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1
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Where do you put non-visible content about the HTML document?

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head

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Where do you put visible content about the HTML document?

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body

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Where do the head and body tags go in a valid HTML document?

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html

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What is the purpose of a declaration?

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The declaration tells the web browser what html version the document is written in.

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Give 5 examples of HTML element tags.

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  • head
  • body
  • img
  • div
  • p
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6
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What is the purpose of HTML attributes?

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to give each element its own additional/unique information

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7
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Give an example of an HTML entity (escape character)

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copyright, trademark

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How do block-level elements affect the document flow?

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block-level elements take up the whole line

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How do inline elements affect the document flow?

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inline elements only take up space they only need

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10
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What are the default width and height of a block-level element?

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width is 100% of the viewport and height is the height of the content

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What are the default width and height of an inline element?

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width is width of the content and height is also the height of the content

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12
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What is the difference between an ordered list and an unordered list in HTML?

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ordered lists with numbers while unordered lists with dots

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13
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Is an HTML list a block element or an inline element?

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block

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14
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What HTML tag is used to link to another website?

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anchor tag

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15
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What is an absolute URL?

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points to an external application / location

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16
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What is a relative URL?

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relative URLs’ path generally refers to a resource on the same machine as the current document.

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17
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How do you indicate the relative link to a parent directory?

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../

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18
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How do you indicate the relative link to a child directory?

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/

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19
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How do you indicate the relative link to a grand parent directory?

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../../

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20
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How do you indicate the relative link to the same directory?

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the file name

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21
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What is the purpose of an HTML form element?

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it represents a document section containing interactive controls for submitting information

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22
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Give 5 examples of form control elements.

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input, label, select, button, textarea

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23
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Give 3 examples of type attributes for HTML input elements

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text, radio, checkbox

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24
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Is an HTML input element a block element or an inline element?

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inline

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25
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What are the six primary HTML elements for creating tables?

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table, thead, tbody, tr, th, td

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26
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What purpose do the thead and tbody elements serve?

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help distinguish between the main content and the first / last rows

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27
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Give 2 examples of data that would lend itself well to being displayed in a table.

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  1. Academic grades

2. Restaurant customers

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28
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What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?

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selector, declaration, property, value

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29
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In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?

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.

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30
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In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?

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element name

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31
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In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?

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#

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32
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Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.

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color keywords, rgb color values, hexadecimal color values

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33
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What CSS properties make up the box model?

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content (width, height), padding, border, margin

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34
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Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?

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margin

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35
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Which CSS property add space between a box’s content and its border?

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padding

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36
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What is a pseudo-class?

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class that allows you to change the appearance of elements when a user is interacting with them.

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37
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What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?

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event based styling

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38
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Name at least two units of type size in CSS

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pixels, rem

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39
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What CSS property controls the font used for the text inside an element?

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font-family property

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40
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What is the default flex-direction of a flex container?

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row

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41
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What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?

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nowrap

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42
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Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?

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they are block level elements

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43
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What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?

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row

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44
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What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?

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static

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45
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How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?

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It doesn’t

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46
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How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?

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relative positioning moves an element in relation to where it would have been in normal flow.

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47
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How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?

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It is removed from the document flow entirely (They don’t exists)

any sibling elements will shift to the empty space

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48
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How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?

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gets positioned within the nearest non-static ancestor element

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49
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How do you constrain an absolute positioned element to a containing block?

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you can set the parent element’s position to relative.

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50
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What are the four box offset properties?

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top, bottom, left, right

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51
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What is the purpose of variables?

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they are used to store information to be referenced and manipulated

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52
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How do you declare a variable

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variable keyword: var, let, const

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53
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How do you initialize (assign a value to) a variable?

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=

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54
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What characters are allowed in variable names?

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letter, $, _, numbers (but not in the beginning)

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55
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What does it mean to say that variable names are “case sensitive”?

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variables, function names, and any other identifiers must always be typed with a consistent capitalization of letters.

i.e. data does not equal Data

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56
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What is the purpose of a string?

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storing and manipulating text

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57
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What is the purpose of a number?

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math

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58
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What is the purpose of a boolean?

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comparison (making decisions)

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59
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What does the = operator mean in JavaScript?

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assignment

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60
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how do you update the value of a variable?

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variable name and then an “=” with the new value.

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61
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What is the difference between null and undefined?

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null means “no value” whereas undefined means that “the variable has not been declared, or has not been given a value”

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62
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Why is it a good habit to include “labels” when you log values to the browser console?∫

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so we know the context of that value

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63
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Give five examples of JavaScript primitives.

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number, string, boolean, null, undefined

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64
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What data type is returned by an arithmetic operation?

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number

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65
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What is string concatenation?

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putting strings together

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66
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What purpose(s) does the + plus operator serve in JavaScript?

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concatenation

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67
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What data type is returned by comparing two values?

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boolean

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68
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What does the += operator do?

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you add the value of the variable to the value and reassign that value to the variable.

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69
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What are objects used for?

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storing property and values

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70
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What are object properties?

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a simple association between name and value

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71
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Describe object literal notation.

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var student = {

}

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72
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How do you remove a property from an object?

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delete operator

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73
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What are the two ways to get or update the value of a property?

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dot notation, bracket notation

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74
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What are arrays used for?

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it is used to store different elements, often when we want to store list of elements and access them by a single variable

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75
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Describe array literal notation.

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var myArray = [ ] ;

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76
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How are arrays different from “plain” objects?

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ordered (indexed), have a .length property

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77
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What number represents the first index of an array?

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0

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78
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What is the length property of an array?

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.length: returns the amount of elements in the array

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79
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How do you calculate the last index of an array?

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myArray[myArray.length - 1]

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80
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What is a function in JavaScript?

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set of statements that performs a task or calculates a value

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81
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Describe the parts of a function definition.

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function keyword, parameters, function code block

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82
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Describe the parts of a function call.

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functionName(parameter);

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83
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When comparing them side-by-side, what are the differences between a function call and a function definition?

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parameters vs arguments, no function keyword, no codeblock

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84
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Why are function parameters useful?

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you can reuse the function for any other relevant situation

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85
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What two effects does a return statement have on the behavior of a function?

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ends the function, returns control of the calling function

86
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Why do we log things to the console?

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To check if the output is what we want.

87
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What is a method?

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method is a function value that is assigned to a property in an object.

88
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How is a method different from any other function?

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method is stored in an object

89
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How do you remove the last element from an array?

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.pop()

90
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How do you round a number down to the nearest integer?

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Math.floor( )

91
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How do you generate a random number?

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Math.random( )

92
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How do you delete an element from an array?

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.shift( ) & .pop( ) & .splice( )

93
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How do you append an element to an array?

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.push( )

94
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How do you break a string up into an array?

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.split( )

95
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Do string methods change the original string? How would you check if you weren’t sure?

A

No, console.log original string

96
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Roughly how many strings methods are there according to the MDN Web docs?

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51

97
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Is the return value of a function or method useful in every situation?

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no

98
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Roughly how many array methods are there according to the MDN Web docs?

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38

99
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What three-letter acronym should you always include in your Google search about a JavaScript method or CSS property?

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M D N

100
Q

Give 6 examples of comparison operators.

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, >, ===, !==

101
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What data type do comparison expressions evaluate to?

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boolean

102
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What is the purpose of an if statement?

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it’s how computers make decisions

103
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Is else required in order to use an if statement?

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no

104
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Describe the syntax (structure) of an if statement.

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if (conditional) {

}

105
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What are the three logical operators?

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&&, | |, !

106
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How do you compare two different expressions in the same condition?

A

logical operators

107
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What is the purpose of a loop?

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as long as the conditional is true, it runs the code block

108
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What is the purpose of a condition expression in a loop?

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stopping the loop

109
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What does “iteration” mean in the context of loops?

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one execution of the loop code block

110
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When does the condition expression of a while loop get evaluated?

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before the code block executes

111
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When does the initialization expression of a for loop get evaluated?

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before anything

112
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When does the condition expression of a for loop get evaluated?

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after the initialization expression and before the loop code block

113
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When does the final expression of a for loop get evaluated?

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after each code block is run

114
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Besides a return statement, which exits its entire function block, which keyword exits a loop before its condition expression evaluates to false?

A

break;

115
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What does the ++ increment operator do?

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increment the value by 1

116
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How do you iterate through the keys of an object?

A

for in loop

117
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What are the four components of “the Cascade”?

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Source order, Inheritance, Specificity, Important

118
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What does the term “source order”’ mean with respect to CSS?

A

the order in which you write your code matters.

119
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How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?

A

inheritance

120
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List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.

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type, class, id

121
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Why is using !important considered bad practice?

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it messes with specificity

122
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Why do we log things to the console?

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To check if we get the desired output

123
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What is a “model”?

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representation of something larger (not the original thing)

124
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Which “document” is being referred to in the phrase Document Object Model?

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HTML

125
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What is the word “object” referring to in the phrase Document Object Model?

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JavaScript object

126
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What is a DOM Tree?

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objects that branch out modeling the DOM

127
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Give two examples of document methods that retrieve a single element from the DOM.

A

.querySelector( ), .getElementById( )

128
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Give one example of a document method that retrieves multiple elements from the DOM at once

A

.querySelectorAll( )

129
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Why might you want to assign the return value of a DOM query to a variable?

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so you can manipulate it in the future

130
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What console method allows you to inspect the properties of a DOM element object?

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console.dir( )

131
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Why would a tag need to be placed at the bottom of the HTML content instead of at the top?

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you need the HTML to load first

132
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What does document.querySelector( ) take as its argument and what does it return?

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string selector, element object

133
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What does document.querySelectorAll( ) take as its argument and what does it return?

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string, NodeList

134
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What is the purpose of events and event handling?

A

handle user interactions

135
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Are all possible parameters required to use a JavaScript method or function?

A

no

136
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What method of element objects lets you set up a function to be called when a specific type of event occurs?

A

addEventListener

137
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What is a callback function?

A

when a function gets passed in as an argument

138
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What object is passed into an event listener callback when the event fires?

A

event object

139
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What is the event.target? If you weren’t sure, how would you check? Where could you get more information about it?

A

is where the event occurred

140
Q

What is the difference between these two snippets of code?

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The second one calls the function meaning it will be executed before the event listener gets called

141
Q

What is the className property of element objects?

A

class value take from the html element

142
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How do you update the CSS class attribute of an element using JavaScript?

A

className, classList

143
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What is the textContent property of element objects?

A

the text inside the elements

144
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How do you update the text within an element using JavaScript?

A

textContent, innerText, innerHTML

145
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Is the event parameter of an event listener callback always useful?

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no

146
Q

Would this assignment be simpler or more complicated if we didn’t use a variable to keep track of the number of clicks?

A

more complicated

147
Q

Why is storing information about a program in variables better than only storing it in the DOM?

A

so we can use it again in the future

148
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What does the transform property do?

A

applies a 2D or 3D transformation to an element

149
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Give four examples of CSS transform functions.

A

rotate, scale, translate, skew

150
Q

The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?

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delay, duration, property, timing-function

151
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What event is fired when a user places their cursor in a form control?

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‘focus’

152
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What event is fired when a user’s cursor leaves a form control?

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‘blur’

153
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What event is fired as a user changes the value of a form control?

A

‘input’

154
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What event is fired when a user clicks the “submit” button within a ?

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‘submit’

155
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What does the event.preventDefault( ) method do?

A

prevent any default actions from events

156
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What does submitting a form without event.preventDefault() do?

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refreshes the page

157
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What property of a form element object contains all of the form’s controls?

A

element property

158
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What property of a form control object gets and sets its value?

A

value property

159
Q

What is one risk of writing a lot of code without checking to see if it works so far?

A

not knowing where your error is

160
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What is an advantage of having your console open when writing a JavaScript program?

A

You can immediately recognize an error or incorrect output

161
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Does the document.createElement() method insert a new element into the page?

A

no

162
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How do you add an element as a child to another element?

A

appendChild()

163
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What do you pass as the arguments to the element.setAttribute( ) method?

A

the attribute name and the value of that attribute

164
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What steps do you need to take in order to insert a new element into the page?

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create the element, append it to an already existing element

165
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What is the textContent property of an element object for?

A

to change the text value of the element

166
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Name two ways to set the class attribute of a DOM element.

A

setAttribute( ), className

167
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What are 2 advantages of defining a function to create something (like the work of creating a DOM tree)?

A

reusable, easy to change

168
Q

Give two examples of media features that you can query in an @media rule

A

hover, width

169
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Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?

A

viewport meta tag

170
Q

What is the event.target?

A

a reference to the object onto which the event was dispatched

171
Q

Why is it possible to listen for events on one element that actually happen its descendent elements?

A

event bubbling

172
Q

What DOM element property tells you what type of element it is?

A

.nodeName

173
Q

What does the element.closest() method take as its argument and what does it return?

A

a css selector, the closest element

174
Q

How can you remove an element from the DOM?

A

remove( )

175
Q

If you wanted to insert new clickable DOM elements into the page using JavaScript, how could you avoid adding an event listener to every new element individually?

A

add an eventListener to the parent element

176
Q

What is a breakpoint in responsive Web Design?

A

the point in which the page changes layout due to media queries

177
Q

What is the advantage of using a percentage (e.g. 50%) width instead of a fixed (e.g. px) width for a “column” class in a responsive layout?

A

there are other large range of screens. If we use hard set px it only looks nice on the desired screen size

178
Q

What is a method?

A

It is a function stored as a property in an object

179
Q

How can you tell the difference between a method definition and a method call?

A

method call: has parentheses and dot notation

method definition: has function keyword and a code block

180
Q

Describe method definition syntax (structure)

A

method: function ( ) { code }

181
Q

Describe method call syntax (structure)

A

obj.method( )

182
Q

How is a method different from any other function?

A

It is is stored in an obj rather than a variable.

183
Q

What is the defining characteristic of Object-Oriented Programming?

A

objects can contain both data (as properties) and behavior (as methods)

184
Q

What are the four “principles” of Object-Oriented Programming?

A

Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism

185
Q

What is “abstraction”?

A

To make something complicated into something simple

186
Q

What does API stand for?

A

Application programming interface

187
Q

What is the purpose of an API?

A

communication between softwares

188
Q

What is this in JavaScript?

A

An implicit parameter of a function

189
Q

What does it mean to say that this is an ‘implicit parameter’?

A

It means that even though we don’t see the keyword this, it’s implied (built-in) inside of the function.

190
Q

When is the value of this determined in a function; call time or definition time?

A

call time

191
Q

How can you tell what the value of this will be for a particular function or method definition?

A

There is no way to find out what this is

192
Q

How can you tell what the value of this is for a particular function or method call?

A

the object on the left side of the dot

193
Q

What kind of inheritance does the JavaScript programming language use?

A

prototypal inheritance

194
Q

What is a prototype in JavaScript?

A

an object that contains properties and methods that can be used by other objects

195
Q

How is it possible to call methods on strings, arrays, and numbers even though those methods don’t actually exist on objects, arrays, and numbers?

A

prototypal inheritance

196
Q

If an object does not have its own property or method by a given key, where does JavaScript look for it?

A

look at the prototype in the prototype chain

197
Q

What does the new operator do?

A

Creates a new instance of an object that contains the prototype’s properties

198
Q

What property of JavaScript functions can store shared behavior for instances created with new?

A

prototype property

199
Q

What does the instanceof operator do?

A

tests to see if the prototype property of a constructor appears anywhere in the prototype chain of an object

200
Q

What is a client?

A

a piece of computer hardware that accesses a service made available by a server as part of the client-server model of computer networks.

201
Q

What is a server?

A

a piece of computer hardware or software that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called “clients”

202
Q

Which HTTP method does a browser issue to a web server when you visit a URL?

A

GET

203
Q

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP request message?

A

HTTP method, request target (usually URL), HTTP version

204
Q

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP response message?

A

protocol version (usually HTTP/1.1), status code, status text

205
Q

What are HTTP Headers?

A

They let the client and the server pass additional information with an HTTP request or response.

206
Q

Where would you go if you wanted to learn more about a specific HTTP Header?

A

MDN

207
Q

Is a body required for a valid HTTP request or response message?

A

no

208
Q

What is AJAX?

A

It is a programming practice of building complex, dynamic webpages using a technology known as XMLHttpRequest.

209
Q

What does the AJAX acronym stand for?

A

stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

210
Q

Which object is built into the browser for making HTTP requests in JavaScript?

A

XMLHttpRequest()

211
Q

What event is fires by XMLHttpRequest objects when they are finished loading the dat from the server?

A

load

212
Q

An XMLHttpRequest object has an addEventListener() method just like DOM elements. How is it possible that they both share this functionality?

A

Web Development (4 decks)

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