Introduction to Javascript Programming Test Bank Chapter 1

Introduction to JavaScript Programming Test Bank Chapter 1

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Test Bank for Chapter 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which is the first step in the program development cycle?

a. / design a program
b. / analyze the problem
c. / code the program and review the results
d. / test the program

ANS: B

2. Which of the following is not a control structure?

a. / sequence
b. / selection
c. / syntax
d. / repetition

ANS: C

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the primary JavaScript data types?

a. / float
b. / numeric
c. / Boolean
d. / string

ANS: A

4. Which type of data type can have only one of two possible values?

a. / float
b. / numeric
c. / Boolean
d. / string

ANS: C

5. Which of the following is not an acceptable variable name?

a. / one_name
b. / name_One
c. / 1_Name
d. / theFirstName

ANS: C

6. Which of the following is not an acceptable variable name?

a. / my Friend
b. / your_Friend
c. / We_Are_All_Friends
d. / all of the above are acceptable variable names

ANS: A

7. If the variable hours = 10, what is the value of the variable salary after the following instruction has been executed: salary = hours * 8

a. / 10
b. / 8
c. / 80
d. / cannot tell from the information given

ANS: C

8. Which tags are used to provide alternate content for users who have disabled scripts in their browsers?

a. / noscript</noscript
b. / <alt = "no script">
c. / < /no script>
d. / there are no such tags

ANS: A

9. Which would be used to have a JavaScript function named hello() execute before the user views a web page?

a. / <script> JavaScript content </script>
b. / <body> <Javascript = hello()>
c. / <body onload = "hello()">
d. / <hello()<body>

ANS: C

10. Which of the following describes a JavaScript object?

a. / anything you can click on
b. / anything that describes something you can click on
c. / anything something you can click on can do
d. / any HTML tag pair

ANS: A

11. Which of the following describes a JavaScript method?

a. / anything you can click on
b. / anything that describes something you can click on
c. / anything something you can click on can do
d. / any HTML tag pair

ANS: C

12. Which of the following describes a JavaScript property?

a. / anything you can click on
b. / anything that describes something you can click on
c. / anything something you can click on can do
d. / any HTML tag pair

ANS: B

13. Which method allows you to display text on an HTML page?

a. / onload
b. / show()
c. / display()
d. / write()

ANS: D

14. Which method will retrieve the contents of an HTML element?

a. / document.get()
b. / getElementById()
c. / innerHTML
d. / document.innerHTML

ANS: B

15. Which would you use to replace the contents of an HTML page with the value stored in a variable named student?

a. / document.write(student);
b. / document.getElementById(student);
c. / document.write(student.innerHTML);
d. / document.write(student.HTML);

ANS: C

16. Which of the following will open a new window named mywindow that is 500 pixels in height and 350 pixels wide?

a. / mywindow = new window(height = 600, width = 350);
b. / mywindow = window.open(height = 600, width = 350);
c. / mywindow = window.open(""; ""; height = "600"; width = "350");
d. / mywindow = window.open("", "", "height = 600, width = 350");

ANS: D

17. Which of the following will close a window named mywindow ?

a. / close mywindow;
b. / mywindow = close();
c. / mywindow.close();
d. / mywindow.close;

ANS: C

18. Which of the following will prompt the user to enter his or her name?

a. / var name = window.open("What is your name?");
b. / prompt("What is your name?", name);
c. / var name = document.write("What is your name?");
d. / var name = prompt("What is your name?");

ANS: D

19. Which is the correct way to define a function named getAge()?

a. / function getAge()
{ body of function }
b. / getAge = new function
c. / getAge()
{ body of function }
d. / new function getAge()
{ body of function }

ANS: A

20. Which of the following would retrieve the value displayed in a <div</div> element which has id = "football" and store that information in a variable named sport?

a. / sport = document.getElementById("football");
b. / document.getElementById("football") = sport;
c. / sport = document.innerHTML(id = "football");
d. / document.write("football");

ANS: A

TRUE/FALSE

1. True/False: The last step in the program development cycle is to code the program.

ANS: F

2. True/False: A prompt is used in a program to tell the user to enter some data.

ANS: T

3. True/False: The onload event is used to have JavaScript execute before the user begins to view the page.

ANS: T

4. True/False: The <script</script> tags are used only when you wish to include JavaScript within the body of a web page.

ANS: F

5. True/False: The write() method can only be used to display text within <p</p> tags.

ANS: F

6. True/False: In most cases the words function and method mean the same thing.

ANS: T

7. True/False: To define a function, you must use the function keyword.

ANS: T

8. True/False: The innerHTML property allows you to retrieve information from an element on a web page.

ANS: F

9. True/False: Parameters are values that the user inputs to a program.

ANS: F

10. True/False: The prompt() method allows you to prompt the user to input values.

ANS: T