protocol for transmitting web pages on the internet
data-role
JQuery-specific attribute for the <div> tag that allows us to specify specific roles such as page, footer, header, footer, content
JSON
JavaScript Object Notation for storing JavaScript objects in a name/value pair
High-level languages
Languages that use English-like words for computer programming. They need to be translated to the binary languages before they can be run on a device.
Variable
Memory location in a program to store value that is used in computations
onload
Property of <body> element that is used to specify the function that will be executed when the web page is loaded
Web server
Refers to a computer or a software that provides access to web pages over the internet
scp
Secure Copy Protocol, a secure alternative to ftp
password
This is an input type that is used to accept text that should be secret, which will not be displayed as it is being typed. Only a dot appears when a character is entered.
getElementById
a JavaScript function to access an HTML5 element using its id attribute value
localStorage.setItem()
a JavaScript function to add or replace an item in localStorage
localStorage.getItem()
a JavaScript function to retrieve an item in localStorage
addEventListener()
a JavaScript function to specify actions when an event takes place for an HTML5 element
JQuery Mobile
a JavaScript library that simplifies mobile app programming
Array object
a JavaScript object to store a sequence of values
Date object
a JavaScript object type that stores dates
click()
a Method that is called when a button is clicked
panel-body
a class that is used to contain the body of a panel
panel-heading
a class that is used to contain the header of a panel
JSON.stringify()
a method for converting a JSON object to a string
JSON.parse()
a method for converting a string to JSON format
html()
a method to add html code to an HTML5 element such as a <div> section or <table>
splice()
a method to add or delete elements from an array
append()
a method to append html code to an HTML5 element
button('refresh')
a method to make a button visible. We can also use it to change the control to the page which contains the button
attr()
a method to set attributes of an HTML5 element
submit()
a method to submit a form element
<sup> </sup>
a pair of HTML5 tags that are used to display a superscript in an HTML document
<p> </p>
a pair of HTML5 tags that enclose a paragraph in an HTML document
<body> </body>
a pair of HTML5 tags that enclose the body section of an HTML document
<html> </html>
a pair of HTML5 tags that enclose the head section of an HTML document
<script> </script>
a pair of HTML5 tags to include a script (program) in the web page
<input> </input>
a pair of HTML5 tags to include widgets that facilitate input from the user
<button> </button>
a pair of HTML5 tags to produce a button in a web page
<label> </label>
a pair of HTML5 tags to produce a label in a web page, usually associated with a widget
<small> </small<
a pair of HTML5 tags to reduce the font size of enclosed text
<a> . . . </a>
a pair of HTML5 tags used to include a hyperlink to other web resources
Function
a program snippet that performs a particular task
JavaScript
a programming language popularly used for web programming
secure ftp
a secure alternative to ftp
localStorage
an HTML5 facility to save up to 5MB of information on a device
class
an attribute for an HTML5 element that is used in a CSS file to define a particular look and feel
data-close-btn
an attribute of <div> section with data-role = "page", provided by jQuery Mobile. When set to "none", the user cannot close the page. We used it so that the user cannot get out of a page without accepting the disclaimer
data-iconpos
an attribute that can be used to specify where the icon for the element will appear such as "left", right", "top", "bottom", or "notext", provided by jQuery Mobile
data-mini
an attribute that can be used to tell if the element should appear smaller on mobile devices, provided by jQuery Mobile
data-inline
an attribute that is used when you want multiple buttons to appear side by side, provided by jQuery Mobile
id
an attribute used in conjunction with a number of HTML5 elements to uniquely identify the element
conditional expression
an expression whose value depends on whether a condition is true or false
Shortcut on desktop/home screen
an icon on a device's desktop/home screen that can be tapped to directly access the web page
Math object
an object in JavaScript that has useful properties and methods for complex mathematical computations such as Math.PI or Math.cos()
exception handling using try/catch
an object-oriented approach for handling errors/exceptional situtations
data-role field
contains jQuery convention to assign a data-role to a <div> element to wrap a number of related form fields
High-level languages
language that use English-like words for computer programming
Boolean operators
operations on Boolean values such as || (or), && (and), ! (not)
increment and decrement operators
operators ++ and - to increment or decrement the values of a variable
comparison operators
operators to compare the values of variables such as ==, !=, <=, >=, <, >.
Compiled programs
programs that are translated once and translated copy is run many times
Interpreted programs
programs that are translated one instruction at a time every time they are run
Client-side programming
programs that run on the user (client) device
Server-side programming
programs that run on the web server
Widget
refers to various elements in the web page such as buttons, text boxes, or sliders
HTML tags
special instructions in angled brackets to the browser to display a web page
panel type
this attribute is used to specify how a panel will appear. the possible values include panel-primary, panel-info, panel-success, panel-warning, and panel-danger
panel
this is a class for the <div> section provided by Bootstrap that is used to put contents in a box
Bootstrap
this is an open source collection of tools containing templates for a number of user interface components including forms, buttons, navigation widgets, and aesthetically pleasing typography
HTML5
version 5 of HyperText Markup Language
