Intro to Web Design Test 1

(From Quiz 1)

A(n) _________ website provides accommodations that help individuals overcome barriers such as visual, auditory, physical, and neurological disabilities.

accessible

(From Quiz 1)

A ____________ is a high-capacity communication link that carries data gathered from smaller links that interconnect with it.

backbone

(From Quiz 1)

The internet uses a client/server network topology.

A. True

B. False

True

Internet Topology -

Client/Server can describe a relationship between two computer programs – the "client" and the "server".

• Client - requests some type of service (such as a file or

  database access) from the server.

• Server - fulfills the request and transmits the results to the client over a network

(From Quiz 1)

Describe the difference between the internet and the Web.

Internet Definition: The interconnected network of computer networks that

spans the globe.

World Wide Web Definition: The graphical user interface to information stored on computers running web servers connected to the Internet.

The Internet is a public, globally connected network of computer networks.  It involves the infrastructure of network line, connectivity devices, etc. 

The Web is a graphical user interface to information stored on computers running web servers connected to the Internet.  The Web is a subset of the Internet.  It is more of the software in which users interact.

(From Quiz 1)

What is a unique text-based internet address corresponding to a computer's unique numeric IP address called?

domain name

domain name definition: Locates an organization or other entity on the Internet

Domain Name System

Divides the Internet into logical groups and understandable names

• Associates unique computer IP Addresses with the text-based domain names you type into a web browser

Browser: http://google.com

IP Address: 173.194.116.72

(From Quiz 1)

Select the item below that indicates the top-level domain name for the URL http:\\www.mozilla.com.

A. com

B. http

 C. www

D. mozilla

A. com

(From Quiz 1)

A _________ can be configured to house a separate website located at the same domain.

subdomain

(From Quiz 1)

Internet traffic directed to specific computers using?

routers, switches

(From Quiz 1)

HTML stands for what?  It is an acronym for what?

HyperText Markup Language

(From Quiz 1)

___________ is a set of markup symbols or codes placed in a file intended for display on a web browser.

HTML

(From Quiz 1)

The newer version of HTML is called _________________.

HTML5

(From Quiz 1)

HTTP stands for

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Definition: A set of rules for exchanging files such as text, graphic images,

sound, video, and other multimedia files on the Web.

• Web browsers send HTTP requests for web pages and their

  associated files. Web servers send HTTP responses back to the web browsers.

(From Quiz 1)

Of the following organizations, which one coordinates applications for new TLD?

A. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

B. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

C. Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN)

 D. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

C. Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN)

(From Quiz 1)

Which of the following is a network that covers a small area, such as a group of buildings or campus?

A. Internet

B. LAN

C. WAN

D. WWW

B. LAN

LAN Definition: Local Area Network

Usually confined to a single building or group of buildings

(From Quiz 1)

Markup Languages contain sets of directions that tell the browser software how to display and manage a web document.

A. True

B. False

True

(From Quiz 1)

Match the following Chapter 1 definitions to their correct terms.

journal that is available on the web

blog

(From Quiz 1)

Match the following Chapter 1 definitions to their correct terms.

website that can be updated immediately at any time by visitors

wiki

(From Quiz 1)

Match the following Chapter 1 definitions to their correct terms.

audio files on the web that take the form of an audio blog, radio show, or interview

podcast

(From Quiz 1)

Match the following Chapter 1 definitions to their correct terms.

private network contained within an organization or business

intranet

(From Quiz 1)

Match the following Chapter 1 definitions to their correct terms.

private network securely shared with external business partners 

extranet

(From Quiz 1)

Frequently communicating by posting brief messages at a social networking site is called _______________.

MicroBlogging

(From Quiz 1)

A domain name that ends in .net indicates that the website is for a networking company.

A. True

B. False

False

(From Quiz 1)

TCP starts by breaking files and messages into individual units called _________

packets

(From Quiz 1)

Choose the organization listed below that takes a proactive role in developing recommendations and prototype technologies related to the Web.

A. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

B. Web Professional Standards Organization (WPO)

C. Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN)

 D. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

A. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

W3C Definition: World Wide Web Consortium

• Develops recommendations and prototype technologies related to the Web

• Produces specifications, called Recommendations, in an effort to standardize web technologies

(From Quiz 1)

A network that is geographically dispersed and may use some form of public or commercial communications network is called a(n):

WAN

WAN Definition: WAN – Wide Area Network

• Usually uses some form of public or commercial communications network to connect computers is widely dispersed geographical areas.

(From Quiz 1)

The first widely used graphical web browser was developed at:

NCSA

(From Quiz 1)

A domain name is a unique text-based Internet address corresponding to a unique ________.

IP address

IP address Definition: Each device connected to the Internet has a unique numeric IP address.

• These addresses consist of a set of four groups of numbers, called octets.

  • 173.194.116.72 will get you Google!

• An IP address may correspond to a domain name.

(From Quiz 1)

New Top Level Domains (TLDs) are coordinated by

ICANN

ICANN Definition: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers & Names

• Non-profit organization

• Main function is to coordinate the assignment of:

• Internet domain names

• IP address numbers

• Protocol parameters

• Protocol port numbers.

(From Quiz 1)

A language using a text-based syntax intended to extend the power of HTML by separating data from presentation is called ________.

XML

(From Quiz 1)

________ combines the formatting strengths of HTML 4.0 and the data structure and extensibility strengths of XML.

XHTML

(From Quiz 1)

A ________ is a type of ________.

A. URL, HTML

B. URI, URL

C. URL, URI

D. HTML, web page

C. URL, URI

URL: URL – Uniform Resource Locator a type of URI which represents the network location of a resource such as a web page, a graphic file, or an MP3 file.

URI: URI – Uniform Resource Identifier

identifies a resource on the Internet

(From Quiz 1)

The purpose of the ________ protocol is to ensure the integrity of the communication.

A. TCP

B. HTTP

C. IP

D. FTP

A. TCP

(From Quiz 1)

The ________ protocol is a set of rules that controls how data is sent between computers on the Internet.

A. TCP

B. HTTP

C. FTP

D. IP

D. IP (Internet Protocol)

(From Quiz 1)

Select the item below that lists the top level domain name for the URL http://www.yahoo.com.

A. http

B. com

C. yahoo

D. www

B. com

(From Quiz 1)

Select the main reason for the initial development of the World Wide Web from the list below.

A. to allow companies to advertise over the Internet

B. None of these

 C. to allow companies to conduct commerce over the Internet

 D. to allow communication between researchers and links between research papers

D. to allow communication between researchers and links between research papers

(From Quiz 1)

Select the  true statement from the list below.

A. None of these statements are true.

B. When a domain name ends in  .com it indicates that it is a computer company.

C. Only non-profit organizations can purchase a .org domain name.

D. A country code domain name can only be owned by someone who resides in that country.

A. None of these statements are true.

(From Quiz 1)

Select protocols that are used for e-mail processing.

A. SMTP, POP3, IMAP

B. SMTP, POP3

 C. ETP, FTP

D. ETP, FTP, SMTP

A. SMTP, POP3, IMAP

(From Quiz 1)

________ is a set of rules for exchanging files such as text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files on the Web.

HTTP

(From Quiz 1)

The on-demand use of software and other computing resources hosted at a remote data center (including servers, storage, services, and applications) over the Internet.

Cloud Computing

(From Quiz 1)

A ________ can be configured to house a separate website located at the same domain.

subdomain

(From Quiz 1)

A standard language used for specifying a markup language or tag set is ___________.

SGML

(From Quiz 1)

Explain the similarities and differences between an URL and a domain name.

An URL (Uniform Resource Locator) represents the address of a resource that is available on the Internet.  An URL consists of a protocol, a domain name, and the hierarchical location of the file or resource.  An example of an URL is http://www.webdevfoundations.net/8e/chapter1.html.  

A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet and is associated with an unique numeric IP address.  An example of a domain name is webdevfoundations.net.

A domain name is part of an URL.  

(From Quiz 1)

The purpose of _______________ is to ensure the integrity of network communication.

TCP

(From Quiz 1)

The internet and the world wide web (www) is the same.

A. True

B. False

B. False

The internet consists of the infrastructure of the network including T1 lines, T3 lines, satellite, ISP connectivity, etc.

The World-wide web refers more to the software, HTML files, etc. which runs on the internet.

(From Quiz 1)

An URL is one type of URI.

A. True

B. False

A. True

(From Quiz 1)

Which of the following organizations takes a proactive role in developing recommendations and prototype technologies related to the Web?

A. Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (ICANN)

B. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

C. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

 D. Web Professional Standards Organization (WPO)

B. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

W3C Definition: World Wide Web Consortium

• Develops recommendations and prototype technologies related to the Web

• Produces specifications, called Recommendations, in an effort to

  standardize web technologies

(From Quiz 1)

_________________ invented the World Wide Web.

Tim Berners-Lee

(From Quiz 1)

The World Wide Web was developed to allow companies to conduct e-commerce over the Internet.

 

A. True

 B. False

B. False

(From Quiz 1)

______________ combines the formatting strengths of HTML 4.0 and the data structure and extensibility strengths of XML.

XHTML

(From Quiz 2)

Describe the purpose of the blockquote element.

The purpose of the blockquote element is to format a long quotation by indenting a section of text on a web page.  Empty space is placed above and below the text contained in the blockquote element.  The text is indented form both the left and the right margins.

(From Quiz 2)

Which of the following is an HTML5 element used to indicate navigational content?

 

A. main

B. nav

C. header

 D. a

B. nav

(From Quiz 2)

Match the following HTML elements to their appropriate descriptions:

hyperlink reference

href

(From Quiz 2)

Match the following HTML elements to their appropriate descriptions:
image source

img src

(From Quiz 2)

Match the following HTML elements to their appropriate descriptions:

homepage reference

index.html

(From Quiz 2)

Match the following HTML elements to their appropriate descriptions:

< ! DOCTYPE html >

DTD

Document Type Definition (DTD) doctype statement:

• identifies the version of HTML contained in your document.

• placed at the top of a web page document

Empty elements can be "closed" in the opening tag like this: <br />. HTML5 does not require empty elements to be closed. But if you want stricter validation, or if you need to make your document readable by XML parsers, you must close all HTML elements properly.

(From Quiz 2)

What tag pair is used to create a new paragraph?

A. <new paragraph> </new paragraph>

B. <paragraph> </paragraph>

C. <p> </p>

 D. <para> </para>

C. <p> </p>

(From Quiz 2)

What tag pair is used to create the largest heading?

 

A. <h9> </h9>

 B. <h type="smallest"> </h>

 C. <h6> </h6>

 D. <h1> </h1>

D. <h1> </h1>

(From Quiz 2)

Which tag is used to force the browser to display the next text or element on a new line?

 

A. <p>

 B. <new line>

 C. <br>

 D. <line>

C. <br>

(From Quiz 2)

The purpose of the ________ element is used to configure the main navigation area on a web page.

 

A. header

 B. main

 C. navigation

 D. nav

 D. nav

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the  true statement below.

 

A. The content that displays in the browser is contained in the head section.

 B. Information about the web page is contained in the body section.

 C. All of these are true.

 D. The content that displays in the browser is contained in the body section.

D. The content that displays in the browser is contained in the body section.

(From Quiz 2)

What type of HTML list will automatically place a number in front of the items?

ordered list

(From Quiz 2)

What type of HTML list will automatically place a bullet point indicator in front of each item?

unordered list

(From Quiz 2)

What type of HTML list would be good to use to display a list of terms and their definitions?

description list

(From Quiz 2)

What tag pair contains the items in an ordered or unordered list?

 

A. <li> </li>

 B. <dt> </dt>

 C. <item> </item>

 D. <dd> </dd>

A. <li> </li>

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the tag pairs that are used in a description list.

 

A. All of these

 B. <dl> </dl>

 C. <dt> </dt>

 D. <dd> </dd>

A. All of these

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the tag pair configures text to be indented from both the left and right margins.

 

A. <p>.. </p>

 B. <blockquote>.. </blockquote>

 C. <h1>.. </h1>

 D. All of these

 B. <blockquote>.. </blockquote>

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the special character that is used to indicate a blank space.

 

A. &blank;

 B. &nbsp;

 C. &space;

 D. &copy;

B. &nbsp;

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the preferred tag pair to use when emphasizing text that is displayed in italic font style.

 

A. <i>…</i>

 B. <italic>…</italic>

 C. <em>…</em>

 D. <strong>…</strong>

C. <em>…</em>

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the preferred tag pair to use when displaying important text in bold font weight.

 

A. <em>…</em>

 B. <strong>…</strong>

 C. <big>…</big>

 D. <bold>…</bold>

 B. <strong>…</strong>

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the tag pair that is use to link web page documents to each other.

 

A. <link> tag

 B. <a> tag

 C. <body> tag

 D. <hyperlink> tag

B. <a> tag

(From Quiz 2)

When do you need to use a fully qualified URL in a hyperlink?

 

A. never

 B. when linking to a page in another folder on the same site

 C. when creating a link to the same web page

 D. when linking to a page on an external website

D. when linking to a page on an external website

(From Quiz 2)

Select the function of an e-mail link from the choices below.

 

A. Automatically send you an e-mail message with the visitor's e-mail address as the reply-to field.

 B. Launch the default e-mail application for the visitor's browser with your e-mail address as the recipient.

 C. Link to your mail server.

 D. Display your e-mail address so that the visitor can send you a message later.

B. Launch the default e-mail application for the visitor's browser with your e-mail address as the recipient.

(From Quiz 2)

Choose the best-designed link from below.

 

A. <a href="news.html">Important News</a>

 

B. <a href="news.html">Click to read our important news!</a> 

 

C. Click to read our  <a href="news.html">important news!</a>

 

D. <a href="news.html">Click here to read our important news</a>

B. <a href="news.html">Click to read our important news!</a> 

(From Quiz 2)

The text contained between title tags is:

displayed in the title bar of the browser window

(From Quiz 2)

The  <meta> tag is coded in the ________ section of a web page document.

header

(From Quiz 2)

Which of the following tags does  not require a closing tag?

A. <p>

 B. <br>

 C. <a>

 D. <i>

 B. <br>

(From Quiz 2)

Which of the following tags should  not be located in the head section?

 

A. <h1>

 B. <title>

 C. <meta>

 D. All these tags listed should be coded in the head section.

A. <h1>

(From Quiz 2)

Which of the following attributes would configure an ordered list to display uppercase letters?

 

A. type="U"

 B. type="letter"

 C. type="A"

 D. type="a"

C. type="A"

(From Quiz 2)

The purpose of the ________ element is used to configure the headings for a web page document or section of a web page document.

header

(From Quiz 2)

The purpose of the ________ element is to configure the footer information on a web page document.

footer

(From Quiz 2)

The purpose of the ________ element is to contain the main content of a web page document.

main

(From Quiz 2)

The title element configures large, bold text at the beginning of the web page document.

A. True

B. False

B. False

(From Quiz 2)

Web pages have two sections: a head and a body.

 

A. True

 B. False

A. True

(From Quiz 2)

What does an e-mail link do?

 

A. displays your e-mail address so that the visitor can send you a message later

 B. launches the default e-mail application for the visitor's browser, with your e-mail address as the recipient

 C. automatically sends you an e-mail message with the visitor's e-mail address as the reply-to field.

 D. links to your mail server

 B. launches the default e-mail application for the visitor's browser, with your e-mail address as the recipient

WAI - Web Accessibility Initiative

Accessible Website

provides accommodations for individuals with visual, auditory, physical, and neurological disabilities

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

• A set of rules that allow files to be exchanged between computers on the Internet.

• Web developers commonly use FTP to transfer web page files from their computers to web servers.

• FTP is also used to download programs and files from other servers to individual computers.

E-mail Protocol for Sending Emails?

Sending Email: SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Email Protocols for receiving emails?

Receiving E-mail:

• POP (POP3) Post Office Protocol

• IMAP Internet Mail Access Protocol

What is the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)?

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Definition: Purpose is to ensure the integrity of communication

Breaks files and messages into individual units called packets

More Info: TCP/IP has been adopted as the official

communication protocol of the Internet.

TCP and IP have different functions that work

together to ensure reliable communication over

the Internet.

What is the IP (Internet Protocol)?

IP (Internet Protocol) Definition: A set of rules that controls how data is sent between computers on the Internet.

• IP routes a packet to the correct destination address.

• The packet gets successively forwarded to the next closest router (a hardware device designed to move network traffic) until it reaches its destination.

More info: TCP/IP has been adopted as the official

communication protocol of the Internet.

TCP and IP have different functions that work

together to ensure reliable communication over

the Internet.

What is TLD? (Top level Domain Name)

Top-Level Domain Name: A top-level domain (TLD) identifies the right-most part of the domain name.

• Examples of generic TLDs:

  • .com, .org, .net, .mil, .gov, .edu, .int, .aero,

WebPage Structure

html webpage structure

Coding a table in HTML

We are going to add a table under a new heading at the end of our webpage. The table will have 3 rows and 4 columns. The code you need to add is in yellow.

What if we wanted to change the background color of the top row of our table to be white?

would now have top row of table be white color with that code change, if wanted to change only the color of a cell, would do the same thing, but this time within the <td> tag

What is PAN (personal area network)?

A personal area network (PAN) interconnects technology devices, typically within the range of a single user, which is approximately 10 meters or 33 feet. This type of network is designed to enable devices in a small office or home office (SOHO) environment to communicate and share resources, data and applications either wired or wirelessly.

PANs typically consist of laptops, smartphones, tablets, wearables, printers and entertainment devices. These devices are generally interconnected using some form of wireless technology. This kind of PAN could also be connected to the internet or other networks without wires.

WWW

WWW – software coding and webpages

IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)

The Internet Engineering Task Force is a standards organization for the Internet and is responsible for the technical standards that make up the Internet protocol suite. It has no formal membership roster or requirements and all its participants are volunteers.