True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Graphical tables use only standard word processing characters.
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2.
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The item shown in the figure above is a graphical table.
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3.
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The item shown in the figure above is a text table.
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4.
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Because of the variable spacing, proportional fonts are more visually
attractive, and typically easier to read, than fixed-width fonts.
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5.
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A single table can contain at most one <tbody> tag.
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6.
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By using the <thead> and <tfoot> tags, the browser can be made to
repeat those sections across multiple pages, while changing the contents of the table’s main
body.
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7.
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All browsers support the <tbody>, <thead>, and <tfoot>
tags.
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8.
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Alignment values of “left” or “right” place a table
caption below the table to the left or right.
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9.
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Captions are shown as normal text without special formatting.
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10.
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By default, the caption appears centered above the table when creating a table
caption.
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11.
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The size of a table’s border is an optional attribute.
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12.
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The outside gridlines are not affected by a table’s border attribute; only
the internal gridlines are changed.
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13.
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Decreasing the width of a table’s border to 1 pixel will remove the border
between the cells.
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14.
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By default, tables will display without borders in a browser.
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15.
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The table marked 1 in the figure above has a frame value of
“border”.
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16.
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The table marked 2 in the figure above has a frame value of
“top”.
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17.
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The table marked 3 in Figure 4-26 has a frame value of
“beneath”.
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18.
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The table marked 4 in the figure above has a frame value of
“box”.
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19.
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The table marked 5 in the figure above has a frame value of
“lhs”.
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20.
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The table marked 6 in the figure above has a frame value of
“rhs”.
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21.
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The table marked 7 in the figure above has a frame value of
“vsides”.
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22.
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The table marked 8 in the figure above has a frame value of
“none”.
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23.
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The table marked 1 in the figure above has a rules value of
“full”.
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24.
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The table marked 2 in the figure above has a rules value of
“rows”.
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25.
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The table marked 3 in the figure above has a rules value of
“cols”.
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26.
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The table marked 4 in the figure above has a rules value of
“void”.
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27.
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Specifying a width for an individual cell guarantees that the cell will be that
width when displayed in the browser.
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28.
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If another cell in a column is set to a different width or expands because of
the text in it, the widths of all cells in the column change accordingly.
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29.
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Table styles cascade down through the table structure, from the table element,
through the row groups and table rows, and down to the individual cells.
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Modified True/False Indicate
whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the
statement true.
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30.
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A graphical table contains only text, evenly spaced on the Web page in
rows and columns. _________________________
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31.
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Because it relies on spaces, when you create a graphical table, the font
you use is important. _________________________
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32.
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Proportional fonts are more suitable for text tables than fixed-width
fonts. _________________________
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33.
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Since the character “m” is wider than the character “l,”
a monospace font assigns it more space. _________________________
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34.
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A text table relies on spaces and the characters that fill those spaces to
create its row boundaries. _________________________
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35.
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One difference between the <th> and <td> tags is that text formatted
with the <th> tag is left-aligned within the cell. _________________________
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36.
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The <thead> and <tfoot> sections must appear after any
<tbody> sections in the table structure. _________________________
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37.
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In addition to the top, bottom, left, and right values, Netscape also
supports a position value of “center” for captions. _________________________
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38.
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By default, browsers display tables without table borders.
_________________________
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39.
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The cell spacing attribute controls the amount of space inserted outside
table cells. _________________________
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40.
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Setting a width for a cell guarantees only that the cell width will not be
greater than that value. _________________________
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41.
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In a fluid layout, one or more of the table elements is sized as a
percentage of the page width. _________________________
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42.
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The default value for the position attribute of the float style is left.
_________________________
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43.
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For a table that includes a caption, the colgroup element should be placed
directly before the opening <table> tag. _________________________
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44.
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HTML allows you to manipulate the features of entire columns and groups
of columns. _________________________
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45.
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The sectional layout places page content in columns.
_________________________
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46.
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To create a table row, use the tag <th>content</th>.
_________________________
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47.
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With a columnar layout, the page is broken up into a number of pieces
that are meticulously assembled to create the layout. _________________________
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48.
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Nonbreaking spaces are created with the   character entity.
_________________________
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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49.
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In a text table, cell borders and lines must be created using
a. | hyphens. | c. | special graphical characters. | b. | equal
signs. | d. | Either A or
B |
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50.
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A ____ table contains only text, evenly spaced on the Web page in rows and
columns.
a. | columnar | c. | text | b. | row-based | d. | graphical |
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51.
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Which of the following is a graphical table feature you can control?
a. | You can include shaded borders. | b. | You can control the size of individual table
cells. | c. | You can create cells that span several columns. | d. | All of the
above |
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52.
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Fixed-width fonts are also referred to as ____ fonts.
a. | singular | c. | proportional | b. | monospace | d. | fixed-space |
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53.
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Most typeset documents use ____ fonts.
a. | proportional | c. | spacing | b. | fixed-width | d. | monospace |
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54.
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You can use the ____ tag to display preformatted text.
a. | <pre> | c. | <format> | b. | <form> | d. | <preformatted> |
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55.
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One drawback to a ____ layout is that it does not take into account the size of
the browser window.
a. | fluid | c. | column-based | b. | tabular | d. | fixed-width |
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56.
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The ____ tag displays text using preformatted text.
a. | <font> | c. | <br> | b. | <pre> | d. | <fw> |
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57.
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Any text formatted with the ____ tag retains any white space you want to display
on your Web page.
a. | <form> | c. | <pre> | b. | <sp> | d. | <preformat> |
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58.
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Each row of a table is indicated using a two-sided ____ tag.
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59.
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Within a table row, a two-sided ____ tag indicates the presence of individual
table cells.
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60.
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Enter ____ tags to identify text to be table headers.
a. | <tr> and </tr> | c. | <th> and
</th> | b. | <td> and </td> | d. | <ht> and </ht> |
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61.
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The number of columns is determined by how many ____ are inserted within each
row, according to the original HTML specifications.
a. | cells | c. | headers | b. | columns | d. | indices |
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62.
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If you have four <td> tags in each table row, that table has ____
columns.
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63.
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Text formatted with the <th> tag is displayed in a(n) ____ font.
a. | italicized | c. | underlined | b. | boldface | d. | colored |
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64.
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HTML allows you to identify the different parts of your table using the ____
tags.
a. | <thead> | c. | <tfoot> | b. | <tbody> | d. | All of the
above |
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65.
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The <thead>, <tbody>, and <tfoot> tags do not format the
table, but they do contain row ____.
a. | groups | c. | clusters | b. | aggregates | d. | indices |
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66.
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In the <caption> tag, an alignment value of ____ centers the caption below
the table.
a. | below | c. | under | b. | bottom | d. | beneath |
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67.
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In the <caption> tag, an alignment value of ____ centers the caption above
the table.
a. | above | c. | top | b. | over | d. | central |
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68.
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In a ____ layout, one or more of the table elements is sized as a percentage of
the page width.
a. | fluid | c. | jigsaw | b. | fixed-width | d. | columnar |
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69.
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One drawback of a ____ layout is that it can result in long lines of text, which
can be difficult to read.
a. | fixed-width | c. | fluid | b. | columnar | d. | jigsaw |
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70.
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The default cell spacing value is ____ pixel(s).
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71.
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The default cell padding value is ____ pixel(s).
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72.
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The ____ attribute controls the amount of space inserted between table
cells.
a. | cell padding | c. | cell spacing | b. | cellbetween | d. | cellborder |
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73.
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To control the space between the table text and the cell borders, add the ____
attribute to the table tag.
a. | cell spacing | c. | cellborder | b. | cellbetween | d. | cell padding |
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74.
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The ____ attribute allows you to determine which sides of the table will have
borders.
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75.
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Which of the following is a table frame type?
a. | beneath | c. | top | b. | below | d. | center |
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76.
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Which of the following is a table frame type?
a. | void | c. | vsides | b. | rhs | d. | All of the
above |
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77.
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With the frame value ____, a border is drawn around all four sides of the
table.
a. | box | c. | 4sides | b. | border | d. | all |
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78.
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With the frame value ____, a border is drawn only above the table.
a. | top | c. | hsides | b. | above | d. | box |
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79.
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With the frame value ____, a border is drawn only below the table.
a. | under | c. | below | b. | beneath | d. | vsides |
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80.
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With the frame value ____, a border is drawn on the top and bottom sides of the
table.
a. | rhs | c. | vsides | b. | lhs | d. | hsides |
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81.
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With the frame value ____, a border is drawn only on the left-hand side of the
table.
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82.
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With the frame value ____, a border is drawn only on the right-hand side of the
table.
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83.
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With the frame value ____, a border is drawn on the left and right sides of the
table.
a. | lrhs | c. | vsides | b. | hsides | d. | both |
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84.
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With the frame value ____, no border is drawn around the table.
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85.
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The ____ attribute lets you control how the table gridlines are drawn.
a. | rules | c. | gridlines | b. | grid | d. | lines |
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86.
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Given the syntax <table rules=“type”>, which of the following
is a value for type?
a. | top | c. | bottom | b. | all | d. | All of the
above |
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87.
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The layout shown in the figure above is the ____ layout.
a. | sectional | c. | columnar | b. | jigsaw | d. | grid |
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88.
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The layout shown in the figure above is the ____ layout.
a. | sectional | c. | grid | b. | columnar | d. | jigsaw |
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89.
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One tip for the effective use of tables is to use row ____ to vary the size and
starting point of articles within a columnar layout.
a. | padding | c. | kerning | b. | tracking | d. | spanning |
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90.
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One tip for the effective use of tables is to use cell ____ to keep the table
content from appearing too crowded.
a. | padding | c. | kerning | b. | tracking | d. | spanning |
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91.
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By default, cell text is placed ____.
a. | in the middle of the cell, aligned with the cell’s right
edge | b. | in the middle of the cell, aligned with the cell’s left
edge | c. | at the bottom of the cell, aligned with the cell’s right
edge | d. | at the bottom of the cell, aligned with the cell’s left
edge |
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92.
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A ____ cell occupies more than one row or column in a table.
a. | breadth | c. | spanning | b. | full | d. | columnar |
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93.
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Spanning cells are created by inserting the ____ attributes in a <td> or
<th> tag.
a. | rowspan and colspan | c. | cellspan and rowspan | b. | spanrow and spancol | d. | tdspan and
trspan |
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94.
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To create a cell that spans two columns in a table, you enter the <td> tag
as ____.
a. | <td rowspan>“2”> | c. | <td
colspan>“2”> | b. | <td
colspan=“2”> | d. | <td rowspan=“2”> |
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95.
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To create a cell that spans two rows in a table, you enter the <td> tag as
____.
a. | <td colspan>“2”> | c. | <td
rowspan=“2”> | b. | <td
rowspan>“2”> | d. | <td colspan=“2”> |
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96.
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To create a cell that spans two rows and two columns at the same time, you enter
the <td> tag as ____.
a. | <td rows=“2” cols=“2”> | c. | <td
span=“2,2”> | b. | <td
rowspan=“2+2”> | d. | <td rowspan=“2”
colspan=“2”> |
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97.
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The layout in the figure above is the ____ layout.
a. | jigsaw | c. | grid | b. | columnar | d. | sectional |
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98.
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By default, table borders are displayed in two shades of ____ that create a
three-dimensional effect.
a. | white | c. | gray | b. | black | d. | blue |
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Completion Complete each
statement.
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99.
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A(n) ____________________ table is displayed using graphical elements to
distinguish the table components.
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100.
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One tip for the effective use of tables is to use ____________________ elements
to reduce the amount of unused space in the browser window, and to use fixed-width elements when you
need to precisely place elements on a page.
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101.
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To create a text table, you need to use a(n) ____________________ font so that
the columns align properly.
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102.
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____________________-width fonts use the same amount of space for each
character.
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103.
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____________________ fonts assign a different amount of space for each character
depending on the width of that character.
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104.
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If you use a(n) ____________________ font in a text table, the varying width of
the characters and the spaces between characters can cause errors when the page is rendered in the
user’s browser.
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105.
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____________________ text is text that is formatted in ways that HTML would
otherwise not recognize.
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106.
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The table ____________________ is the number of rows and columns, the location
of column headings, and the placement of a table caption.
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107.
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Tables are marked within a two-sided ____________________ tag that identifies
the start and ending of the table structure.
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108.
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HTML provides a special tag for ____________________ headings in a table.
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109.
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The ____________________ tag is most often used for column headings, but you can
use it for any cell that you want to contain centered boldfaced text.
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110.
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The <tbody>, <tfoot>, and <thead> tags contain collections of
rows called ____________________ groups.
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111.
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Cell ____________________ refers to the space within the cells.
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112.
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With the ____________________ and rule attributes you can control how borders
and gridlines are applied to the table.
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113.
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If you want your table to fill the entire width of the display area, regardless
of the resolution of the user’s monitor, you should set the width attribute to
____________________.
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114.
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You can organize columns into ____________________ and format one or more entire
columns with a single style declaration or attribute.
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115.
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In the ____________________ layout, the page content is placed in
columns.
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116.
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In a(n) ____________________ layout, you break the page content into sections,
placing each section in its own table cell.
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117.
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By breaking up page content into separate pieces you can create almost any type
of layout; this technique is sometimes referred to as a(n) ____________________ layout.
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Matching
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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or
definition. a. | text | e. | frame | b. | graphical | f. | rules | c. | fixed-width | g. | spanning | d. | proportional | h. | fluid |
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118.
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Table type that uses only standard word processing characters
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119.
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Font that assigns a different amount of space for each character depending on
the character’s width
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120.
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Font that uses the same amount of space for each character
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121.
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Type of cell that occupies more than one row or column in a table
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122.
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Attribute that allows you to determine which sides of a table will have
borders
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123.
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Layout in which one or more of the table elements is sized as a percentage of
the page width
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124.
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Attribute that lets you control how table gridlines are drawn
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125.
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Table type that can include background colors
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Short Answer
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126.
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Write the HTML code to create the table shown in the figure above.
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127.
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Why should you use a fixed-width font when creating a text table?
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128.
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How do you create a text table using the <pre> tag?
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129.
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What are the steps for inserting table text?
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130.
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What kinds of tables sometimes use the <tbody>, <thead>, and
<tfoot> tags?
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131.
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What is the syntax for creating a table caption and changing its
placement?
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132.
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What is the syntax for creating a table border?
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133.
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What is the syntax for specifying cell spacing?
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134.
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What is the syntax for specifying cell padding?
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135.
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Unless you specify differently, how is the size of a table determined?
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136.
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What is the syntax for specifying a table’s size?
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137.
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What attribute do you add to a header cell to prevent line wrapping?
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138.
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How do you vertically align the contents of a cell?
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139.
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For what is the columnar layout popularly used?
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140.
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What is a drawback to the fixed-width layout?
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141.
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How is the drawback to the fixed-width layout alleviated?
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142.
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What is a drawback of a fluid layout?
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143.
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One challenge associated with tables is that they can slow down page rendering.
Explain what this means.
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144.
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What is the best approach to determining whether to use a fluid layout, a
fixed-width layout, or a combination of both?
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145.
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One challenge associated with tables is that they can be inaccessible. Explain
what this means.
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Essay
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146.
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What is a graphical table? What are some things this type of table will permit
that a text table will not? Under what circumstances is a text table preferable?
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147.
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Explain what the <tbody>, <thead>, and <tfoot> tags are and
how they are used. What kinds of tables use them most often?
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148.
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Explain what a fixed-width layout is. What is its advantage? What is its
drawback? How is this alleviated?
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149.
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Give six guidelines for the effective use of tables.
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150.
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Briefly explain four challenges often associated with tables.
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