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The summer 2005 exam question paper for the web technology module of the bachelor of science (honours) in computer applications – stage 1 degree at cork institute of technology. The exam consists of four questions with a total of 36 marks. Questions include explaining the function and usage of various html tags, creating an image map, writing html for frames, describing organizational schemes for websites, rendering a table, creating a form, describing http, explaining url components, discussing usability, comparing gifs and jpegs, explaining the difference between search engines and directories, and implementing a menu system using css and javascript.
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Answer any 4 Questions. Examiners: Dr. D. Chambers Mr. P. O’Connor Mr. E. A. Parslow Mr. R. Miller
a) In the case of each of the following tags, explain their function and give sample HTML code demonstrating both their usage and one or more of the attributes available to that tag:
b) Explain the function of the following HTML.
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(4 marks)
c) Write the HTML for the following page that contains frames:
(6 marks)
d) Describe the different organizational schemes that may be employed to organise information on a website.
This frame does not let you scroll
None of the frames can be resized
a) What is a URL? Describe in detail all the component parts of a URL. Illustrate your answer with an example. (5 marks)
b) What is usability as it relates to websites? (2 marks)
c) GIFs and JPEGs are two of the graphics formats that can be included on web pages. Describe the major differences between the two formats. (7 marks)
d) Explain the difference between a search engine and a directory. Describe in detail how they collect and maintain the information on each site.
Describe the techniques that a search engine might employ to score a webpage. (11 marks)
Q.4.
a) What are the benefits of using Cascading Style Sheets? (2 marks)
b) Write the HTML and the style sheet that implements a menu system similar to the one below. When the mouse moves over a link the background will be highlighted. Note that the links are not underlined. The colour of the background is blue.
(7 marks)
c) Using examples, describe the four methods that you can use to add styles to a web page.
(8 marks) d) Using examples, provide a description of the following CSS features:
a) Creating rollovers is one of the most popular uses of JavaScript. Write the HTML and JavaScript code necessary for a simple rollover. (4 marks)
b) Write the code for the following web page that allows you play a simple memory game. The game works as follows: