Quiz Questions

1. Please explain the meaning and function of HTML.

HTML is Hyper Text Markup Language. HTML is the code underlying every web page. It is what makes a web page possible. HTML defines the structure and layout of a web page.

2. Please explain the meaning and function of CSS.

CSS is Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is used to control the layout and visual aspects of a web page. CSS is used to style the type, graphics, and layout of a web page.

3. What is Hosting?

Web hosting is the process or product of placing your files on a web server so the site may be viewed online. Web Hosting is the placing of the website online for general consumption.

4. What is the purpose of DNS?

DNS is Domain Name Server. Internet system to translate names into IP addresses to find devices.

5. What is the purpose of FTP?

FTP is File Transfer Protocol. Is a way to transfer files to and from a server.

6. What does the acronym HTTP stand for?

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.[1] HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. Hypertext is a multi-linear set of objects, building a network by using logical links (the so called hyperlinks) between the nodes (e.g. text or words). HTTP is the protocol to exchange or transfer hypertext.

7. What does the tool Word Press Accomplish for a Web Designer? WordPress has a web template system using a template processor to manage web site content to create web pages.

Word Press is a blogging tool and dynamic CMS to create and manage and maintain your website.

8. What does Joomala do for a Web Content Manager?

Joomla! is software that lets you make and update web pages easily.
You can think of a Joomla! website as bringing together three elements.

• Your content, which is mainly stored in a database.
• Your template, which controls the design and presentation of your content (such as fonts, colors and layout).
• Joomla! which is the software that bring the content and the template together to produce webpages.
  

enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.

9. What is Blue Host?

A professional inexpensive web file hosting service.

10. What is the “Z” Rule?

The “Z” Rule applies to the way users read whether on a web site or type written page.. The eye scans the page in a Z pattern reading left to right and then back to the left again.

11. What is the “F” Format in Web Design?

The F format is a way to design a web page so that it is in the shape of an F. It is a format shaped like the letter 'F ' to organize you work. Some templates are formatted this way.

12. Why is contrast in color important in Web Page Design?

In order to read text easily and to make it visually appealing to the user. Black on white has the most visual contrast.

13. Companies need to have a strong, consistent look throughout their collateral to establish and

maintain their brand. This is what separates them from their competitors.

14. Web sites need to be divided up into visual zones to allow the viewer to distinguish what

functions happen in each zone. One zone will be the navigation zone, one zone will be the

address zone, etc. It is to give order to the site.

15. You need to pick imagery that conveys the theme or message of the site. The imagery needs

to reflect visually what you are saying in your text. The imagery should bring the text "alive".