Web Foundations - Midterm Questions and
Verified Answers
Frontend development Correct Answer: what you see
Backend development Correct Answer: what you do
3 coding languages (frontend) Correct Answer: HTML, CSS, Javascript
The 1 backend coding language Correct Answer: PHP
ICANN Correct Answer: Assigns domains and IP addresses
W3C Correct Answer: Provides recommendations and updates for coding on the web
Requirements to put a site online Correct Answer: domain name, web server, webpages
Original purpose of the web Correct Answer: To create a way to share research academic papers digitally
and link them together with hypertext
Creator of the web Correct Answer: Tim Burners-Lee
Development Timeline Correct Answer: 1) Internet
2) Email
3) Gopher
4) Web
First browser that could display inline images Correct Answer: Mosaic by Mark Anderson
5 reasons for growth of Internet use in the 90s Correct Answer: - removal of ban on commercial (.com)
activities
- personal computer availability and affordability
, - mosaic
- world wide web
- online server providers
The web uses what kind of model Correct Answer: client-server
Protocol for transferring files Correct Answer: FTP
All computers can be located with IP numbers, but to make it easier we use... Correct Answer: DNS
(domain name service)
Identify parts of a link: http://www.domain.com/x/y.html Correct Answer: http:// protocol
www sub domain
domain domian name
.com top level domain name
/x/y.html path
y.html resource
Mother of all markup languages Correct Answer: SGML
3 levels of progressive enhancement and the codes they use Correct Answer: 1) Structure; HTML
2) Presentation; CSS
3) Behavior; Java
2 elements required in the <head> Correct Answer: <meta charset="utf-8">
<title>
If you open HTML elements, how do you close them? Correct Answer: In reverse order
Verified Answers
Frontend development Correct Answer: what you see
Backend development Correct Answer: what you do
3 coding languages (frontend) Correct Answer: HTML, CSS, Javascript
The 1 backend coding language Correct Answer: PHP
ICANN Correct Answer: Assigns domains and IP addresses
W3C Correct Answer: Provides recommendations and updates for coding on the web
Requirements to put a site online Correct Answer: domain name, web server, webpages
Original purpose of the web Correct Answer: To create a way to share research academic papers digitally
and link them together with hypertext
Creator of the web Correct Answer: Tim Burners-Lee
Development Timeline Correct Answer: 1) Internet
2) Email
3) Gopher
4) Web
First browser that could display inline images Correct Answer: Mosaic by Mark Anderson
5 reasons for growth of Internet use in the 90s Correct Answer: - removal of ban on commercial (.com)
activities
- personal computer availability and affordability
, - mosaic
- world wide web
- online server providers
The web uses what kind of model Correct Answer: client-server
Protocol for transferring files Correct Answer: FTP
All computers can be located with IP numbers, but to make it easier we use... Correct Answer: DNS
(domain name service)
Identify parts of a link: http://www.domain.com/x/y.html Correct Answer: http:// protocol
www sub domain
domain domian name
.com top level domain name
/x/y.html path
y.html resource
Mother of all markup languages Correct Answer: SGML
3 levels of progressive enhancement and the codes they use Correct Answer: 1) Structure; HTML
2) Presentation; CSS
3) Behavior; Java
2 elements required in the <head> Correct Answer: <meta charset="utf-8">
<title>
If you open HTML elements, how do you close them? Correct Answer: In reverse order
