True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Form labels identify the form
object by its function, such as “First Name” label beside a text box that collects the
user’s first name.
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All forms need to be connected
to an application server that will process the information that the form
collects.
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It’s a good idea to put
the most important information at the bottom of your form.
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To create a form object on a
web page, you use the Form button in the Forms category on the Insert panel.
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Client-side scripting uses
applications that reside on your web server and interacts with the form information
collected.
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The most common types of
scripts stored on a web page are created with a scripting language called
JavaScript.
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You can also create forms that
make changes to your web page based on information users enter.
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You can use CGI scripts to
start and stop external programs or to specify that a page updates automatically based on user
input.
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Check boxes are the most common
type of form object.
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When a web page contains
content that allows the user to interact with the page by clicking or typing, and then responds to
this input in some way, the page is said to contain dynamic content.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Case Base Critical
Thinking
Case 1
Lyle
works for Cobra International (CI), a pet shop that specializes in reptiles. Business has been really
picking up, and the number of calls they have received in response to their website has increased
exponentially. Lyle sees this jump in business as a great opportunity to gather information about who
buys reptiles for pets, and how CI might better serve them.
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First, Lyle wants to know if
their online customers are mostly males or females. What form object would be best for gathering this
info?
a. | Drop-down
menu | b. | Text box | c. | Radio group | d. | Check boxes |
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Lyle wants to know if CI could
do anything to improve its service to online customers, and he wants to give the people who fill in
the form ample space to discuss their concerns. Which form object would be the best choice for
gathering this sort of data?
a. | Radio
buttons | b. | Text field | c. | Check boxes | d. | Text Area Field |
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Lyle is also interested in
starting a photo gallery featuring pictures of CI customers with their pets. What form object should
he use?
a. | Image
field | b. | File field | c. | Custom field | d. | Hidden field |
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Case
2
Denise has been knitting
hats and scarves to sell online, and her business has been really strong. She wants to create a
secure form that allows her customers to buy online.
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Denise knows that if she does
it right, her http protocol will change to a(n) _____ protocol.
a. | shttp | b. | ttps | c. | https | d. | htts |
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Because it is the industry
standard for viewing and sending confidential information on the Internet, Denise will use a(n) _____
Layer.
a. | Unchecked
Coded | b. | Secure Socket | c. | Secure Protocol | d. | Hypertext Transfer |
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A form on a web page consists
of _____ objects such as text boxes or radio buttons into which users type information or from which
they make selections.
a. | input
| b. | interactive | c. | form | d. | open |
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Which of the following
statements about planning a form is false?
a. | Before you use Dreamweaver to create
a form, it’s a good idea to write down the information you want to collect and the order in
which you want to collect it. | b. | It’s a good idea to make a sketch of the form for your
CGI. | c. | Planning your form content at the beginning saves you from spending time organizing the
information when you create the form in Dreamweaver. | d. | When planning your form content, you should organize the
information in a logical order that will make sense to
users. |
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To create a form object on a
web page, you use the Form button in the Forms category on the _____ panel.
a. | New
Form | b. | Tools | c. | Library | d. | Insert |
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The _____ in the Property
inspector specifies the application or script that will process the form data.
a. | Application
Effect | b. | Action Property | c. | CGI Script | d. | Collection Process |
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Which of the following
statements about CGI scripts is false?
a. | CGI programs can be written in the
computer languages Perl or Basic, depending on the type of server that is hosting your
website. | b. | When a CGI script collects data from a web form, it passes the data to a program
running on a web server, which in turn passes the data back to the user’s web browser, which
then makes changes to the website in response to the form data. | c. | CGI allows a web browser to work directly with the
programs that are running on the server and also makes it possible for a website to change in
response to user input. | d. | CGI is one of the most popular tools used to collect form
data. |
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Which statement about CGI
scripts is false?
a. | You can use CGI scripts to start and
stop external programs or to specify that a page updated automatically based on user
input. | b. | You can use CGI scripts to create surveys and site search tools, but they are not
appropriate for creating games. | c. | CGI lets you create dynamic web documents “on the fly” so that pages can be
generated in response to preferences specified by the user. | d. | You can use CGI to do basic tasks such as record entries
to a guest book or count the number of people who have accessed a specific page of your
site. |
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In the figure above, which
number refers to a text field?
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All forms must include a _____,
which viewers click to transfer the form data to the web server.
a. | file
field | b. | Reset button | c. | Submit button | d. | setting field |
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To create radio buttons that
are not part of a radio group, click the Radio button on the _____ panel.
a. | Tools | b. | Insert | c. | Properties | d. | Preferences |
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To add a Spry Validation Field
widget to a form, use the Insert, Spry, Spry Validation (field name) command, or select a button in
the Spry category on the _____ panel.
a. | Spry | b. | Tools | c. | Insert | d. | Widget |
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