Chapter 3, Quiz Answers

Which of the following is NOT true about hyperlinks?
a link is a short text or graphic that points to a file or document
a text link is usually highlighted
a text link contains two essential parts
a link cannot be an image

A hyperlink contains two essential parts. What are they?
graphic and text
color and description
reference and description
location and link parameter

Which of the following does NOT describe a valid browser function when a link is "clicked"?
the browser checks for a copy of the referenced file in local cache storage
the browser "recalls" the link reference that was parsed earlier
the browser reads the link reference and discards it.
the browser formulates a message to the HTTP server

Which of the following is NOT a valid ISP HTTP server function?
The HTTP server responds to a browser request by returning the requested file or an error
The HTTP server can request a file or document from the Internet
The HTTP server builds the valid URL from the link reference
The HTTP server has access to the ISP's web space (disk storage)

Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The ISP sets aside disk space for storing HTML files
The ISP modifies each HTML file as it is uploaded to the web space
The ISP assigns a base URL for each account's web space
The ISP determines the procedure for uploading HTML files to the web space

TRUE or FALSE: Anyone requesting your "home" URL without a filename, will get the default HTML file
True
False

TRUE or FALSE: If a link reference contains only a file name, the browser builds the URL based on the URL of the current document.
True
False

TRUE or FALSE: In order to use a just a filename as a link reference, the referenced file must reside in a different directory than the document containing the link
True
False

Which of the following source code fragments implements a VALID link?
click <A HREF=goodfile.htm>here< for a good time>
click <A HREF="goodfile.htm">here</A> for a good time
click <A "goodfile.htm">here</A> for a good time
click here <A HREF="goodfile.htm"></A> for a good time.

TRUE or FALSE: An embedded hyperlink may be placed anywhere in the HTML file
True
False

Which of the following is an example of a validly formatted URL for retrieving a web page?
www.io.com/~maddog/
HREF="www.io.com/~maddog/goodfile.htm"
goodfile.htm
http://www.io.com/~maddog/

Which of the following is true about the use of the anchor tag?
the link-description is embedded in the opening tag
the link reference goes between the opening and closing tags
there must be a "space" between <A and HREF=
the closing tag is optional

Which of the following links can NOT work?
click <A HREF="goodfile.htm#go_here">here</A> for a good time
click <A HREF="http://www.io.com/~maddog/goodfile.htm#go_here">here</A> for a good time
click <A HREF="#go_here">here</A> for a good time
click <A HREF="goodfile.htm"></A> here for a good time

TRUE or FALSE: The "name" reference establishes a symbolic target within the HTML document.
True
False

TRUE or FALSE: A named target is prominently displayed by the browser
True
False

Which of the following source code fragments implements a VALID target symbol?
<A NAME="#para1"></A>
<A NAME="para1"></A>
<A HREF="#para1"></A>
<A NAME="para1">

Which of the following source code fragments implements a VALID link to a target symbol?
<A HREF="#para1"></A>
<A NAME="para1"></A>
<A HREF="para1"></A>
<A HREF="http://www.io.com/~maddog/#para1"></A>

Which of the following is NOT true about using anchor tags?
The 'HREF=' is used in building links
The 'NAME=' is used in building target symbols
it's a tag pair, requiring both an opening and closing tag
the quotation marks after the '=' sign are optional

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