Fundamentals of Web Design: Form Controls and Attributes Lecture

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What does the action attribute of a form element specify?

The method for sending information to the server

The type of data that will be collected from the user

The location (URL) of the application or script that will process the form (correct)

The encoding type for the form data

Which HTTP method appends the form data to the URL in name/value pairs?

POST

PUT

GET (correct)

PATCH

In which part of the HTTP request is the data sent via the POST method stored?

Request body (correct)

URL parameters

Query string

Header

What kind of information is best sent using the POST method?

Sensitive information Signup and view all the answers

What does the method attribute in a form element specify?

How the information should be sent to the server Signup and view all the answers

What attribute specifies the default text that appears in a single-line text field when the form is loaded?

value Signup and view all the answers

How can you specify the size of a multiline text entry field in HTML?

cols attribute Signup and view all the answers

Which input type is used for input fields that should contain a color?

Color input Signup and view all the answers

What does a reset button do in an HTML form?

Clears all the fields in the form Signup and view all the answers

How can you show multiple items together in a drop-down menu using HTML?

size attribute Signup and view all the answers

What attribute is used to specify the default text that appears in a single-line text field when the form is loaded?

value Signup and view all the answers

How can you create groups of options in a drop-down menu?

optgroup element Signup and view all the answers

What type of input field is used to define a numeric input field with restrictions on accepted numbers?

Number Signup and view all the answers

What attribute can be used to set a maximum character limit in a single-line text field?

maxlength Signup and view all the answers

How can you make a particular option the default value in a drop-down menu?

selected attribute Signup and view all the answers

What are the two methods for sending encoded data to the server in HTML forms?

POST or GET Signup and view all the answers

Why is the POST method considered the best for sending secure information in HTML forms?

Only the server sees the content of the request, ensuring secure transmission of data. Signup and view all the answers

What does the action attribute of a form element specify?

The location (URL) of the application or script that will process the form data. Signup and view all the answers

How does the GET method handle form data in HTML forms?

It appends the form data to the URL in name/value pairs. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the method attribute in a form element?

To specify how the information should be sent to the server. Signup and view all the answers

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What does the action attribute of a form element specify?

Which HTTP method appends the form data to the URL in name/value pairs?

In which part of the HTTP request is the data sent via the POST method stored?

What kind of information is best sent using the POST method?

What does the method attribute in a form element specify?

What attribute specifies the default text that appears in a single-line text field when the form is loaded?

How can you specify the size of a multiline text entry field in HTML?

Which input type is used for input fields that should contain a color?

What does a reset button do in an HTML form?

How can you show multiple items together in a drop-down menu using HTML?

What attribute is used to specify the default text that appears in a single-line text field when the form is loaded?

How can you create groups of options in a drop-down menu?

What type of input field is used to define a numeric input field with restrictions on accepted numbers?

What attribute can be used to set a maximum character limit in a single-line text field?

How can you make a particular option the default value in a drop-down menu?

What are the two methods for sending encoded data to the server in HTML forms?

Why is the POST method considered the best for sending secure information in HTML forms?

What does the action attribute of a form element specify?

How does the GET method handle form data in HTML forms?

What is the purpose of the method attribute in a form element?

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