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Chapter 4 REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA
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1. List three advantages of linking by using text instead of graphics. Text hyperlinks are easy to create and add no extra download time. Also, some users cannot or will not view graphics on the Web. 2. What four navigation questions should the user be able to answer? Where am I?, Where can I go?, How do I get there?, and How do I get back to where I started? 3. List three types of navigation cues. Search options, linked paths, alternatives to the Back button that return to a previous page 4. List three ways to control information overload. Create manageable information segments, control page length, and use hypertext to connect facts, relationships, and concepts 5. Explain why you would include both graphic and text-based links on a Web page. Text-based linking often is the most effective and accessible way to provide navigation on your site. It can work in both text-only and graphical browsers, and it does not depend on whether your images are displayed properly or not. Use linked graphics for navigation because they are more appealing. 6. List two navigation cues you can add to a text-based navigation bar. Linked table of contents, index, and site map 7. Why is it best to make <a> the innermost element to a piece of text? Make <a> the innermost set of tags to avoid extra space in the hypertext link. 8. What <a> tag attribute is associated with fragment identifiers? The name attribute 9. List two ways to break up lengthy HTML pages. Divide into multiple pages with links, and provide page turners 10. What character entity is useful as an invisible link destination? href 11. What attribute do you use to make an <a> tag both a source and destination anchor? href attribute 12. How do you link to a fragment in an external file? Combine the filename with the fragment identifier 13. Page turners work best in what type of structure? Linear 14. What are the benefits of contextual linking? Contextual links allow users to jump to related ideas or cross-references by clicking the word or item that interests them. 15. List two reasons for standardizing graphics. To provide predictable navigation cues for the user, and to minimize download time. 16. What are the benefits of using navigation graphics? Graphics are appealing and can avoid language problems 17. What are the drawbacks of using navigation icons? Not everyone agrees on their meaning. Especially with a worldwide audience, you never can be sure exactly how your audience will interpret your iconic graphics. 18. What are the benefits of using the alt attribute? Repeating navigation options ensures that you meet the needs of a wide range of users, especially those that cannot or choose not to display graphics.
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