DNS
Web Accessibility
Abbreviations
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Black History Month
100

This record type in DNS maps a domain name to an IP address, allowing browsers to find a website on the internet.

What is an A record?

100

This feature allows users with motor impairments to use speech or head movement to navigate the web instead of a traditional keyboard or mouse.

What is voice control or speech recognition?

100

This abbreviation refers to the widely used programming language that is primarily used to build dynamic web pages.

What is PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)?

100

This HTML form element is used to allow users to select one option from a list of predefined choices.

What is <select>?

100

This former slave became a leading abolitionist, author, and speaker, famously writing his autobiography and advocating for the rights of African Americans.

Who is Frederick Douglass?

200

When configuring DNS for email, this type of record is used to specify the mail server for a domain.

What is an MX record?

200

This accessibility feature involves providing transcripts for media, such as videos or audio, so that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can access the content.

What is closed captioning or subtitles?

200

This abbreviation stands for the markup language used to structure content on the web.

What is HTML (HyperText Markup Language)?

200

This form attribute is used to define a list of predefined options for a <datalist> element in an HTML form.

What is the list attribute?

200

This African American inventor is credited with developing the modern traffic light.

Who is Garrett Morgan?

300

This DNS record type is used to map domain names to an alias for another domain, often used for subdomains.

What is a CNAME record?

300

This feature ensures that all interactive elements on a webpage can be navigated using just a keyboard, making it accessible to users with motor impairments.

What is keyboard navigation?

300

This acronym represents the technology used for styling web pages and documents, allowing developers to separate design from content.

What is CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)?

300

This attribute is used to define the maximum number of characters allowed in a text input field within an HTML form.

What is maxlength?

300

This African American woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Who is Rosa Parks?

400

This DNS protocol is used to convert domain names to IP addresses over UDP, typically within a matter of milliseconds.

What is DNS resolution?

400

This tool, often used by developers, helps ensure that websites meet accessibility standards by identifying potential issues like missing alt text or poor contrast.

What is an accessibility audit tool?

400

This abbreviation represents a widely used format for transferring data between a client and a server, often used in APIs.

What is JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)?

400

This method in HTML forms sends form data as URL parameters, typically used in GET requests.

What is the GET method?

400

This 1967 Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage across the United States.

What is Loving v. Virginia?

500

This DNS feature allows for the distribution of traffic to multiple servers, improving load balancing and redundancy for high-traffic websites.

What is DNS round-robin load balancing?

500

Using this type of HTML element, such as <header>, <main>, and <footer>, improves accessibility by helping screen readers understand the structure of a webpage.

What is semantic HTML?

500

This abbreviation refers to a widely used protocol that enables secure communication over the internet, especially for online transactions.

What is HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure)?

500

This form attribute ensures that a form field is filled out before the form is submitted, improving form validation.

What is the required attribute?

500

This American singer became the first African American woman to win 18 Grammy Awards, holding a powerful influence on pop and R&B music.

Who is Beyoncé?

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