CSE 3901 FINAL PAPER 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● What is static site generation?
Answer: Using a program to produce HTML pages
(kind of like compiling programs)
Middleman
●● what are the source files used in SSG?
Answer: .md
.erb
.scss
●● What is Middleman?
Answer: A ruby Gem
the project is its own directory
lots of subdirectories for css, images, etc
Compile the source files like a program
can then copy to any location
,●● What are the three benefits of using a program for Static Site
Generation?
Answer: 1. Code reuse and single point of control (visual identity)
2. Authoring of content in a language that is more human-friendly
(improved syntax)
3. Parameterized generation of markup and content (content generation)
●● Describe Visual Identity (code reuse/single POC) Motivation
Answer: -Having common headers and footers and making the whole
website have a base design for every page
-duplicated code ruins single POC
-Solution: putting common HTML in one file (a partial) and every page
includes it
●● What is ERb?
Answer: Embedded Ruby
-things like <% code %> <%= expr %> and <%# text %>
●● How to generate a site
Answer: save source files as html.erb
>> bundle exec middleman build
this then makes them .html
, ●● what is a partial
Answer: a document fragment included in other documents
-include in template as <%= partial "navigation" %>
●● what is special about naming a partial?
Answer: they always start with _ and end in .erb still (no html)
●● How to customize arguments with a partial
Answer: in the normal page when you call the partial:
<%= partial "banner", :locals => { :name => "Syllabus", :amount => 34
} %>
in the partial file:
<h3> ,%= name %> </h3>
<p> Costs <%= "$#{amount}.00" %></p>
●● What is Layout
Answer: It is a file that can make a consistent structure across every
page in a website
●● How do you label where there's page specific stuff in Layout.erb?
Answer: <%= yield =>
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● What is static site generation?
Answer: Using a program to produce HTML pages
(kind of like compiling programs)
Middleman
●● what are the source files used in SSG?
Answer: .md
.erb
.scss
●● What is Middleman?
Answer: A ruby Gem
the project is its own directory
lots of subdirectories for css, images, etc
Compile the source files like a program
can then copy to any location
,●● What are the three benefits of using a program for Static Site
Generation?
Answer: 1. Code reuse and single point of control (visual identity)
2. Authoring of content in a language that is more human-friendly
(improved syntax)
3. Parameterized generation of markup and content (content generation)
●● Describe Visual Identity (code reuse/single POC) Motivation
Answer: -Having common headers and footers and making the whole
website have a base design for every page
-duplicated code ruins single POC
-Solution: putting common HTML in one file (a partial) and every page
includes it
●● What is ERb?
Answer: Embedded Ruby
-things like <% code %> <%= expr %> and <%# text %>
●● How to generate a site
Answer: save source files as html.erb
>> bundle exec middleman build
this then makes them .html
, ●● what is a partial
Answer: a document fragment included in other documents
-include in template as <%= partial "navigation" %>
●● what is special about naming a partial?
Answer: they always start with _ and end in .erb still (no html)
●● How to customize arguments with a partial
Answer: in the normal page when you call the partial:
<%= partial "banner", :locals => { :name => "Syllabus", :amount => 34
} %>
in the partial file:
<h3> ,%= name %> </h3>
<p> Costs <%= "$#{amount}.00" %></p>
●● What is Layout
Answer: It is a file that can make a consistent structure across every
page in a website
●● How do you label where there's page specific stuff in Layout.erb?
Answer: <%= yield =>
