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HTML I - Midterm

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

HTML greatly reduces the complexity of using SGML to facilitate transmission of documents over the Internet.
 

 2. 

Deprecated elements are those that the W3C has identified as obsolete but will still be included in future releases of HTML.
 

 3. 

Proprietary elements such as <marquee> (Internet Explorer only), which creates scrolling text, and <blink> (Netscape Navigator only), which makes text blink on and off are included in the standard maintained by the W3C.
 

 4. 

Browser-specific coding has been designed to adapt to different screen resolutions.
 

 5. 

When designing a Web site, the destination is a computer monitor, not the printed page.
 

 6. 

To be successful, your Web site design must be portable to and accessible by users who have different browsers, operating systems, and computer platforms.
 

 7. 

It is good practice to have random changes in your format when creating a Web page.
 

 8. 

It is bad practice to have active white space when designing a Web page.
 

 9. 

Graphics-based site maps are more popular than text-based maps.
 

 10. 

It is generally a sound idea to duplicate image links with text links.
 

 11. 

In most cases, it is acceptable to take documents that are formatted for print and post them online.
 

 12. 

The cluster structure is similar to the hierarchical structure, except that every topic area is an island of information.
 

 13. 

You can only have one fragment identifier per page.
 

 14. 

Contextual links allow users to jump to related ideas or cross-references by clicking the word or item that interests them.
 

 15. 

Many Web designers dislike text images because they offer less typeface and design choices.
 

 16. 

Including the link within a line of text is not as effective as including a list of keywords.
 

 17. 

The usage of tables to build print-like design structures allows you to break away from the left-alignment constraints of basic HTML.
 

 18. 

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) provide an alternate method of controlling page display and have replaced tables as the majority of users have started using the newer browsers, which offer more complete CSS support.
 

 19. 

Browsers must read the entire table code before displaying the table.
 

 20. 

Because of the way browsers display tables, it is better to build one large table rather than several small ones.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 21. 

Mixing style information within the structure ____ the cross-platform compatibility of the content.
a.
limits
c.
has no effect on
b.
enhances
d.
None of the above
 

 22. 

The style language, named ____, allows authors to create style rules for elements and express them externally in a document known as a style sheet.
a.
CSS
c.
XSLT
b.
XML
d.
HTML
 

 23. 

XHTML conforms to ____ syntax rules.
a.
XML
c.
CSS
b.
HTML
d.
None of the above
 

 24. 

In ____, certain elements have optional closing tags.
a.
XML and HTML
c.
HTML
b.
XML
d.
hypertext
 

 25. 

Attribute values must be ____.
a.
underlined
c.
in lowercase
b.
contained in quotes
d.
in uppercase
 

 26. 

To code effectively with HTML, you must be comfortable working directly at the ____ level.
a.
code
c.
database
b.
authoring package
d.
b and c only
 

 27. 

It is good practice to ____.
a.
make users navigate through many layers of your Web site to find the information they want
b.
refrain from deliberate usage of active white space
c.
use a standard navigation bar on every page
d.
All of the above
 

 28. 

By default, links are blue when new; they change to ____ after they have been visited.
a.
gray
c.
orange
b.
green
d.
purple
 

 29. 

To make your images and animations more accessible to physical, sensory, and cognitive disabled users, you should use ____.
a.
text that makes sense when read out of context
b.
noframes element and meaningful titles
c.
the alt attribute to describe the function of each visual
d.
headings, lists, and consistent structure
 

 30. 

Bobby, a Web-based tool developed by the Center for Applied Special Technology, looks for ____.
a.
the use of ALT attributes
c.
appropriate color usage
b.
compatibility with screen readers
d.
All of the above
 

 31. 

Which one of the following programs is NOT a shareware?
a.
WinZip
c.
Aladdin's Expander program
b.
Stuffit
d.
Adobe GoLive
 

 32. 

A(n) ____ is an alias that points to your actual location on the Web server.
a.
attribute
c.
link
b.
domain name
d.
reference
 

 33. 

Files that reside in the same directory need no path information other than the ____.
a.
domain name
c.
filename
b.
protocol
d.
tag
 

 34. 

The easiest way to ensure that all your path names are correct is to keep all of your HTML and image files in the ____ directory.
a.
root
c.
same
b.
parent
d.
child
 

 35. 

You can limit information overload by ____.
a.
creating manageable information segments
b.
controlling page length
c.
using hypertext to connect facts, relationships, and concepts
d.
All of the above
 

 36. 

To avoid an extra space in your hypertext link, always remember to make <a> ____.
a.
the innermost set of tags
c.
the last argument
b.
the outermost set of tags
d.
the left most argument
 

 37. 

A <div> element can contain an attribute to ____.
a.
divide the page into frames
c.
divide the page into fragments
b.
align an attribute
d.
make a line of text bold
 

 38. 

It is good practice to work from ____ point of view when designing your Web site.
a.
the conservative
c.
the academic
b.
your
d.
the user's
 

 39. 

What <a> tag attribute is associated with fragment identifiers?
a.
name
c.
section
b.
location
d.
field
 

 40. 

Cell padding and cellspacing attributes are ____ attributes.
a.
global
c.
row-level
b.
cell-level
d.
data-level
 



 
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