J50 Test 3 -- Practice test
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1. Which of the following types of color can be changed with HTML coding?
Background color
Text Color
Link Color
Visited Link Color
All of the Above
2. According to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Internet service providers are:
Limited to transmitting only works in the public domain
Liable for the content of emails sent over the Internet
Expected to remove material from web sites that infringe copyright
Are held responsible for material transmitted over the Internet
None of the above
3. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are a form of HTML coding that allows:
More control of spacing
Greater flexibility using fonts
Use of shaded and bordered boxes
Layering of text and images
All of the above
4. Writing for the web has its own rules. Which of these should you follow when including text on your web pages?
break text into five line chunks so that the user is not assaulted by a big block of words
do not place text across the entire screen
choose a background color that doesn't obscure the text when printed
serif fonts are best for large bodies of text
all of the above
5. Good web design follows some basic tenets, such as “content is king,” “less is more” and “form follows function.” Why do should webmasters follow these rules?
there are billions of web pages, and web surfers love to get stuck on pages that suck
pages that don't follow these rules are called “sticky”
it's easier to make a dynamic web page with less content and more forms
these rules reflect how fickle web surfers can be if they can't find what they're looking for
these rules are only for e-commerce sites, so J-50 students don't need to bother with them
6. Which types of files does Dreamweaver NOT support?
.jpg
.tif
.gif
.swf
.wav
7. Which of the following characterizes the “New Web?” (from both Vincent Miller & Yo-Ho-Ho articles)
It is influenced by both New Media and Old Media companies
Many Web companies have adopted AOLs “portal” model
The Web is centralizing and adopting an oligopolistic structure
All of the above
ONLY 1 and 2
8. Which of the following is FALSE about open source software?
Most open source contributors make submit only a few modifications rather than hundreds of them.
Open source allows software to improve rapidly because many people can modify and improve it rather than just one entity.
A weakness of open source software is that only the original creator of the code can actually make the software better.
Linux is an example of open source software.
Contributors to open source software come from countries around the world.
9. Web hackers:
Often replace the victim's page with a “hacked” version to spread a message or just to be mischievous.
Are always malicious in their intent - they seek to destroy or damage the sites they invade.
Have not yet been able to crack a large U. S. government organization's site.
Are not able to change someone else's site, so they simply create their own at another address and try to fool engines and surfers into thinking they have reached the right site.
Tend to hit only the sites of political entities and leave commercial sites alone.
10. One reason why it is difficult to verify the credibility of search engine results on Websites is because:
Search engines do not carry out editorial reviews
Search engines do not carry out quality assessments
Certain Website developers "fool" search engines by resorting to questionable practices such as spamdexing
All of the Above
1 & 2 only
11. In the context of inline images, which of the following is/are true?
Inline images never appear along with text on a Web page
An inline always begins with the
tag
The "ISMAP" attribute includes information for people without a graphical browser
The "SRC" attribute defines the location of the image
3 & 4 only
12. Which of the following is true of ASCII text?
ASCII stands for "All Systems Carrying Internet Information"
All HTML code is saved in ASCII format
ASCII is an ineffective format for exchanging text between computers, program, and operating systems
The formatting instructions for ASCII are the same as for DOC (Microsoft Word documents)
ASCII provides for the existence of 256 types of characters
13. Increasingly, handheld computing devices are used for a variety of function such as storing addresses, calendars, and note-taking. Such devices are referred to as:
shovelware
cache(s)
PDAs
uploads
blogs
14. All open documents in Photoshop appear in the:
menu bar
toolbox
options bar
document window
floating palettes
15. With respect to e-commerce, which of the following is true?
Business analysts predict that the B2C sector will soon become the largest sector of e-commerce
B2B auctions allow businesses to sell off excess supplies
MyGeek.com is an example of a C2B customer model
1 & 2 only
2 & 3 only
16. Which of the following is TRUE about ARPAnet:
The first four nodes, or points of access, to the forerunner of the Internet were established at commercial enterprises.
E-mail messages were sent via ARPAnet in the early 1950s
It was officially replaced by the Internet network in 2001.
The first successful transmission via ARPAnet was when Steve Jobs sent Bill Gates the message “logwin” adding the emoticon :(after his transmission.
None of the above is true.
17. “GUI” refers to:
Graphic User Interludes
Graphical User Interface
Governmental User Index
Geeks Under the Influence
Graphical User Index
18. The HTML tag < img src="pluto.gif">
Creates a background for your Web page
Creates a linked image from your Web page
Determines the font size for your Web page
Adds an image to your Web page
Sets a table on your web page.
19. Which of the following is an example of improper HTML coding?
<a href="http://www.unc.edu/"> Go Tarheels </a>
<body Link="red" VLINK="blue">
</body bgcolor=black>
<font size=+2> Go Tarheels, Beat Duke </font>
<img src="logo.gif">
20. Creating a storyboard for your Web site allows you to evaluate which of the following?
Evaluate the purpose of each page
Review the structure and use of links
Check the readability and ease of use
Evaluate how original and creative content is
All of the above
21. Main areas of cyberlaw in the United States are concerned with policy about all of the following EXCEPT:
Terrorism and national security
Privacy and surveillance protection
Determining public figure status on the web
Protecting consumers and online business
Protecting children from adult material
22. Web designers put a lot of time and money into the creation and management of a website. When they want to learn whether their sites will succeed, what type of research do webmasters rely on?
privacy law
interface design and usability
social interaction on the Internet
public domain rights
the digital divide
23. Google includes a search mechanism to determine how many websites link to your website. Which of the following is a good reason for regularly using this mechanism?
it's a good way to learn if unsavory sites or bots are targeting your site
it's a good way to see who likes your site enough to tell others about it
it's another way to egosurf and feel good about your website
it's a good way to see what pages of your site are visited more than others
all of the above
24. Like so many things in life, preparing pictures for the Web involves compromise. In making an acceptable compromise between image quality and file size, which of these guidelines is not correct?
Using thumbnails can allow you to put many images on a page while giving users the option of seeing larger versions of your pictures
File size changes when you adjust an image's size, resolution and quality, but not when you change the file format.
The size of your file is displayed in the status bar of the document window in PhotoShop.
Choosing “Save for the Web” in PhotoShop allows you to select an image from previews with varying quality settings and file sizes
Levels of compression in JPG files affects the quality and size of pictures.
25. When you first started working on your JOMC 50 Web project, you only had a page with the title "JOMC Web Project" and a line of text with the following message" This is the first time I am working on a Web page. Please check this page after November 19 for more content." You page, at that time, could best be considered a/an:
nomepage
cobweb page
macarena page
newbie
All of the above