Week 2 - Web

Question 1

what does html stand for

Answer 1

hypertext markup language

Question 2

what does html do

Answer 2

defines pages / documents of information

Question 3

what does URI stand for

Answer 3

uniform resource indentifier

Question 4

what is a uri

Answer 4

a reference for a page or other resource

Question 5

what does http stand for

Answer 5

hypertext transfer protocol

Question 6

what does http do

Answer 6

sends messages allowing transfer of resources across the internet

Question 7

What do html tags do?

Answer 7

they describe the structure of the page

Question 8

what elements does the hold

Answer 8

meta
title
style

Question 9

what does the tag hold?

Answer 9

information about the document

- recommended charset attribute

Question 10

tag for bold?

Answer 10

<b></b>

Question 11

tag for italics?

Answer 11

<i></i>

Question 12

tag for emphasis?

Answer 12

<em></em>

Question 13

tag for stronger emphasis?

Answer 13

<strong></strong>

Question 14

tag for an image?

Answer 14

<img></img>

Question 15

what does url stand for?

Answer 15

uniform resource locator

Question 16

what does url do?

Answer 16

identifies a resource

locates that resource within the network

Question 17

what does urn stand for

Answer 17

uniform resource name

Question 18

what is a urn?

Answer 18

a persistent, location-independent resource identifier

Question 19

how is a urn made up?

Answer 19

a protocol, a service/server name and a local path for resource

Question 20

What are the 3 HTTP methods?

Answer 20

Get
Head
Post

Question 21

What is the GET method?

Answer 21

when client sends a request for a resource

Question 22

what is the head method?

Answer 22

when client requests HTTP header information only

Question 23

what is the post method?

Answer 23

when client sends arguments in URL to be processed by server

Question 24

Features of GET?

Answer 24

• reload harmless
• can be bookmarked
• can be cached
• parameters remain in browser history
• only ASCII characters allowed

Question 25

why is GET less secure than POST?

Answer 25

data is sent as part of the url.

• never use for strong passwords
• data is visible to everyone in URL

Question 26

Features of POST?

Answer 26

• resubmitted on reload
• cant be bookmarked
• not cached
• parameters not saved in browser history
• no restrictions on data type

Question 27

What does CSS stand for

Answer 27

Cascading style sheet

Question 28

what does CSS do?

Answer 28

• allows separation of content from presentation

- allows different presentation for same content

Question 29

What does a CSS rule consist of?

Answer 29

a selector and a declaration block