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Web Security (Basic) Flashcards

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What is a website

Basic Web Concepts

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A collection of web pages that are accessed via a browser, typically containing information, images, and multimedia elements.

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What is a web page?

Basic Web Concepts

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A single document on the web, usually written in HTML, that can contain text, images, links, and other media.

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What is a URL?

Basic Web Concepts

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A Uniform Resource Locator is the web address used to access a specific resource or page on the internet.

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What is the domain name system (DNS)?

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DNS translates human-readable domain names (like google.com) into IP addresses that computers can understand.

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What is web hosting?

Basic Web Concepts

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Web hosting is the service that stores and serves website files over the internet.

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What is a homepage?

Basic Web Concepts

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The main or introductory page of a website, often serving as a navigation hub.

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What is a static website?

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A website with fixed content that doesn’t change dynamically; typically built using only HTML, CSS, and sometimes JavaScript.

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What is a dynamic website?

Basic Web Concepts

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A website that generates content dynamically based on user interaction, databases, or APIs (e.g., Facebook, Amazon).

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What is a landing page?

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A standalone web page designed for marketing or advertising purposes, often focused on converting visitors into leads or customers.

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What is a sitemap?

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A file or structured list that outlines all the pages on a website, helping search engines and users navigate the site.

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What are the components of a URL?

URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing

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A URL consists of a protocol (HTTP/HTTPS), domain name, path, and optionally, parameters and fragments.

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What is a subdomain?

URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing

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A division of a main domain that acts as a separate entity (e.g., blog.example.com is a subdomain of example.com).

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What is a top-level domain (TLD)?

URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing

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The last segment of a domain name, such as .com, .org, or .net.
Q: What is a domain registrar?

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What is a domain registrar?

URLs, Domains, and Web Addressing

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A company that manages the reservation and registration of domain names (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).

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What is shared hosting?

Web Hosting & Deployment

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A type of web hosting where multiple websites share the same server resources, making it cost-effective but potentially slower.

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What is VPS hosting?

Web Hosting & Deployment

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Virtual Private Server hosting provides dedicated portions of a physical server, offering better performance and control than shared hosting.

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What is a dedicated server?

Web Hosting & Deployment

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A hosting service where a website has an entire physical server dedicated to it, offering maximum performance and customization.

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What is cloud hosting?

Web Hosting & Deployment

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Hosting that uses a network of virtual servers to provide scalable and flexible website hosting (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).

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What is a Content Delivery Network (CDN)?

Web Hosting & Deployment

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A system of distributed servers that deliver website content from locations closest to users to improve load speed and performance

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What is website caching?

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Storing frequently accessed website data (e.g., HTML, images) to reduce load times and server requests.

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What is a web browser?

Web Browsers & Rendering

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Software that retrieves, interprets, and displays web pages (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

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What is a browser engine?

Web Browsers & Rendering

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The core software in a web browser that interprets and renders web pages (e.g., Blink for Chrome, Gecko for Firefox, WebKit for Safari).

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What is a user agent?

Web Browsers & Rendering

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A string sent by a browser to a web server to identify the browser type, version, and operating system.

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What is a viewport?

Web Browsers & Rendering

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The visible area of a webpage on a user’s screen, which varies by device size and resolution.

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What is progressive rendering?

Web Browsers & Rendering

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A technique where web content is loaded and displayed incrementally rather than waiting for the full page to load.

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What is responsive web design?

Mobile & Responsive Web Concepts

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A design approach that ensures websites adjust their layout and content to fit different screen sizes and devices.

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What is mobile-first design?

Mobile & Responsive Web Concepts

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A design philosophy that starts with mobile-friendly layouts and progressively enhances features for larger screens.

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What is adaptive design?

Mobile & Responsive Web Concepts

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A design approach where a website serves different layouts based on the user’s device.

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What is a viewport meta tag?

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An HTML tag used to control how a webpage is displayed on different screen sizes.

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What is website speed optimization?

Web Performance & Optimization

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Techniques to improve page load times, including image compression, minification, caching, and reducing HTTP requests.

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What is lazy loading?

Web Performance & Optimization

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A technique where non-essential resources (like images) are loaded only when needed to improve page speed.

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What is minification?

Web Performance & Optimization

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The process of removing unnecessary characters from code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to reduce file size and improve speed.

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What is asynchronous loading?

Web Performance & Optimization

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A method that loads scripts or resources in the background without blocking the main page content from rendering.

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What is time to first byte (TTFB)?

Web Performance & Optimization

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The time it takes for a browser to receive the first byte of data from a server after making a request.

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What is render-blocking JavaScript?

Web Performance & Optimization

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JavaScript files that delay the rendering of a webpage until they are fully loaded and executed.

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