CS 2205 Web
Netscape and ___(a)____ each tried to get a competitive edge in terms of the features they supported in order to attract developers. This has since become known as the ___(b)___ wars.
(a) Microsoft (b) browser
Once users "learn" how to use a site, they usually don't like to see changes from page to page
True
To start designing business Web sites, you should collect information on what the client wants on their site and how it should be structured, what kind of branding that company uses, and then use that information to build up a visual design mockup that you can agree with the client before you add graphics and colour schemes on to it.
True
Whilst it may be tempting to cram in a little of everything on the home page, it is actually better to use it to highlight other areas of content within the site and drive your traffic to them.
True
With the XMLHttpRequest object the developer can update a web page without reloading the page. Request data from a server after the page has loaded. Receive data from a server after the page has loaded. Send data to a server in the background.
True
XML Elements Must be Properly Nested.
True
XML data is stored in plain text format. This provides a software- and hardware-independent way of storing data.
True
XML data is stored in text format. This makes it easier to expand or upgrade to new operating systems, new applications, or new browsers, without losing data.
True
How do you make the text bold?
font-weight:bold;
Which HTML attribute is used to define inline styles?
style
How do you make each word in a text start with a capital letter?
text-transform:capitalize
Three-tier is a client-server architecture in which
the user interface, functional process logic ("business rules"), computer data storage and data access are developed and maintained as independent modules
Which of the following is not a web browser?
Which of the following is true
A markup language is a set of markup tags. HTML tags are keywords surrounded by angle brackets like
Not All modern browsers (IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera) have a built-in XMLHttpRequest object.
False
Sometimes, when browsing the Internet, you'll come across web pages that don't have an .html extension—they might have a .php, .asp, .aspx, .jsp, or some other extension. These are all examples of static web technologies.
False
True or False: The following XML documents is correct.<note date=12/11/2007><to>Tove</to><from>Jani</from></note>
False
XML is a Replacement for HTML.
False
XML is not a W3C Recommendation.
False
XML was designed to carry data, and to display data.
False
Concerning the Home Page, which of the following is true
It is a common misconception to think that the home page is the first page your site visitors will see.
Which one of the following is true ?
In HTML Certain elements don't need a closing tag, in XHTML all elements must be explicitly closed.
How do you group selectors?
Separate each selector with a comma
How do you display hyperlinks without an underline?
a {text-decoration:none;}
The home page should, at least provide the following:
define the main goal of the site and provide an overview, show what's new, introduce the brand, provide navigation to other areas of the site.
How do you select all p elements inside a div element?
div p
How do you add a background color for all <h1> elements?
h1 {background-color:#FFFFFF;}
How do you make a list that lists its items with squares?
list-style-type: square;
Which property is used to change the left margin of an element?
margin-left
When using the padding property; are you allowed to use negative values?
no
The three-tier model is a
software architecture and a software design pattern.
How do you select an element with id 'demo'?
#demo
How do you select elements with class name 'test'?
.test
XML Tags are not Case Sensitive.
False
13) One reason for following Web Standards is Device Compatibility
True
CSS can be checked out using the CSS validator available at http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
True
Which property is used to change the background color?
background-color
What is the default value of the position property?
static
How do you insert a comment in a CSS file?
/* this is a comment */
What does CSS stand for?
Cascading Style Sheets
14) Complementary colour schemes are great to use in web sites, as they also contain both warm and cool colours.
True
Which of the following is true
You do not have to have Internet connectivity to build a web site in HTML
Which is the correct CSS syntax?
body {color: black;}
How do you display a border like this: The top border = 10 pixelsThe bottom border = 5 pixelsThe left border = 20 pixelsThe right border = 1pixel?
border-width:10px 1px 5px 20px;
Which CSS property is used to change the text color of an element?
color
Which property is used to change the font of an element?
font-family
Concerning navigation
One of the most crucial aspects of successful site navigation is consistency
Concerning typography
The most effective way to control how typography looks on a web page is through using Cascading Style Sheet.
All modern browsers have a built-in XML parser. An XML parser converts an XML document into an XML DOM object - which can then be manipulated with a JavaScript.
True
Although Nielsen's philosophy of bare-bones Web architecture has accessibility and usability merits, most Web designers want to add a signature touch to their sites with many design elements
True
Cascading Style Sheets give you complete control over how an element is displayed.
True
Different browsers may produce different result when transforming XML with XSLT. To reduce this problem the XSLT transformation can be done on the server.
True
Formatting XML with CSS is not the most common method. W3C recommend using XSLT instead.
True
Fortunately, a designer can add colour to a site without losing accessibility and usability if the site is designed with those capabilities in mind. While many designers feel comfortable designing a site for many users, those same designers might feel inadequate when it comes to choosing colours and graphics.
True
HTML documents are also called web pages
True
HTML documents consist of nested HTML elements
True
HTML tags are not case sensitive: <P> means the same as <p>. Many web sites use uppercase HTML tags. We recommend and use lowercase tags because the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends lowercase in HTML 4, and demands lowercase tags in XHTML.
True
In testing mobile websites on mobile devices, we found that sites with fewer features have much better usability than full-featured websites. This year's winning mobile intranets followed this recommendation, focusing on specific features that were important to employees on the go instead of trying to squeeze the entire intranet onto a tiny screen.
True
JavaScript is the scripting language that you use to add behaviour to your web pages
True
Last year, 30% of winning intranets had a mobile version. This year, 60% of winners had a mobile intranet. Doubling in one year is truly a sign that mobile access is a huge trend right now.
True
On a dynamic web site, the content on the server is the same, but instead of just being HTML, it also contains dynamic code, which may display different data depending on information you feed to the web site
True
Sometimes, knowledge sharing can be as simple as a Q&A tool to connect employees with questions to colleagues with answers.
True
The <tbody> tag is used to group the body content in an HTML table. The tbody element should be used in conjunction with the thead and tfoot elements
True
The purpose of a DTD is to define the structure of an XML document. It defines the structure with a list of legal elements.
True
Tim Berners-Lee had been working on a information management system, in which text could contain links and references to other works, allowing the reader to quickly jump from document to document
True
True or False: XML stores a new line as LF on a Linux machine.
True
W3C supports an XML-based alternative to DTD, called XML Schema.
True
When designing a website, the golden rule is that "content is king!" No matter how flashy and colorful a website is, it is virtually useless without organized, accessible content. This means that a person searching for information must be able to quickly find it on your website. If not, they will leave.
True
Systems that force people to create content from scratch, every time promotes and encourages user participation.
false
The following XML documents is correct. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><note><to>Tove</to><from>Jani</Ffrom><heading>Reminder</heading> <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body></note>
false
Which CSS property controls the text size?
font-size
What is the correct CSS syntax for making all the <p> elements bold?
p {font-weight:bold;}
Which of the following is true
A good technique is to search the web for other websites in your line of business. Take a look at their design, content and navigation for ideas as how to organize the content of your website.
Which of the following is true
As long as there is an apparent progress from one link to the next, and the indication is that they are still on track to reach their end goal, users will tend to continue through a site.
If you want more help deciding whether the colours you've chosen provide a good enough contrast, try out a
Contrast Analyser tool. This tool checks the contrast between foreground and background colours.
All XML Elements Must Not Have a Closing Tag.
False
Which of the following is true
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language is a language for describing web pages and not a programming language
The easiest way to check for standards compliance is to use a handy tool, available online, called a validator. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) makes a validator freely available at http://validator.w3.org/ . You can (and should) use this tool to check any web sites you're developing for errors in your
HTML/XHTML
Where in an HTML document is the correct place to refer to an external style sheet?
In the <head> section
Which of the following is true
The primary colours consist of red, yellow and blue, and they're called primary colours because you don't need to mix colours to make these three hues.
As a Web designer, you will want to know the following information about a business before you begin the site design.
Web site name, Logo and branding, Web site domain name, Competititon research, Information architecture, Site content, Research web hosts, Directed departure, Deadlines.
Which of the following is true
When you save an HTML file, you can use either the .htm or the .html file extension. There is no difference, it is entirely up to you
Three-tier architecture has the following three tiers:
Presentation tier, Application tier and Data tier
What is the correct HTML for referring to an external style sheet?
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="mystyle.css">
Which HTML tag is used to define an internal style sheet?
<style>
A number of browsers will come with some plugins pre-installed, so you may not be aware that content is being displayed via a plugin and not natively within the browser.
True
Most web designers limit themselves to the most commonly-available fonts across all systems, which are usually limited to the following:
Andale Mono, Times New Roman, Georgia, Verdana, Arial/Arial Black, Courier/Courier New, Trebuchet MS, Comic Sans (this is an unprofessional, many would say ugly font—don't use this, except perhaps sparingly on sites aimed at children), Impact, Andale Mono, Times New Roman, Georgia, Verdana, Arial/Arial Black, Courier/Courier New, Trebuchet MS, Comic Sans (this is an unprofessional, many would say ugly font—don't use this, except perhaps sparingly on sites aimed at children).
most web designers limit themselves to the most commonly-available fonts across all systems, which are usually limited to the following:
Andale Mono, Times New Roman, Georgia, Verdana, Arial/Arial Black, Courier/Courier New, Trebuchet MS, Comic Sans (this is an unprofessional, many would say ugly font—don't use this, except perhaps sparingly on sites aimed at children), Impact, Andale Mono, Times New Roman, Georgia, Verdana, Arial/Arial Black, Courier/Courier New, Trebuchet MS, Comic Sans (this is an unprofessional, many would say ugly font—don't use this, except perhaps sparingly on sites aimed at children).
PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET , Coldfusion are examples of ____________ languages
Dynamic
Header information in a table are defined with the <th> tag. A <td> tag can contain text, links, images, lists, forms, but not other tables
False
Which of the following is true
HTML elements can have attributes. Attributes provide additional information about an element. Attributes are always specified in the start tag. Attributes come in name/value pairs like: name="value"
XML documents must contain a root element . This element is "the parent" of all other elements. The elements in an XML document form a document tree. The tree starts at the root and branches to the lowest level of the tree. All elements can have sub elements (child elements).
True
XML is designed to be self-descriptive.
True
XML is now as important for the Web as HTML was to the foundation of the Web.
True
XML is the most common tool for data transmissions between all sorts of applications.
True
XML stands for EXtensible Markup Language.
True
XML tags are not predefined. You must define your own tags.
True
XML was designed to transport and store data, with focus on what data is. HTML was designed to display data, with focus on how data looks.
True
A triadic colour scheme is created
when you pick one colour and then pick two other colours that lie equidistant from each other around the circle
