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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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?