With a series of check boxes, only one box may be selected at a time.

Form objects should be placed in a logical order that will make sense to the user.

You do not need to create a form before adding form objects to a page.

If creating a simple and obvious form field label is not possible, then include a short paragraph that describes the information that should be entered into the field.

Both lists and menus make efficient use of space on a form.

Screen readers read from right to left.

If you need to edit the name of a check box, click the check box to select it and edit the properties in the Property inspector.

You assign button properties using the Button inspector.

You should add a button to a form that will submit the form for processing, and a button to clear the form in case the user needs to erase the information and start over.

The Method property specifies the protocol used to send the form data to the web server.

Forms contain form ____, such as check boxes and option buttons.

Forms are useful for ____.

All of the following are form objects EXCEPT ____.

____ fields store information that can be used at a later time, such as the next time the user visits the website.

____ provide a fast method of entering information that may be tedious for the user to type.

When a user clicks a ____, a task is performed, such as clearing the form.

____ fields allow users to browse to a file on their computer and upload it to the form host web server.

In the accompanying figure, the items labeled with the number 1 are ____ fields.

In the accompanying figure, the item labeled with the number 2 is a ____ field.

In the accompanying figure, the item labeled with the number 3 is a ____ field.

With the Accessibility preference for Form Objects option selected, Dreamweaver will prompt you to enter a label ____ each time you insert a new form.

In the accompanying figure, the item labeled Search is a ____ field.

When you click the Form button in the Forms category on the Insert panel, a ____ outline appears on the page on a Windows system.

Often you see a(n) ____ next to a required field with a corresponding note at either the top or the bottom of the form explaining that all fields marked as such are required.

Once a form is created, you replace the default form name with a descriptive name that the program will use when it ____ the data from the form.

The use of ____ to indicate required fields encourages users to complete the corresponding fields initially, rather than submitting the form and then receiving an error message.

Which kind of scripting is best if you do not need to save the data that a user enters on a form?

Which kind of form processing processes the data from the form on the user’s computer?

____ scripting is used if data entered on a form needs to be stored and processed on the form’s host web server.

The form ____ attribute is the part of the form tag that specifies how the data in the form will be processed.

An example of ____ scripting would be a mortgage calculator that allows you to estimate mortgage payments.

An example of ____ scripting is ordering books on a bookstore website.

Client-side scripting is written with programs such as ____ or VBScript.

The data collection stage of form processing is called ____ processing.

____ processing denotes the beginning of the data processing cycle.

____ processing references the end of the processing cycle.

Form field names should not include ____, in order to ensure that they can be read properly by the program that will process the form data.

A name or a telephone number would be a good candidate for a ____ field.

Multi-line text fields are also called ____ fields.

Password fields often use ____ to conceal data.

On a shoe order form, for example, ____ could represent the different shoe sizes, allowing a user to select only one size.

When you create a form, you must include form field ____ to help users understand how to complete each item in the form.

____ only allow one selection.

You can assign ____ values in the Input Tag Accessibility Attributes dialog box when you create a tag.

The reserved button ____ means to clear the form fields to the original values.

Critical Thinking Questions
Case I -1

Carolyn works in the Marketing Department for the National Park Service (NPS). She asks the web design team to design a form for the department’s website. The form will provide a way for interested tourists to request additional information about park activities, such as fishing and canoeing.

The design team decides to put the most important information at the top of the form. Why?

Carolyn requests that an activities form be designed and placed inside an overall park form. What does the design team tell Carolyn about creating a form inside a form?

Carolyn wants to be sure that the new form on the NPS’s website is accessible by everyone. The design team shows her how to change the Accessibility preference for Form Objects in Dreamweaver. With this option selected, Dreamweaver will automatically prompt you to enter a label tag when inserting a new form. What effect does this have?

Critical Thinking Questions
Case I-2

For her computer applications class project, Susan must design a web page that contains a form for entering information. Susan decides to create a form to collect data from the school’s graduates concerning employment details after graduation. Susan writes down the information she wants to collect and the order that she wants it to appear on the form. She also makes a sketch of the form to be sure that the form objects are placed in a logical order that will make sense to users.

Susan has several fields of the same size on the form. What can she do to reduce the amount of time spent creating each field?

Susan includes several fields that ask the user to select only one item. Initially, she uses radio buttons for the choices; however, the radio buttons take up too much space on the form. What would be the most appropriate choice for a form object in this case?