ISDS 3105 Exam 1: Questions With Accurate Solutions
The rules governing how a language should be used and interpreted. HTML 5
Right Ans - Syntax
a structure in which information and services are shared among devices
(hosts and nodes) Right Ans - Network
A network location that can access and share information and services.
Right Ans - Node
Any network device that is capable of sending and/or receiving data
electronically Right Ans - Host
A host that provides information or a service to other devices on the network
Right Ans - Server
A device that receives network information or services. Right Ans - Client
A common network design in which clients access information provided by
one or more servers Right Ans - Client-server network
A network confined to a small geographic area, such as within a building or
department Right Ans - Local area network or LAN.
A network that covers a wider area, such as several buildings or cities;
typically consist of two or more interconnected local area networks Right
Ans - wide area network or WAN.
The largest WAN in existence; incorporates an almost uncountable number of
networks and hosts involving computers, mobile devices (such as phones,
tablets, and so forth), MP3 players, and gaming systems; Right Ans -
Internet
the network's sheer scope and size. Right Ans - The biggest obstacle to
effectively using the Internet is
1989 by Timothy Berners-Lee and other researchers at the CERN nuclear
research facility near Geneva, Switzerland Right Ans - When and who
,developed a system of hypertext documents that may the internet more
usable?
A method of organizing information in which data sources are interconnected
through a series of hyperlinks that users activate to jump from one data
source to another Right Ans - Hypertext
A link within a hypertext document that can be activated to access a data
source. Right Ans - Hyperlink
End users don't need to know where a particular document, information
source, or service is located—they only need to know how to activate the link
Right Ans - Hypertext is ideally suited for the Internet because?
The totality of these interconnected hypertext documents on the Internet; not
the same as the internet Right Ans - World Wide Web
A server that stores documents on the web and makes web pages accessible to
the network Right Ans - Web Server
A document stored by a web server and accessed by a web browser; a simple
text file written in HTML Right Ans - Web Pages
A software program that retrieves and displays web pages; retrieves the
document from the web server and renders it locally in a form that is readable
on a client device Right Ans - Web browser
A markup language that supports the tagging of distinct document elements
and connecting documents through hypertext links Right Ans - HTML
(Hypertext Markup Language)
a language that describes the content and structure of a document by
"marking up" or tagging, different document elements; Right Ans - Markup
Language
A group of web designers and programmers that set the standards or
specifications for browser manufacturers to follow; has no enforcement
power, but, because using a uniform language is in everyone's best interest,
the recommendations are usually followed; Each new version of HTML goes
,through years of discussion and testing before it is formally adopted as the
accepted standard Right Ans - World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The fourth version of HTML, released in 1999, that provided support for
multimedia, online commerce, and interactive scripts; had many
incompatibilities in how HTML was implemented across different browsers
and how HTML code was written by web developers. Right Ans - HTML
4.01
create in an attempt by WC3 take control of what had been a haphazard
process and enforce a stricter set of standards; A version of HTML in which
syntax standards are strictly enforced. Was supposed to be replaced with
XHTML 2.0 after 2002 but 2.0 was rejected due to its inability to be backward
compatible with HTML and, as a result, older websites could not be easily
brought into the new standard; by 2006, work on XHTML 2.0 had completely
stalled Right Ans - XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language)
A group formed in 2004 to develop HTML5 as a rival version to XHTML 2.0; in
2006 W3C issued a new charter for WHATWG to develop HTML5 as the de
facto standard for the next generation of HTML Right Ans - Web Hypertext
Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG)
the latest version of HTML, compatible with earlier HTML releases and
without the same strict standards that XHTML demanded Right Ans -
HTML5
The features and code from earlier HTML versions that have been phased out
and are either no longer supported or developed. Right Ans - deprecated
Windows Notepad or TextEdit for the Macintosh or popular HTML editors are
Notepad++ , UltraEdit, CoffeeCup, BBEdit and ConTEXT Right Ans - HTML
documents are simple text files that can be edited with a text editor such as
syntax checking to weed out errors, automatic insertion of HTML code, and
predesigned templates with the initial code already prepared for you Right
Ans - HTML editors include such features as
A software package providing comprehensive coverage of all phases of the
HTML development process; preferred by professional web developers
, working on large websites to simple HTML editors; can be very expensive, but
most software companies will provide a free evaluation period Right Ans -
IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
A program that tests code to ensure that it contains no syntax errors. Right
Ans - Validators
1 Code
2 Validate
3 Test that your content is rendered correctly Right Ans - 3 steps in
creating a site
test your code under a variety of screen resolutions (good on a widescreen
monitor might look horrible on a mobile phone), on several different
browsers and, if possible, on different versions of the same browser (users are
not always upgraded); At a minimum you should test your website using the
popular browsers; not always possible to load multiple versions of the same
browser on one computer, so, professional designers will upload their code to
online testing services that report on the website's compatibility across a
wide range of browsers, screen resolutions, and devices, including both
desktop and mobile devices Right Ans - How to test your content rendering
increased use of mobile devices to access the Internet; the number of mobile
Internet users exceeded the number of users accessing the web through
laptop or desktop devices; web designers must be careful to tailor their
websites to accommodate both the desktop and mobile experience Right
Ans - The most important factor currently impacting website design is
Document type declaration or doctype; a processing instruction indicating the
markup language used in the document;
ex. for html5:<!DOCTYPE html> or <!doctype html>
Older versions of HTML had more complicated doctypes Right Ans - The
first line in an HTML file is
An operating mode in which the browser renders the web page based on
styles and practices from the 1990s and early 2000s; may occur when doctype
is absent (common with early versions of HTML) Right Ans - quirks mode
The rules governing how a language should be used and interpreted. HTML 5
Right Ans - Syntax
a structure in which information and services are shared among devices
(hosts and nodes) Right Ans - Network
A network location that can access and share information and services.
Right Ans - Node
Any network device that is capable of sending and/or receiving data
electronically Right Ans - Host
A host that provides information or a service to other devices on the network
Right Ans - Server
A device that receives network information or services. Right Ans - Client
A common network design in which clients access information provided by
one or more servers Right Ans - Client-server network
A network confined to a small geographic area, such as within a building or
department Right Ans - Local area network or LAN.
A network that covers a wider area, such as several buildings or cities;
typically consist of two or more interconnected local area networks Right
Ans - wide area network or WAN.
The largest WAN in existence; incorporates an almost uncountable number of
networks and hosts involving computers, mobile devices (such as phones,
tablets, and so forth), MP3 players, and gaming systems; Right Ans -
Internet
the network's sheer scope and size. Right Ans - The biggest obstacle to
effectively using the Internet is
1989 by Timothy Berners-Lee and other researchers at the CERN nuclear
research facility near Geneva, Switzerland Right Ans - When and who
,developed a system of hypertext documents that may the internet more
usable?
A method of organizing information in which data sources are interconnected
through a series of hyperlinks that users activate to jump from one data
source to another Right Ans - Hypertext
A link within a hypertext document that can be activated to access a data
source. Right Ans - Hyperlink
End users don't need to know where a particular document, information
source, or service is located—they only need to know how to activate the link
Right Ans - Hypertext is ideally suited for the Internet because?
The totality of these interconnected hypertext documents on the Internet; not
the same as the internet Right Ans - World Wide Web
A server that stores documents on the web and makes web pages accessible to
the network Right Ans - Web Server
A document stored by a web server and accessed by a web browser; a simple
text file written in HTML Right Ans - Web Pages
A software program that retrieves and displays web pages; retrieves the
document from the web server and renders it locally in a form that is readable
on a client device Right Ans - Web browser
A markup language that supports the tagging of distinct document elements
and connecting documents through hypertext links Right Ans - HTML
(Hypertext Markup Language)
a language that describes the content and structure of a document by
"marking up" or tagging, different document elements; Right Ans - Markup
Language
A group of web designers and programmers that set the standards or
specifications for browser manufacturers to follow; has no enforcement
power, but, because using a uniform language is in everyone's best interest,
the recommendations are usually followed; Each new version of HTML goes
,through years of discussion and testing before it is formally adopted as the
accepted standard Right Ans - World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The fourth version of HTML, released in 1999, that provided support for
multimedia, online commerce, and interactive scripts; had many
incompatibilities in how HTML was implemented across different browsers
and how HTML code was written by web developers. Right Ans - HTML
4.01
create in an attempt by WC3 take control of what had been a haphazard
process and enforce a stricter set of standards; A version of HTML in which
syntax standards are strictly enforced. Was supposed to be replaced with
XHTML 2.0 after 2002 but 2.0 was rejected due to its inability to be backward
compatible with HTML and, as a result, older websites could not be easily
brought into the new standard; by 2006, work on XHTML 2.0 had completely
stalled Right Ans - XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language)
A group formed in 2004 to develop HTML5 as a rival version to XHTML 2.0; in
2006 W3C issued a new charter for WHATWG to develop HTML5 as the de
facto standard for the next generation of HTML Right Ans - Web Hypertext
Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG)
the latest version of HTML, compatible with earlier HTML releases and
without the same strict standards that XHTML demanded Right Ans -
HTML5
The features and code from earlier HTML versions that have been phased out
and are either no longer supported or developed. Right Ans - deprecated
Windows Notepad or TextEdit for the Macintosh or popular HTML editors are
Notepad++ , UltraEdit, CoffeeCup, BBEdit and ConTEXT Right Ans - HTML
documents are simple text files that can be edited with a text editor such as
syntax checking to weed out errors, automatic insertion of HTML code, and
predesigned templates with the initial code already prepared for you Right
Ans - HTML editors include such features as
A software package providing comprehensive coverage of all phases of the
HTML development process; preferred by professional web developers
, working on large websites to simple HTML editors; can be very expensive, but
most software companies will provide a free evaluation period Right Ans -
IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
A program that tests code to ensure that it contains no syntax errors. Right
Ans - Validators
1 Code
2 Validate
3 Test that your content is rendered correctly Right Ans - 3 steps in
creating a site
test your code under a variety of screen resolutions (good on a widescreen
monitor might look horrible on a mobile phone), on several different
browsers and, if possible, on different versions of the same browser (users are
not always upgraded); At a minimum you should test your website using the
popular browsers; not always possible to load multiple versions of the same
browser on one computer, so, professional designers will upload their code to
online testing services that report on the website's compatibility across a
wide range of browsers, screen resolutions, and devices, including both
desktop and mobile devices Right Ans - How to test your content rendering
increased use of mobile devices to access the Internet; the number of mobile
Internet users exceeded the number of users accessing the web through
laptop or desktop devices; web designers must be careful to tailor their
websites to accommodate both the desktop and mobile experience Right
Ans - The most important factor currently impacting website design is
Document type declaration or doctype; a processing instruction indicating the
markup language used in the document;
ex. for html5:<!DOCTYPE html> or <!doctype html>
Older versions of HTML had more complicated doctypes Right Ans - The
first line in an HTML file is
An operating mode in which the browser renders the web page based on
styles and practices from the 1990s and early 2000s; may occur when doctype
is absent (common with early versions of HTML) Right Ans - quirks mode
