Javascript Terms - Ch 5 (Forms) - Gosselin

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Many web sites use ________ to collect information from users and transmit that information to a server for processing.

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forms

Front 2

The ____ element designates a form within a Web page and contains all the text and elements that make up a form.

Back 2

<form>

Front 3

Any form element into which a user can enter data (such as a text box) or that a user can select or change (such as a radio button) is called a(n) ____.

Back 3

field

Front 4

To use JavaScript to access form controls and verify form information, you use the ____ object, which represents a form on a Web page.

Back 4

Form

Front 5

The ____ array contains objects representing each of the controls in a form.

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elements[]

Front 6

An <input> element with a type of “____” creates a simple text box that accepts a single line of text.

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text

Front 7

An <input> element with a type of “_______” creates a(n) password box that is used for entering passwords or other types of sensitive data.

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password

Front 8

An <input> element with a type of “______” creates a(n) push button that is similar to the OK and Cancel buttons you see in dialog boxes.

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button

Front 9

An <input> element with a type of “_____” is used to create a group of option buttons, from which the user can select only one value.

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radio

Front 10

You use ____ when you want users to select whether or not to include a certain item or to allow users to select multiple values from a list of items.

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check boxes

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The ____ element creates a selection list that presents users with fixed lists of options from which to choose.

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<select>

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You use ____ elements to specify the options that appear in a selection list.

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<option>

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The ____ object represents a selection list in a form.

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Select

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The ____ object represents an option in a selection list.

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Option

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To remove a single option from a selection list, you pass the option’s index number in the options[] array to the ____ method of the Select object.

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remove()

Front 16

An <input> element with a type of “reset” (<input type="reset" />) creates a(n) ____ button that clears all form entries and resets each form element to the initial value specified by its value attribute.

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reset

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The ____ event handler executes when a form is submitted to a server-side script.

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onsubmit

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The ____ event handler executes when a reset button is selected on a form.

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onreset

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When you have an array that is created from a group of buttons that share the same name, you can use the ____ property to determine which element in a group is selected.

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checked

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You can use the ____ property to determine whether an individual check box has been selected.

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checked

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You use _______ elements to specify the options that appear in a selection list.

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<option>

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The ________ element creates a selection list that presents users with fixed lists of options from which to choose.

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<select>

Front 23

You use _______ when you want users to select whether or not to include a certain item or to allow users to select multiple values from a list of items.

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check boxes

Front 24

To use JavaScript to access form controls and verify form information, you use the ______, which represents a form on a Web page

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Form object

Front 25

You create the ______ of a Boolean attribute by assigning the name of the attribute itself as the attribute’s value.

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full form

Front 26

An <input> element with a type of image (<input type="image">) creates an _________ that displays a graphical image and transmits a form’s data to a Web server.

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image submit button

Front 27

The empty <input> element is used to generate _______ that create different types of interface elements, such as text boxes, radio buttons, and so on.

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input fields

Front 28

When a Boolean attribute is not assigned a value, it is referred to as having a _______.

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minimized form

Front 29

The _______ event handler executes when a reset button is selected on a form.

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onreset

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The _______ event handler executes when a form is submitted to a server-side script (in other words, when a submit button is selected on a form).

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onsubmit

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The _______ represents an option in a selection list.

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Option object

Front 32

An <input> element with a type of “password” (<input type="password" />) creates a _______ that is used for entering passwords or other types of sensitive data.

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password box

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An <input> element with a type of “button” (<input type="button" />) creates a _______ that is similar to the OK and Cancel buttons you see in dialog boxes.

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push button

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An <input> element with a type of “radio” (<input type="radio" />) is used to create a group of _______, or _______, from which the user can select only one value

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radio buttons, option buttons

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An <input> element with a type of “reset” (<input type="reset" />) creates a _____ that clears all form entries and resets each form element to the initial value specified by its _____ attribute.

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reset button, value

Front 36

The _____ object represents a selection list in a form.

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Select

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An <input> element with a type of “submit” (<input type="submit" />) creates a _______ that transmits a form’s data to a Web server.

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submit button

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An <input> element with a type of “text” (<input type="text" />) creates a simple _____ that accepts a single line of text

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text box

Front 39

Name the Four primary elements are used within the <form> element to create form controls

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<input>, <button>, <select>, and <textarea>

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the ______ object represents a form control, such as a text box.

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Input

Front 41

The Document object includes a ______ array that contains all of the forms on a web page.

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forms[]

Front 42

The empty ______ element is used to generate ______ fields that create different types of interface elements, such as text boxes, radio buttons, and so on.

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<input>, input

Front 43

Match each item with a statement below:
a. PHP f. Select object
b. MIME g. Option object
c. <select> element h. image submit button
d. isNaN() function i. reset button
e. check boxes
1. Displays a graphical image and transmits a form’s data to a Web server
2. Popular server-side scripting language that is used to process form data
3. Displays choices in a drop-down menu or scrolling list known as a selection list
4. Clears all form entries and resets each form element to the initial value specified by its value
attribute
5. Represents a selection list in a form
6. Protocol that was originally developed to allow different document types to be transmitted as
attachments to e-mail messages
7. Represents an option in a selection list
8. Determines whether the value entered by the user is a number
9. Used when you want users to select whether or not to include a certain item or to allow users to select
multiple values from a list of items

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1. ANS: H PTS: 1 REF: 259
2. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 223
3. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 227
4. ANS: I PTS: 1 REF: 260
5. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 250
6. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 226
7. ANS: G PTS: 1 REF: 250
8. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 237
9. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: 244