CS 2205 Web

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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?

twitter

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


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