1. Fill in the blank.
_______________ url("bckgrnd.png");
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The correct code:
background-image:
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2. Fill in the blank.
background-image: ___("bckgrnd.png");
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The correct code:
url
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3. Code the first line that fills the entire page with a background image.
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The correct code:
body {
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4. You can make the page load faster if you use an image slice that's _ _____ wide and tile it.
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The correct answer:
1 pixel
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5. Drag-and-drop: Holding down the left mouse button, drag the pieces of code onto the screen to style a background image for a div.
6. Click in the box and type the next character. I'll autocomplete. Don't type spaces or carriage returns. When the exercise is complete, I'll turn the exercise number green.
Specify "gradient.png" as a background image.
background-image: url("gradient.png");
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7. Fail-safe coding. If you type the wrong character, I'll cancel the keystroke. Type spaces. When the exercise is complete, I'll turn the exercise number green.
In three lines fill the entire page with the image "rose.jpg"
body {
background-image: url("rose.jpg");
}
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8. Style an ordered list with the ID "special" with a background image. Make up the image name.
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Example:
ol#special {
background-image: url("pattern.png");
}
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9. To tile across the screen horizontally, fill in the blank.
background-repeat: ________;
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The correct code:
repeat-x
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10. To tile down the screen vertically, fill in the blank.
background-repeat: ________;
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The correct code:
repeat-y
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11. Tile the image gradient.png horizontally across the entire page.
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The correct code:
body {
background-image: url("gradient.png");
background-repeat: repeat-x;
}
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12. Fill a div with the image square.gif, tiling it both horizontally and vertically. Make up the ID.
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Example:
div#prices {
background-image: url("square.gif");
}
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The next several exercises are timed. If you type slowly or dislike time pressure, feel free to increase the allotted time.
13. Time goal: 45 seconds. In three lines fill the entire page with the image "rose.jpg"
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The correct code:
body {
background-image: url("rose.jpg");
}
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14. Time goal: 55 seconds. Style an ordered list with the ID "special" with a background image. Make up the image name.
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Example:
ol#special {
background-image: url("pattern.png");
}
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15. Time goal: 15 seconds. To tile across the screen horizontally, fill in the blank.
background-repeat: ________;
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The correct code:
repeat-x
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16. Time goal: 15 seconds. To tile down the screen vertically, fill in the blank.
background-repeat: ________;
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The correct code:
repeat-y
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17. Time goal: 80 seconds. Tile the image gradient.png horizontally across the entire page.
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The correct code:
body {
background-image: url("gradient.png");
background-repeat: repeat-x;
}
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18. Time goal: 55 seconds. Fill a div with the image square.gif, tiling it both horizontally and vertically. Make up the ID.
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Example:
div#prices {
background-image: url("square.gif");
}
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19. Access this live coding exercise at JS Fiddle. When you've completed the exercise, close the JS Fiddle window, and you'll be returned to this page. (If JS Fiddle displays a warning message saying that your changes will be reset, click Leave this Page.)
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20. Access this live coding exercise at JS Fiddle. When you've completed the exercise, close the JS Fiddle window, and you'll be returned to this page. (If JS Fiddle displays a warning message saying that your changes will be reset, click Leave this Page.)
Click button to advance.
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