Maddog's HTML for Real People Chapter 5, Quiz

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[INDEX] Ch 5, Q UIZ - Quiz on Adding Color

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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


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