WebD2: Unit 2 Question Bank

This page includes several sample questions that could be used for assessment of students' understanding of the material covered in Unit 2. Questions are organized by module. Questions are coded in fully accessible, standards-compliant HTML and could easily be plugged into an HTML form that students could take online. However, this page itself is not a functional quiz. Use the Options below to display the questions how you need them before printing or copying.

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Module 1

Question 1

What is the purpose of your web portfolio?

To entertain visitors
To educate visitors
To inform visitors about the skills you are developing
To sell visitors goods and services

Correct answer: c. To inform visitors about the skills you are developing

Question 2

Which keyboard symbol is conventionally used to indicate (show) a space between words in file and folder names?

_ (underscore)
& (ampersand)
@ (at symbol)
# (pound)

Correct answer: a. _ (underscore)

Question 3

Typically, when a web request includes a path but no filename (e.g., http://uw.edu/accessibility), servers look first for the file named—

default.htm
home.html
index.htm
index.html

Correct answer: d. index.html

Module 2

Question 1

What is the first line in an HTML5 document? What is it's purpose?

Question 2

What are the opening and closing tags for a paragraph in HTML?

Question 3

Which symbols are used to enclose HTML tags?

<>
/\
()
{}

Correct answer: a. <>

Question 4

The latest version of HTML, and the version taught in this course is—

HMTL6
XML
HTML5
HTML 4.01

Correct answer: c. HTML5

Question 5

Which pair of tags marks the start and end of your HTML document?

<html></html>
<begin></end>
<start></end>
<head></body>

Correct answer: a. <html></html>

Question 6

Which two elements contain the two main sections of an HTML document?

<head> and <content>
<head> and <body>
<top> and <body>
<top> and <content>

Correct answer: b. <head> and <body>

Question 7

Which element serves as a container for all the visible content of a page?

<content>
<head>
<top>
<body>

Correct answer: d. <body>

Question 8

Which element is used to identify the main heading on a page?

<head1>
<title>
<h1>
<h3>

Correct answer: c. <h1>

Question 9

Which element is used to add an image to a page?

<graphic>
<image>
<picture>
<img>

Correct answer: d. <img>

Question 10

Which of the following is correct HTML for inserting an image?

<img href="image.gif" alt="Short description of image"/>
<img src="image.gif" alt="Short description of image"/>
<img path="image.gif" alt="Short description of image"/>
img src="image.gif" alt="Short description of image"/>

Correct answer: b. <img src="image.gif" alt="Short description of image"/>

Question 11

Which container tag is used to contain a block of content?

<strong></strong>
<em></em>
<a></a>
<div></div>

Correct answer: d. <div></div>

Question 12

What two types of software do you need to create webpages & view them?

A text editor and a compiler
A text editor and a browser
A compiler and a web browser
A text editor and graphic software

Correct answer: b. A text editor and a browser

Question 13

What will be the displayed output of the following code?

<!--Here is some text-->
<h1>Here is a heading</h1>

Here is some text
Here is a heading
Both of the above
Neither a nor b

Correct answer: b. Here is a heading

Question 14

What does HTML stand for?

Hypertext Markup Language
Home Tool Markup Language
Hyperlinks and Text Markup Language
Hyper Text Markup Links

Correct answer: a. Hypertext Markup Language

Question 15

Should a DOCTYPE declaration be the first thing in an HTML document?

Yes, always
Yes, but only when the strict version is used
Yes, but only when the document contains scripts
No

Correct answer: a. Yes, always

Question 16

Which element is used to create a paragraph?

<p>
<p />
<para>
<div>

Correct answer: a. <p>

Module 3

Question 1

What is the difference between an ordered list and an unordered list? What is the HTML element for each one?

Question 2

Which of the following elements is displayed by browsers as a list of bulleted items?

<ul>
<dl>
<ol>
<bl>

Correct answer: a. <ul>

Question 3

Which of the following elements is displayed by browsers as a numbered list?

<ul>
<dl>
<ol>
<bl>

Correct answer: c. <ol>

Question 4

What file extension is typically associated with HTML files?

.web
.page
.html
.w3c

Correct answer: c. html

Question 5

Regardless of whether a list is ordered or unordered, the items in an HTML list are marked up with the <li> element.

True
False

Correct answer: a. True

Question 6

Which HTML element is the best choice for marking up a website's navigation menu?

<p>
<div>
<ul>
.<menu>

Correct answer: c. <ul>

Module 4

Question 1

Write an example of a URL that includes all four parts.

Question 2

Write the HTML code for linking to your email address.

Question 3

When coding a hyperlink, which of the following HTML attributes is used to identify the destination of the link?

href
link
src
anchor

Correct answer: a. href

Question 4

Which of the following is the correct HTML for linking to the Smithsonian Insitute (www.si.edu)?

<a url="http://www.si.edu/">Smithsonian Institute</a>
<a name="http://www.si.edu/">Smithsonian Institute</a>
<a href="http://www.si.edu/">Smithsonian Institute</a>
<a href="http://www.si.edu/">Click here</a>

Correct answer: c. <a href="http://www.si.edu/">Smithsonian Institute</a>

Question 5

Which of the following statements about absolute URLs is false?

If you copy an absolute URL from an HTML attribute and paste it into a browser's address bar, the browser will open the website.
An absolute URL provides the full address to the target page, starting with "http://".
An absolute URL refers only to a portion of the web address, rather than to the full address.

Correct answer: c. An absolute URL refers only to a portion of the web address, rather than to the full address.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about absolute URLs is false?

If you copy an absolute URL from an HTML attribute and paste it into a browser's address bar, the browser will open the website.
An absolute URL provides the full address to the target page, starting with "http://".
An absolute URL refers only to a portion of the web address, rather than to the full address.

Correct answer: c. An absolute URL refers only to a portion of the web address, rather than to the full address.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about relative URLs is false?

They give the full address to the target page, starting with "http://".
It refers only to a portion of the web address, rather than to the full address.
A relative address is an address that is relative to the location of the linking file.
A relative address for linking from one file to another in the same directory would simply be the file name.

Correct answer: a. They give the full address to the target page, starting with "http://".

Question 8

Same-page hyperlinks are useful because they enable keyboard users to skip navigation links and get directly to the main content.

True
False

Correct answer: a. True

Question 9

Which of the following HTML attributes must have a unique value (only used once per web page)?

class
id
href
src

Correct answer: b. id

Module 5

Question 1

Can tables be nested (a table inside of another table)?

Yes
Yes, but not more than three levels
No
Yes, but not more than two levels

Correct answer: a. Yes

Question 2

Which of the following HTML elements are all related to data tables?

<table> <tr> <caption>
<table> <td> <tt>
<table> <th> <dt>
<table> <li> <th>

Correct answer: a. <table> <tr> <caption>

Question 3

Which of the following HTML elements is for indicating a column or row header in a table?

<h>
<td>
<th>
<h1>

Correct answer: c. <th>

Question 4

The scope attribute assists screen reader users by—

Realigning content in alphabetic order
Turning content into Braille
Helping users to understand the relationships between row and column headers and their data cells, even if users can't see the table visually.
None of the above

Correct answer: c. Helping users to understand the relationships between row and column headers and their data cells, even if users can't see the table visually.