Web-standard File Name Conventions Review

8 Questions | By Cherylcolan | Updated: Mar 17, 2022 | Attempts: 143

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This quiz is an opportunity to review file naming conventions for web sites for students in my ART190 Art of Web Design class, Spring 2010. You can take the quiz as many times as you want, just to review after we discuss this subject in class, or before the midterm exam. To begin, enter your first name below and then click the Start Quiz button.

Questions and Answers

1.

True or False: File names for websites should be all lowercase.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Which is the appropriate file extension for a web page?
- A.
  
  .htm
- B.
  
  .html
3.

Yes or No: It is okay to have a blank space in a file or folder name.
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
4.

In any given directory (folder), what should the main page filename be? (note, the text field below says "two words" but that's not quite right - the answer expects a file name and a file extension, with a period in between - just like on your computer)
5.

Directory names and file names should be:
- A.
  
  Only 8 characters long
- B.
  
  Descriptive and meaningful
6.

Yes or No: The following characters may be included in a file or folder name:/ , % ; : * ' " ?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
7.

True or false: a hyphen (-) or underscore (_) can be used in a file or folder name.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

All of these would be appropriate, but which filename would be best for an about page?
- A.
  
  About-me.html
- B.
  
  About.html
- C.
  
  About_me.html