When the user clicks the Submit Query button on a form, the browser sends the information entered in the form to the Web server as a raw text string. The basic element of a raw text string is a name…

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Options

• AType
• BName
• CValue
• DInput

• B
  94% (30)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option B (Name) is correct because the name attribute is what labels each form field, creating the name=value pair that gets sent to the server - for example, username=john where username is the name attribute value and john is what the user typed.

Option A (Type) is wrong because type only defines what kind of input field is rendered (text, checkbox, radio, etc.) - it has nothing to do with how data is labeled in the submitted string. Option C (Value) is the other half of the pair (the user's input or a preset value), but it doesn't organize or identify the data - it can't stand alone without a name. Option D (Input) is wrong because input is the HTML element itself, not an attribute, and it plays no role in naming the data.

Memory tip: Think of a name tag at a conference - the name attribute is the label on the tag that identifies who the data belongs to, while value is the actual information written on it. No label = the server has no idea what it received.

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