Diagnostic Quiz: How much do you know about web design?

1. The "World Wide Web" was   invented by Tim Berners-Lee, who developed

a. electronic mail (e-mail).

b. the internet.

c. Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML)

d. E-Bay.

2. As a typeface that renders well on the web, what would be your best choice?

a. Georgia.

b. Century schoolbook.

c. Bookman.

d. Script.

3. The HTML tag reads: "<a href="quiz.htm"> Quiz Number One. </a>" What does this mean?

a. Link to an image.

b. Link to another page.

c. Create a table.

d. Add a metatag to the page.

4. Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera, Safari. You recognize these as

a. domain names.

b. web browsers.

c. web design software.

d. hyperlinks.

5. Of the file formats you may use to save images in Photoshop, which is most common for photos destined for the web?

a. TIF file.

b. PS file.

c.   JPG file.

d. MANILA file.

6. Considering questions of copyright law, which is most likely to be legally permissible?

a. Downloading and displaying a photo from NDSU's web site on your own home page.

b. Copying and pasting an article from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune into your on-line term paper.

c. Copying an pasting Javascript code from an on-line code resource into your own web site.

d. All are permissible.

7. The difference between Java and Javascript is...?

a. There is no essential difference.

b. Java is a full programming language.

c. Java is web design software.

d. Java is based on Photoshop's layers.

8. Concepts critical to e-commerce include

a. Database management.

b. Content development.

c. Web site marketing.

d. All of the above.

8. Generally, what do you feel you already know about web site design?

a. Absolutely nada, which is why I'm taking this class.

b. Some HTML and Dreamweaver.

c. Concepts of publication design and Photoshop, but no web design experience.

d. Both tech background and design background.

e. A whole lot of everything; I'm just enrolling to "jump through the hoop."