Web Page Design 1 - Self Test
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• Note: These self test questions were written to help you learn & remember how to
design a "good" web site. Some of the self test questions may deal with topics not covered
in the text, in lectures, or in your textbook. You are responsible for the content of your text
book plus the content of lectures, laboratory assignments, & material on the web site
including this self test.
1. Using Templates & Wizards to create web sites
a. reduces Wed site design time dramatically.
b. produces Web sites that have personality.
c. is highly recommended.
d. none of the above
2. The second most common internet browser in use is
a. Microsoft's Internet Explorer
b. Netscape Navigator
c. Firefox
d. Opera
• Note: Internet Explorer is the most common browser at 80% usage. Firefox is second.
Most users are using a display with 1024x768 pixels or more, with a color depth of at
least 65K colors. More than 90% of users are using a broadband (fast) connection.
3. FrontPage will convert all of the following into Web Pages except files with
a. file extensions .rtf
b. file extensions .txt
c. file extensions .xls
d. file extensions .jpg
4. Using FrontPage to convert a file into a Web page works well for text files, simply formatted
word-processing files, or for files in which all you need is static data.
a. True
b. False
5. Importing files in their native format into your Web site for downloading by your site's users
makes more sense for long complex documents containing dynamic components.
a. True
b. False
6. Using documents in their native format on your site requires that visitors have programs on
their computers that know how to read the documents.
a. True
b. False
• Note: This is not a plus. If the user doesn't have the program, extra effort, time, &
perhaps money will be required to install it. Will the user make the effort?
7. The upside of using documents in their native format on your site is that non-Web pages
(documents) can be quite large & therefore take a long time to download.
a. True
b. False
8. Many Web sites make formatted documents available in PDF files. PDF files look great &
can be downloaded quickly because the files are compact.
a. True
b. False
• Note: OpenOffice (a free open source suite of programs) can convert Microsoft Office
documents to PDF format.
9. Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, & PowerPoint can generate Web pages.
a. True
b. False
10. If your site does not meet all of the accessibility guidelines, you should
a. not publish your site.
b. ignore the problems completely.
c. fix what you can & not worry too much about it.
d. submit the accessibility report to the government.
• Note: Of course you should check your site against accessibility guidelines whenever
significance changes have been made to it.
11. If you use custom fonts when designing your Web pages
a. your visitors' computer will always display them.
b. your visitors' computer will ignore them and always display the default font.
c. your visitors' computer must also have these fonts installed in order for your text to appear
correctly on their screens.
d. you should use the most esoteric fonts you can find as this will enhance your Web page and
set it off from the crowd. It will be truly personalized.
• Note: Internet Explorer's default Webpage font is Times New Roman unless changed by
the user (this rarely happens). I want my pages to be seen in Arial (unless I override) so I change
the text font in the site's style sheet; however, I could set the default font for FrontPage to Arial
(see page 66) & let the program take care of it, overriding as desired using FrontPage's formatting
tools.
12. The Navigation pane displays a graphical diagram similar to an organization chart.
a. True
b. False
13. Suppose you want a hyperlink to open a new browser window when clicked. How do you make
this kind of link in FrontPage?
a. Set the Target Frame to New Window.
b. Edit the link, & then set the Bookmark to New Window.
c. Select the link, & then click New Window on the Window menu.
d. All of these will work!
14. What's a quick way to see all of the files & folders while staying in Page view?
a. On the View menu, click Folders.
b. On the View menu, click Navigation.
c. On the View menu, click Folder List.
d. All of these will work!
15. Suppose you want to change the color of all the links on your home page. What's a fast way you
can do this?
a. On the Format menu, click Font. Then choose the Decoration option.
b. On the Format menu, click Background. Then choose a color for your links.
c. On the Edit menu, click Select All. Then right-click the text, select Font Properties, & then change
the color of the text.
d. All of these will work!
16. Horizontal lines
a. if overused wreak design havoc.
b. provide a quick way to divide your Web page into different sections.
c. can have different widths, heights, styles, & colors.
d. All of these!
17. It's good to use a bookmark when you have
a. many graphics.
b. a short web page.
c. a long web page.
d. a really colorful web page
18. If one of your external web site links has a new URL, you need to
a. make a new table of contents for your Web site.
b. reorganize your web site.
c. save your web page.
d. edit your hyperlink.
19. FrontPage can make which of the following list types?
a. Bulleted only
b. Numbered only
c. Combination of Numbered & Bulleted
d. All of these!
20. A hyperlink destination can not link to
a. a hyperlink source.
b. a spot on the same page.
c. another page or file inside the same Web site.
d. a different site (URL) on the Internet.
e. an email address.
f. a file or initiate a file download.
21.To see how a page will look on the Internet, you would preview it in
a. Access.
b. PageMaker.
c. your browser.
d. html view in FrontPage
22. To create a new internet page, you could use
a. Microsoft Word.
b. Microsoft Excel.
c. Microsoft FrontPage.
d. All of the Above!
23. All files for a FrontPage 2003 Web site must be
a. running under WindowsXP or Vista.
b. running on a Unix Internet Server.
c. located in different folders on the local hard drive.
d. in the folders where the Web site resides on the server.
24. Gif's can display a range, or palette of
a. 64 colors.
b. 128 colors.
c. 256 colors.
d. 1024 colors.
25. For less dithering GIFs can use a browser-safe palette of
a. 200 colors.
b. 216 colors.
c. 232 colors.
d. 256 colors.
26. Which of the following graphics formats can contain transparent parts?
a. GIF & PNG
b. RGB & JPEG
c. Drawn & Bit Maps
d. TIFF & PSP
27. You should never use the GIF format for a photograph, even if it's a black & white photograph.
a. True
b. False
The GIF format can only accommodate up to 256 colors. But a black & white photograph has just that:
256 colors. (Actually, it has 256 shades of gray — from black to white.) Note, however, that the GIF
format does not accommodate color photos very well. That's because color photos can have millions
of colors.
28. Graphic images that appear in web sites must be image files that are recognized by
a. artists.
b. Web servers.
c. Web browsers.
d. Photo Editing Programs
29. To "crop" an image means to
a. enlarge it.
b. change its color.
c. remove a portion of it.
d. surround it with a border.
30. Which of the following is not one of the three friendly Web graphics formats?
a. GIF
b. DOC
c. PNG
d. JPEG
31. What are "Web Safe" colors?
a. Colors that resist virus infections.
b. Default colors used by all web browsers.
c. Colors that display consistently across platforms.
d. Any color visible on your monitor in considered "Web Safe".
32. Which of the following is not a drawn graphic?
a. WordArt
b. An AutoShape
c. A Bit Mapped Picture
d. All of the above are drawn graphics.
33. A photo in your photo gallery needs to be moved, how can it be done?
a. Select the photo file name in the list, and then drag it up or down.
b. Select the photo and then press CTRL+Z until it is where you want it.
c. Double-click the gallery, select the photo, & then click Move Up or Move Down.
d. all of the above methods will work.
34. Some photos you want to use in the photo gallery look washed out. What should you do
to improve the contrast?
a. Adjust the contrast settings on your computer monitor.
b. Add the photos to a page, and then adjust the contrast by using the Format toolbar.
c. Add the photos to a page, and then adjust the contrast by using the Pictures toolbar.
d. Add the photos to a page, and then adjust the contrast by using the Drawing toolbar.
35. Is there a limit to the number of photos you can add to a FrontPage gallery?
a. Yes. You can't add more than 100 photos to a single gallery.
b. Yes. You can't add more than 50 photos to a single gallery.
c. Yes. You can't add more than 10 photos to a single gallery.
d. No. You can add as many photos as you like.
36. The horizontal layout of your photo gallery doesn't suit you. Can you change the layout easily?
a. No. It can be done; but, not easily.
b. Yes. Layouts can be easily changed at any time.
c. No. You must start again & create a new gallery.
d. No. Photo galleries are available in only one layout type.
37. Power Point Presentations can be accessed from web pages by
a. linking directly to the PowerPoint file.
b. saving your presentation as a web page an linking to it.
c. converting your presentation to a PDF file and linking directly to it.
d. saving your presentation as a series of HTML files that link to each other.
e. All of the above.
38. The reason that using PowerPoint’s ”save as web page” is not recommended is that
a. The file size is just too large to be of practical use.
b. There are accessibility problems with using the result.
c. FrontPage must be installed on your machine for it to work.
d. Frames are not automatically used when creating the web page.
39. The recommended way to integrate Power Point Presentations on your web site is by
a. linking directly to the PowerPoint file.
b. saving your presentation as a web page an linking to it.
c. converting your presentation to a PDF file and linking directly to it.
d. saving your presentation as a series of HTML files that link to each other.
40. A grid table
a. is structurally identical to a layout table.
b. cordons off individual bits of data into little boxes called cells.
c. contains cells which can hold anything that can be put into a regular page.
d. all of these.
41. Re. Tables; cell padding is the
a. width of a cell.
b. height of a cell.
c. distance between each cell within a table.
d. distance between the contents & the edge of a cell
42. Which of the following methods to insert a table is not a valid method?
a. From the Insert menu, choose Table & then select the number of rows & columns.
b. Click on the Insert Table icon from the toolbar & drag to select the number of rows & columns.
c. From the Table menu, select Insert & then select Table. Enter the number of rows & columns
in the appropriate text boxes.
d. From the Table menu, choose Draw Table & from the Draw Table toolbar that appears, select
the Draw Table tool & draw the outside table border. Then draw individual lines for rows & columns.
43. You can specify a table's width & height in pixels or percent. If you specify the width/height in
pixels, the table will remain the specified width/height even if the browser window is resized. If you
specify the width/height in percent, the table's width/height will change as the browser window is resized.
a. true
b. false
44. When you add pictures & graphics to your web pages, the page sizes can quickly escalate. Which of the
following is not a valid method for controlling picture/graphic file size?
a. Resize & Resample the picture using the picture toolbar.
b. Convert the picture to the jpeg format and lower the quality setting.
c. To ensure faster page load times, do not use any graphics on your web pages.
d. For high resolution pictures, make a copy of the picture & lower its resolution by using a graphics program
(such as GIMP).
e. Consider making the picture a thumbnail (a small version of the picture the visitor can click on to download
the full-size version).
45. Which of the following is not a valid characteristic of the Photo Gallery tool?
a. you can add or delete photos appearing in the Photo Gallery.
b. You can change the order of photos appearing in the Photo Gallery.
c. Allows you to display a collection of graphics arranged in a specific layout.
d. There are four different layouts from which you can choose to arrange your photos.
e. You can add a caption and a photo description to each photo contained in the Photo Gallery.
f. You can specify the size of photo thumbnails as well as image size using the Photo Gallery tool.
g. You can add animation effects to photos such as fly-in from top, right corner or scroll across the screen.
46. Which of the following types of hyperlinks can you insert from the Insert Hyperlink dialog box?
a. Hyperlink to a new document/page.
b. Hyperlink to an Existing File or Web Page.
c. E-mail hyperlink to a specified E-mail Address.
d. Hyperlink to a place in the current page/document.
e. All of the above are valid links.
47. When a table "floats"
a. pictures "fly".
b. text "wraps".
c. cells "sink".
d. columns "widen"
48. It is recommended that before creating a web form, you have completed all of the following,
except one. Which is not necessary?
a. Decide how you want the form data returned to you.
b. Clearly identify what kind of information you want to gather from your form.
c. Record the names, passwords of all potential site visitors that will be completing your form so you can
add these to the list of users who have access.
d. Determine the web server you will be publishing to and the technology used to store and retrieve form
data, the address (URL) that your form will use, & any rules & security regulations for which your form
must comply.
49. Insert this type of form field when you want the visitor to enter one line of information.
a. text area
b. text box
c. check box
d. drop-down menu
e. option button/radio button
50. Insert this type of form field when you want the visitor to answer a question & only one option can
be selected (mutually exclusive).
a. group box
b. check box
c. drop-down menu
d. custom push button
e. option button/radio button
51. insert this type of form field when you want the visitor to answer a question where one or more options
may be correct.
a. text area
b. text box
c. check box
d. drop-down menu
e. option button/radio button
53. Insert this type of form field when you want the visitor to select the correct answer from a list
or menu of options.
a. text box
b. text area
c. drop-down menu
d. option button/radio button
e. group box
f. custom push button
g. check box
h. hidden field
i. file upload control
54. You can include information in the form results that are not visible to the visitor. These "hidden" fields are
included in the form results, along with the names & values of the visible, form fields.
a. True
b. False
55. A common use for tables is to control the layout of your page. You can insert content & then hide which of
the following properties so that the table cannot be seen?
a. borders
b. table alignment
c. row & column sizes
d. table width & height
56. To insert a layout table (FP-2003), you would
a. from the Insert menu, choose Layout Tables & Cells.
b. click on the Insert Layout Table and Cells icon from the toolbar.
c. select the table menu, & choose Insert & then choose Table. Right click within the inserted table & select "Make Layout Table".
d. select the top arrow of the Task Pane to access the Task Pane options menu & choose Layout Tables and Cells (OR you can
select the Table menu and choose Layout Tables and Cells). In the Task Pane, click on the Insert Layout Table link that appears.
57. An Interactive Button is a FrontPage Web Component that is produced using JavaScript, and therefore requires
that viewers of your site use JavaScript-capable browsers.
a. True
b. False
58. HTML
a. is a programming language.
b. is a markup language.
c. requires an extensive amount of programming experience to learn.
d. is all of the above.
59. Because older Web browsers treat empty table cells differently it might be a good idea to insert an invisible GIF image
into empty cell tables to prop them open.
a. True
b. False
60. In FrontPage
a. you must fill every cell in your layout table.
b. text does not wrap as you type into layout cells.
c. by default, cell height & width stretch to accommodate whatever you place inside a layout cell.
d. you can insert anything into a layout table that you can into a regular page except symbols.
61. Event handlers require
a. Java support.
b. FrontPage SharePoint support.
c. no support other than that provided by browsers.
d. that only user-initiated DHTML events be responded to.