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HTML MC set 1

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

 1. 
What is the purpose of an HTML attribute?
a.
define the type of HTML version used in the HTML document
b.
define desired behaviour or indicate additional element properties
c.
make the HTML tag unique within the HTML document
d.
allows the browser to sort the HTML tags alphabetically if needed
 

 2. 
Which statement regarding HTML is false?
a.
HTML content can be created by a web server before that content is sent to the browser.
b.
HTML is human-readable text.
c.
HTML is designed to work on any browser and operating system.
d.
HTML elements must be defined in alphabetic order or the browser will not display the content.
e.
HTML elements define the structure of the content rather than its presentation.
 

 3. 
What is a hyperlink?
a.
A reference to a specific part of a web page.
b.
The name of the web server.
c.
The text part of any internet resource.
d.
The browser’s interface.
 

 4. 
What does the acronym HTML represent?
a.
Handy Technical Monitor Language
b.
High Tech Manipulation Language
c.
Hypertext Markup Language
d.
Hypertext Market Language
 

 5. 
The correct order of document structure in an HTML document is:
a.
<start>
</start>
<end>
</end>
b.
<head>
</head>
<tail>
</tail>
c.
<html>
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
  </body>
</html>
d.
<html>
  <title>
  </title>
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
  </body>
</html>
 

 6. 
The HTML file looks like this (spaces as shown):

<!doctype html>
<html>
   <head> <title>Test </title> </head>
   <body>   Sometimes     the    sun
                 shines   
                       brightly.
   </body>
</html>
  
How does the browser show this content?
a.
Sometimes   the  sun  shines    brightly.
b.
Sometimes the sun shines brightly.
c.
     Sometimes     the    sun
                 shines   
                       brightly.
  
d.
Sometimes the sun
shines   
brightly.
 

 7. 
HTML tags are enclosed using the ____ symbols.
a.
curly brace
b.
square bracket
c.
parenthesis
d.
angle bracket
 

 8. 
The process of assembling and formatting an HTML document by the web browser is called __.
a.
rendering
b.
defining
c.
texting
d.
collecting
 

 9. 
Which part of the HTML document serves as the container of the HTML content?
a.
<head> element
b.
<body> element
c.
<title> element
d.
<html> element
 

 10. 
Which HTML element would not be defined in the <head> element?
a.
<meta>
b.
<title>
c.
<style>
d.
<br>
 

 11. 
Which one of the following HTML examples demonstrates the correct syntax for specifying an attribute within an HTML element?
a.
<tagname> <attribute=value>
b.
<tagname  attribute= “value”>
c.
<tagname  attribute : value >
d.
<tagname attribute, value >
 

 12. 
The governing body which oversees the development of the HTML standard is __.
a.
INET
b.
IETF
c.
W3C
d.
WWW
 

 13. 
A paragraph of text can be displayed in HTML using which tag?
a.
<par>  The paragraph goes here...</par>
b.
<para>  The paragraph goes here...</para>
c.
<paragraph>  The paragraph goes here...</paragraph>
d.
<p>  The paragraph goes here...</p>
 

 14. 
What is the name of the organization which oversees the development of many internet technologies such as HTML?
a.
IETF
b.
ISOC
c.
W3C
d.
Microsoft
 

 15. 
Which HTML element provides additional information about the HTML document to the browser?
a.
<meta name="author" content="John Smith">
b.
<p>This is the start of my story.</p>
c.
<table> ... </table>
d.
<info start="page">
 

 16. 
Which HTML element forces the next element onto a new line?
a.
<img>
b.
<br>
c.
<span>
d.
<b>
 

 17. 
Which HTML element does not force a new line?
a.
<a>
b.
<span>
c.
<img>
d.
<dl>
 

 18. 
Which HTML element correctly defines a hypertext reference for the text Main to the file index.html ?
a.
<link href="index.html">Main</link>
b.
<a href="index.html">Main</a>
c.
<a ref="index.html">Main</a>
d.
<href="index.html">Main</href>
 

 19. 
Which HTML element correctly defines a hypertext reference for the text "summary" to the file summary.html, which is in the parent folder?
a.
<anchor href="summary.html">summary</link>
b.
<a href="summary.html">summary</a>
c.
<a href="../summary.html">summary</a>
d.
<href="summary.html">summary</href>
 

 20. 
What is the purpose of this HTML element:
  <a href="../report.html">View report</a>
?
a.
Provide a hypertext link to the file "View report" found in the folder report.html.
b.
Provide a hypertext link to the file report.html which is in the current folder.
c.
Provide a hypertext link to the file report.html which is located in the parent folder.
d.
Provide a hypertext link to the file /report.html which is located in the folder named ..
 

 21. 
What is the purpose of this HTML element:
  <a href="admin/report.html">View report</a>
?
a.
Provide a hypertext link to the file report.html found in the folder named admin.
b.
Provide a hypertext link to the file report.html which is in the current folder.
c.
Provide a hypertext link to the file report.html which is located in the parent folder named admin.
d.
Provide a hypertext link to the file /report.html which is located in the folder named admin.
 

 22. 
What is the purpose of the title attribute?
  <a href="report.html" title="Show the report information">View report</a>
a.
The title attribute updates the browser title tab with new text.
b.
The title attribute causes the browser to speak the title information.
c.
The title attribute creates a second back-up link for older browsers.
d.
The title attribute shows a tooltip pop-up bubble to add information about a link.
 

 23. 
When creating hypertext links within your HTML content, which one of the following would you not recommend as a proper link text guideline?
a.
Provide information about the link if it is a very large file or requires a plug-in.
b.
Avoid making entire sentences or paragraphs as hypertext links.
c.
Provide the title attribute in the hypertext definition.
d.
Define the link as a <meta> element in the <head> section.
 

 24. 
What is the correct HTML to define the image robin.png as a hypertext link to the file robin.html ?
a.
<a href="robin.png" alt="robin picture">
   <img src="robin.html"></a>
b.
<a href="robin.html" alt="robin picture">
   <img src="robin.png"></a>
c.
<img src="robin.png">
   <a href="robin.html" alt="robin picture"></a>
d.
<a href="robin.html" alt="robin picture"></a>
   <img src="robin.png">
 

 25. 
Some characters should not be used in file names.  Which character is ok to use in a file name?
a.
underscore (_)
b.
asterisk (*)
c.
question mark (?)
d.
forward slash (/)
 

 26. 
What HTML entity will show a less than character < ?
a.
&gt;
b.
&lt;
c.
&less;
d.
&amp;
 

 27. 
What character does this HTML entity represent  &amp; ?
a.
n
b.
r
c.
a
d.
&
 

 28. 
Which DOCTYPE declaration is required for an HTML 5 document?
a.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
b.
<!DOCTYPE html>
c.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 //EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
d.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict //EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
 

 29. 
Which HTML 5 element is a self-contained portion of text such as a forum post, a magazine or newspaper article, a blog entry, or a user-submitted comment?
a.
<nav>
b.
<header>
c.
<article>
d.
<text>
 

 30. 
What is the purpose of the HTML 5 element <nav> ?
a.
It shows the header and footer elements in the browser window.
b.
It represents a section of a page that links to other pages.
c.
It represents content that is tangentially related to the main topic.
d.
It is used in forms to help manage user input.
 

 31. 
Which HTML element is similar to a paragraph but is used to visually block up related text or image content on the page.
a.
<h1>
b.
<a>
c.
<div>
d.
<header>
 

 32. 
Which HTML element correctly defines a table having two rows but the top row has one cell and the lower row has two cells?  Each cell has a single period within it.
a.
<table>
   <tr>
      <td> . </td>
      <td> . </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td colspan="2"> . </td>
   </tr>
</table>
b.
<table>
   <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"> . </td>
      <td> . </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td> . </td>
   </tr>
</table>
c.
<table>
   <tr>
      <td> . </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td> . </td>
      <td> . </td>
   </tr>
</table>
d.
<table>
   <tr>
      <td colspan="2"> . </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td> . </td>
      <td> . </td>
   </tr>
</table>
 

 33. 
Which HTML element correctly defines this table structure layout?
A
B
C
a.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td> A  </td>
      <td> B  </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td colspan="2"> C </td>
   </tr>
</table>
b.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"> A </td>
      <td> B </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td> C </td>
   </tr>
</table>
c.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td> A </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td> B </td>
      <td> C </td>
   </tr>
</table>
d.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td colspan="2"> A </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td> B </td>
      <td> C </td>
   </tr>
</table>
 

 34. 
Which HTML element correctly defines this table structure layout?
BC
AB
SK
US
a.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td> BC </td>
      <td> AB </td>
      <td> SK </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td rowspan="3"> US </td>
   </tr>
</table>
b.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td colspan="3"> BC </td>
      <td colspan="3"> AB </td>
      <td colspan="3"> SK </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td> US </td>
   </tr>
</table>
c.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td> BC </td>
      <td> AB </td>
      <td> SK </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td colspan="2"> US </td>
   </tr>
</table>
d.
<table border="1">
   <tr>
      <td> BC </td>
      <td> AB </td>
      <td> SK </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td colspan="3"> US </td>
   </tr>
</table>
 

 35. 
Which HTML element correctly defines this list structure ?

iaardvark
ibeaver
icivet
a.
<ol>
   <li> aardvark </li>
   <li> beaver   </li>
   <li> civet    </li>
</ol>
b.
<ul>
   <li> aardvark </li>
   <li> beaver   </li>
   <li> civet    </li>
</ul>
c.
<list>
   <li> aardvark </li>
   <li> beaver   </li>
   <li> civet    </li>
</list>
d.
<dl>
   <dt> aardvark </dt>
   <dt> beaver   </dt>
   <dt> civet    </dt>
</dl>
 

 36. 
Which HTML element correctly defines this list structure ?

1. Hamlet
2. Macbeth
3. Othello
a.
<dl>
   <li> Hamlet    </li>
   <li> Macbeth   </li>
   <li> Othello   </li>
</dl>
b.
<ul>
   <li> Hamlet    </li>
   <li> Macbeth   </li>
   <li> Othello   </li>
</ul>
c.
<list>
   <li> Hamlet    </li>
   <li> Macbeth   </li>
   <li> Othello   </li>
</list>
d.
<ol>
   <li> Hamlet    </li>
   <li> Macbeth   </li>
   <li> Othello   </li>
</ol>
 

 37. 
Which HTML element correctly defines this list structure ?

asset
      An economic resource that is expected to be of benefit in the future.
gain
       Excess of revenues received over costs relating to a transaction.
a.
<p>
   <dt> asset     </dt>
   <dd> An economic resource that is expected to be of benefit in the future. </dd>
   <dt> gain      </dt>
   <dd> Excess of revenues received over costs relating to a transaction.  </dd>
</p>
b.
<dt>
   <dl> asset     </dl>
   <dd> An economic resource that is expected to be of benefit in the future. </dd>
   <dl> gain      </dl>
   <dd> Excess of revenues received over costs relating to a transaction.  </dd>
</dt>
c.
<dl>
   <dt> asset     </dt>
   <dd> An economic resource that is expected to be of benefit in the future. </dd>
   <dt> gain      </dt>
   <dd> Excess of revenues received over costs relating to a transaction.  </dd>
</dl>
d.
<dl>
   <li> asset     </li>
   <dd> An economic resource that is expected to be of benefit in the future. </dd>
   <li> gain      </li>
   <dd> Excess of revenues received over costs relating to a transaction.  </dd>
</dl>
 

 38. 
Which HTML element correctly defines an image ?
a.
<img src="bird.png" alt="this is my budgie">
b.
<img scr="bird.png" alt="this is my budgie">
c.
<img pic="bird.png" alt="this is my budgie">
d.
<img "bird.png" alt="this is my budgie">
 

 39. 
Which HTML element correctly defines an imagemap using rectangle hotspots ?
a.
<img src="canada.png" usemap="#mymap">

<map name="mymap">
   <area shape="circle" coords="1,1,10" href="first.html"
   <area shape="circle" coords="11,20,20" href="second.html"
</map>
b.
<img src="canada.png" usemap="#mymap">

<map name="mymap">
   <area shape="box" coords="1,1,10,10" href="first.html"
   <area shape="box" coords="11,11,20,20" href="second.html"
</map>
c.
<img src="canada.png" usemap="#mymap">

<map name="mymap">
   <area shape="default" href="first.html"
   <area shape="default" href="second.html"
</map>
d.
<img src="canada.png" usemap="#mymap">

<map name="mymap">
   <area shape="rect" coords="1,1,10,10" href="first.html"
   <area shape="rect" coords="11,11,20,20" href="second.html"
</map>
 

 40. 
Which HTML element is used for non HTML content like a Java applet or an ActiveX file?
a.
<microsoft>
b.
<object>
c.
<content>
d.
<nonHTML>
 



 
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