WebD2: Unit 7 Question Bank

This page includes several sample questions that could be used for assessment of students' understanding of the material covered in Unit 7. 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

While using web authoring software, what view enables the user to work directly with the HTML code?

standard, normal, or design view
code view
split view
a and c
b and c

Correct answer: e. b and c

Question 2

While using web authoring software, what view enables the user to work in an interface that is similar to a word processor application (the user types, pastes, or inserts content without working directly in the code)?

standard, normal, or design view
code view
split view
a and c
b and c

Correct answer: d. a and c

Question 3

While using web authoring software, what view enables the user to simultaneously work with code and with an interface that is similar to a word processor application?

standard, normal, or design view
code view
split view
a and c
b and c

Correct answer: c. split view

Question 4

In most web authoring software products, if you use the menu or toolbar to add a link after you have selected existing text in the document, what will happen to the text you had selected?

The selected text disappears.
The selected text is replaced by the URL of the new link.
The selected text becomes the link text that users click on.
Both b and c

Correct answer: c. The selected text becomes the link text that users click on.

Question 5

Most web authoring software provides a means for adding alternate text to images, either in a dialog box when the image is being added to the page, or in an Image Properties dialog that can be accessed later.

True
False

Correct answer: a. True

Question 6

After using the Design View of authoring software to insert an element, it is never a good idea to use the Code View to see the HTML that was generated by your changes.

True
False

Correct answer: b. False

Question 7

Using web authoring software, you can use the menu or toolbar to do which of the following?

Insert a heading
Insert an image
Insert a hyperlink
All of the above

Correct answer: d. All of the above

Question 8

All web authoring software products produce valid HTML.

True
False

Correct answer: b. False

Question 9

Which of the following is an advantage to using web authoring software to manage your CSS?

Web authoring software typically provides menus of possible properties and values so you can easily create CSS style definitions without remembering all these details.
After you have defined CSS classes, they can typically be applied later to an element by selecting them from a menu or list.
Much of the coding is done automatically, eliminating the possibility of typos or syntax errors.
All of the above

Correct answer: d. All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following features helps web design and development teams to manage the creation and maintenance of large websites?

Files can be locked to prevent two team members from modifying a file simultaneously.
File history can be tracked, to see which team members worked on files on which dates.
Both a and b
None of the above

Correct answer: c. Both a and b

Question 11

Which of the following functions is not an example of how site management features can help ensure the quality of your web sites?

Check your entire site for missing alt text and other accessibility problems.
Check your entire site for broken links and orphaned pages.
Automatically update your commercial site to ensure that it generates maximum income.
Check your entire site for compatibility across multiple browsers.

Correct answer: c. Automatically update your commercial site to ensure that it generates maximum income.

Module 2

Question 1

The World Wide Web is one of many services available over the Internet. Which of the following is another service that is provided over the Internet:

Email
File sharing
Voice over IP
All of the above

Correct answer: d. All of the above

Question 2

Computers running software specifically designed to transmit and store Web resources are called—

Web servers
Modems
Routers
USB Drives

Correct answer: a. Web servers

Question 3

URL stands for—

Unfiltered Resource Lending
Uniform Resource Locator
Unified Resource Localization
None of the above

Correct answer: b. Uniform Resource Locator

Question 4

Which of the following is not an example of a user agent?

Web browser
Screen reader
Pay phone
Media player

Correct answer: c. Pay phone

Question 5

To get your website on the Web, you need a web server.

True
False

Correct answer: a. True

Question 6

Which of the following is not a true statement about web hosting services?

Your Internet service provider may offer free web hosting services.
By law, Internet service providers cannot charge for web hosting services.
The amount of storage space you desire can affect the price.
Monthly bandwidth and other features can affect the price.

Correct answer: b. By law, internet service providers cannot charge for web hosting services.

Question 7

Which of the following is a true statement about content management systems (CMS's)?

Web content authors don't have to know anything about HTML.
CMS's provide content that lets users focus on back-end technology.
There are few jobs available for people who know how to setup and maintain CMS's.
None of the above

Correct answer: a. Web content authors don't have to know anything about HTML.

Question 8

Version control is a feature in content management systems which enables a user to—

ensure that the most recent version of HTML is being used.
revert back to an earlier version of a web page or article if they mess up.
ensures that others may not copy their code and violate copyright law.
All of the above

Correct answer: b. revert back to an earlier version of a web page or article if they mess up.

Question 9

Templates can be great for Web standards, but only if they conform to Web standards.

True
False

Correct answer: a. True

Question 10

A very popular content management system is—

Drupal
Joomla
WordPress
All of the above

Correct answer: d. All of the above

Question 11

Blogging software is a type of CMS that was specifically designed to support blogs.

True
False

Correct answer: a. True

Question 12

With a growing variety of CMS's available so people and organizations can create and manage websites without knowing anything about HTML, does that mean everything you've learned in this course has been a waste of time? Not at all! Because—

CMS's deliver content to the browser as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
there is currently a huge market for people who know how to install and manage a CMS.
there is currently a huge market for people who know how to create modules and plug-ins that extend the functionality of CMS's.
All of the above

Correct answer: d. All of the above