Maddog's HTML for Real People Chapter 5, Quiz Answers

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[INDEX]         Ch 5, Q UIZ - Quiz on Adding Color
Here are the answers to this chapter's quiz:

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
[X] 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
[X] 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
[X] 16+ million

'RGB' stands for:
[  ] Rotating Graphics Base
[  ] Rotten Gum Balls
[  ] Redirectable Graphics Base
[X] Red-Green-Blue

The RGB-code consists of:
[  ] a single value from 0-255
[X] three hexadecimal-coded numbers
[  ] an 8-bit number, or "byte"
[  ] a color name

Which of the following is true about background colors?
[X] 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">
[X] <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
[X] 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
[X] False

TRUE or FALSE: If the HTML file does not specify a background color, the browser will supply the default background.
[X] True
[  ] False

Which of the following is a valid HTML tag for a "navy" font?
[  ]<BODY COLOR="#000080">
[  ] <FONT COLOR="000080">
[  ] <FONT FONTCOLOR="#000080">
[X] <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
[X] 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
[X] 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
[X] '<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?
[X] 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.
[X] True
[  ] False


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