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HCI 201
Quiz 3
February 7, 2006

  1. (10 pts.) What do each of these HTML tags represent?
    <div>   <table>   <tr>   <td>

    Ans: <div>: layer

    <table>: table

    <tr>: table row

    <td>: table definition or table cell

  2. (5 pts.) Pick a hex number between 9D and D9.

    Ans: It could be any two digit hex number satisfying any one of these conditions:

  3. (10 pts.) Write web safe pastel colors derived from these pure colors:
    blue   magenta   red   yellow

    Ans: blue: #CCCCFF

    magenta: #FFCCFF

    red: #FFCCCC (pink)

    yellow: #FFFFCC

  4. (10 pts.) What background color and text color are defined by this HTML tag?
    <body bgcolor="#F0F0F0" text="800000">

    Ans: Light gray (silver); Maroon.

  5. (10 pts.) Is the following address link absolute or relative?
    <a href="../pharmacy/current-stock.htm">
     What does the .. mean?

    Ans: The link is relative because it does not start with http://

  6. (5 pts.) Why do some website designers think that a link to an external website should open up in new window.

    Ans: To show that it does not belong to your site.

  7. (10 pts.) What is a bookmark on an HTML page? How do you create and use one?

    Ans: A bookmark is a location on a page to which a hyperlink can jump. You select Insert >> Bookmark and enter the name of the bookmark in FrontPage. The bookmark tag looks like this:
    <a name="bookmarkname">

  8. (15 pts.) Explain what the following terms mean with respect to colors in the color wheel:
    adjacent   complementary   triadic

    Ans: adjacent: Colors that are only one or two apart in the color wheel.

    complementary: Colors that are 180 degrees apart in the color wheel.

    triadic: Three colors that are 120 degrees apart in the color wheel.

  9. (20 pts.) If you want to create a website that is relaxing for users to view, what colors would you use and what would you use them for on your site. Why? This is an opinion question, there is no one correct answer.

    Ans: Most people thought that using a blue or green color scheme would be most relaxing.