Coding And Testing

Question 1

How is an HTML page constructed?

Answer 1

Split into two parts known as the head and the body

Question 2

What does CSS stand for?

Answer 2

Cascading Style Sheet

Question 3

What does a CSS rule consist of?

Answer 3

A selector and a declaration block

Question 4

What is used to apply a CSS rule to multiple pages?

Answer 4

External Style Sheet

Question 5

What is the name given to scripting used to make web pages change after they arrive at the browser?

Answer 5

Client-side scripting

Question 6

What is server side scripting?

Answer 6

A script which runs on the server and generates results which are sent to the user

Question 7

What is focused crawling?

Answer 7

Focused crawlers attempt to download webpages which are similar to others

Question 8

What is a uniform revisiting policy?

Answer 8

When web crawlers visit pages in the collection which have the same frequency regardless of rate of change

Question 9

What does SQL stand for?

Answer 9

Structured Query Language

Question 10

What is meant by iterative?

Answer 10

A process which repeats a procedure until a problem is solved

Question 11

What is a commonality between user and beta testing?

Answer 11

Both use a sample of typical end-users

Question 12

What is always true for beta testing?

Answer 12

Someone who does not work for the company carries out the testing

Question 13

What is expected in user testing?

Answer 13

To test each user individually

Question 14

What is closed beta testing?

Answer 14

When all beta testers are invited to test software by the company

Question 15

What is intranet?

Answer 15

A private computer network that uses Internet protocol technology to share information or computing services within a single organisation

Question 16

Client-Side Scripting

Answer 16

Code that is embedded in documents (HTML usually)
Viewed on the users computer
Programs/Scripts run by the users browser
Most common language used is JavaScript

Question 17

Client-Side scripting use

Answer 17

To ensure that valid data has been entered into a form

Means only valid, complete data is sent to servers to be processed

Question 18

Server-side scripting

Answer 18

Code executed by the server

Eg PHP and ASP

Question 19

Server-side scripting use

Answer 19

Validate web forms (Like client-side scripting)
Generate new web pages by dynamically creating an HTML document
HTML document returned to users browser for display
Create, edit and query databases (Requires SQL)

Question 20

Client-Side Disadvantages

Answer 20

Programs/data stored on a clients computer are easily accessible - prone to hacking

Question 21

Server-Side Advantages

Answer 21

Programs/data stored on the server may be protected by a firewall - Less accessible and so more secure
Programs implemented server-side means that developers have to install additional technologies only on their own hardware
Positive as number of plugins can reduce the number of users of a website

Question 22

Data validation is best carried out using which kind of validation?

Answer 22

Server-side validation as it is less accessible because it may be protected by a firewall

Question 23

Client-side advantages

Answer 23

Programs executed on the clients computer reduces the processing load on the server which can be significant on a busy website
Reduces the number of times that data is passed from the clients computer to the server, reducing data traffic

Question 24

Optimisation

Answer 24

Websites encoded in order to improve load times
To improve the likelihood that a search will find a web page
Search engines using databases to store information on keywords and website popularity
This improves its chances of appearing higher up in search results

Question 25

Beta Testing

Answer 25

Beta versions of information systems are released following internal testing
Systems tested by people not associated with the developers

Question 26

Compatibility

Answer 26

All software must be compatible with the system on which it is running

Question 27

Hardware in compatibility

Answer 27

Available RAM
Storage requirements
Processing capability
Multi-platform means that peripherals should be taken into account also

Question 28

Why are peripherals taken into account with compability?

Answer 28

Input and Output devices will differ on multi platform software

Question 29

Software in compatibility

Answer 29

Compatibility with operating systems - current and older versions
Viewing software - Browsers and readers
Plugin requirements - Downloaded and installed within another application to improve its functionality

Question 30

Information System technologies and compatibility

Answer 30

HTML, JavaScript, Flash, PHP and SQL were all designed to run on any system
Not platform-specific
Only require occasional plug in update