Tutorial Seven Quiz - Designing a Web Form

Identify a syntax used to create a spinner control using an input element. ​

<input name="name" id="id" type="number" value="value" step="value" min="value" max="value" />

Identify a syntax that sets the data type of the registerDate field to "date".

<label for="register">Date of registration</label>​ <input name="registerDate" id="register" type="date" />

Identify a syntax of the option element that contains an attribute to make an option as default in a selection list.

<option value="value" selected>text</option>

Identify the type of control that performs an action.

A form button

By default, legends are placed in the top-right corner of the field set box.

False

For url type data, the virtual keyboard includes a key that inserts the .com character string.

False

Option buttons are also called selection lists as they select data values from a more extensive list of options.

False

The second option in a selection list is selected by default and therefore contains the field's default value.

False

There are predefined CSS styles to format the appearance of a placeholder.

False

Which of the following is true of nesting a control within a label?

It allows the user to move both the label text and the control as a single unit around the page.

A default value need not be specified; the text area box can be left empty or the placeholder attribute can be used to provide a hint to users about what to enter into the text box.

True

Once the field values have been entered by the user, they are processed by a program running on the user's computer or on a web server in a secure location.

True

The default behavior of the selection list is to allow only one selection from the list of options.

True

The id attribute is required only when it is needed to reference the control element.

True

There is no need to include a for attribute within a label element while nesting a control, if the association is made implicitly.

True

When for attribute is used, the label text can be placed anywhere within the page and it will still be associated with the control.

True

The technique of immediate data validation and reporting of errors is known as _____. ​

inline validation

HTML supports the _____ attributes to set the text area size.

rows and cols

Identify a syntax that displays a selection list as a scroll box with 5 options visible in the web form.​

​<select size="5"> ... </select>

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions ​Case 7-1 Oscar owns Oscar's Skateboard Shop. He wants to create a web form to allow users to specify the type of skateboards they would like to buy. This includes the make, model, type and color, and board options. Oscar's skateboards come in Children, Young Adult, and Adult sizes. Oscar's skateboards come in different colors, patterns, and themes. He has over 25 makes and models of skateboards. Oscar's skateboards are manufactured in different hues. Which of the following features should Oscar add to allow customers to choose a shade of their choice?

​Color pickers

Identify a list which when applied to an input box, the values appear as a pop-up list of suggested values. ​

​Data list

In the accompanying figure, what does Box A represent?

​Input box

Identify the significance of "text" in <form id="text">.

​It identifies the form.

_____ are text strings that appear within a form control, providing a hint about the kind of data that should be entered into the field.​

​Placeholders

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions ​Case 7-1 Oscar owns Oscar's Skateboard Shop. He wants to create a web form to allow users to specify the type of skateboards they would like to buy. This includes the make, model, type and color, and board options. Oscar's skateboards come in Children, Young Adult, and Adult sizes. Oscar's skateboards come in different colors, patterns, and themes. He has over 25 makes and models of skateboards. ​ Which of the follo wing can Oscar use to display a list of makes and models of skateboards?

​Selection lists

Identify the widget that limits a numeric field to a range of possible values by allowing users to drag a marker horizontally across the possible field values.​

​Slider control

Command buttons are created using the input element with the type attribute set to _____. ​

​button

The ____ element is used to create a custom option.​

​button

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions ​Case 7-1 Oscar owns Oscar's Skateboard Shop. He wants to create a web form to allow users to specify the type of skateboards they would like to buy. This includes the make, model, type and color, and board options. Oscar's skateboards come in Children, Young Adult, and Adult sizes. Oscar's skateboards come in different colors, patterns, and themes. He has over 25 makes and models of skateboards. Oscar wants the web form to allow users to select the delivery date for the items he purchases. To select the dates, Oscar should use a _____. ​

​check box

​A form contains _____, also called widgets, which are the objects that allow the user to interact with the form.

​controls

By default, browsers display input boxes as _____ elements with a default length of 20 characters.

​inline

Case 7-2 Wyona, the owner of Wyona's Hat Designs, desires to have a web site built for customers to order custom-made hats. They can pick from straw, leather, and other material hat collections. Customers can specify one of their existing patterns, which includes about 50 designs. They can also choose a custom pattern instead and then provide information about the pattern they want for Wyona to custom create. Which type of field should Wyona provide for the user to provide plenty of space for customers to enter the information for a custom pattern?

​input

In the accompanying figure, Box B points to _____.

​input

The _____ element is used to mark the form controls that are designed to receive user responses.​

​input

The check box control is created using the _____ element.​

​input

Every field set must contain the _____ element, which should have only text and no nested elements for describing its content.​

​legend

Case 7-2 Wyona, the owner of Wyona's Hat Designs, desires to have a web site built for customers to order custom-made hats. They can pick from straw, leather, and other material hat collections. Customers can specify one of their existing patterns, which includes about 50 designs. They can also choose a custom pattern instead and then provide information about the pattern they want for Wyona to custom create. Wyona wants to ensure that the text box should accept only 5 characters for entering a zip code. Which attribute of a text box will allow her to do this? ​

​maxlength

Identify the element that can organize selection list options by placing them in option groups in long selection lists. ​

​optgroup

Identify a data type applied in an input element to create slider controls.

​range

The _____ attribute must be added to the control to identify whether the data has been supplied to those fields that are opposed to the ones that are optional. ​

​required

A(n) _____ is created using the select and option elements that present users with a group of predefined possible values for the data field.​

​selection list

In the accompanying figure, Box E represents a _____.​

​spin box

A _____ is used to restrict numeric values by displaying an up or down arrow to increase or decrease the field value by a set amount. ​

​spinner control

If no _____ value is specified, the browser assumes a default value of text and adds a simple text input box to the web form.​

​type

The process of ensuring that the user has supplied correct data is called _____ .

​validation