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Which of the following statements is NOT true about color pallettes?
a color pallette is a table of values in memory
a color pallette is used to convert computer numerics to color
the color pallette is provided by your display monitor
there are many different kinds and sizes of color pallettes
What does your software do when it encounters a color not in the available color pallette?
substitutes a color "close" to it
simulates the color by dithering
either one of the above options
displays it in gray tones
How many color tones can be specified in the HTML document?
16
256
16383
16+ million
'RGB' stands for:
Rotating Graphics Base
Rotten Gum Balls
Redirectable Graphics Base
Red-Green-Blue
The RGB-code consists of:
a single value from 0-255
three hexadecimal-coded numbers
an 8-bit number, or "byte"
a color name
Which of the following is true about background colors?
the 'BGCOLOR' attribute gets embedded in the opening '<BODY>' tag
'BGCOLOR' is a standalone HTML tag
'BGCOLOR' should be placed between the opening '<BODY>' and closing '</BODY>' tags
the 'BGCOLOR' attribute belongs in the HTML 'HEAD' element
Which of the following is a validly constructed tag for implementing background color?
<BODY BGCOLOR="FF00FF">
<BODY BGCOLOR="#123456">
<BODY> BGCOLOR="#FF00FF"</BODY>
<HEAD BGCOLOR="FF00FF"></HEAD>
How does the graphics browser respond to a valid color attribute?
it displays it just like you specified
it substitutes the closest available color
it tries to approximate the color by dithering
it selects any one of the above methods
TRUE or FALSE: If you specify a background color correctly, the browser will always display the color your specified.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE: If the HTML file does not specify a background color, the browser will supply the default background.
True
False
Which of the following is a valid HTML tag for a "navy" font?
<BODY COLOR="#000080">
<FONT COLOR="000080">
<FONT FONTCOLOR="#000080">
<FONT SIZE=+1 COLOR="#000080">
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of poor color selection when using font or background colors?
invisible text
lost document title
poor readability
mistaken hypertext links
TRUE or FALSE: When using a background color, it is best to avoid specifying link color
True
False
Which of the following statements is NOT true about color attributes for links?
'<BODY LINK="#000080">' specifies a color for an un-visited link
'<BODY LINKCOLOR="#000080">' specifies a color for an generic link
'<BODY VLINK="#000080">' specifies a color for an visited link
'<BODY ALINK="#000080">' specifies a color for a link during clicking
When specifying more than one attribute for a particular tag, what should you do?
leave whitespace between each attribute
place each tag in its own opening tag
place all tags between the opening and closing tag
enclose attribute names in quotation marks
TRUE or FALSE: The best way to avoid unexpected results with your web page is to test it thoroughly.
True
False