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WGU C777 - OA WEB DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED
What is latency? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The delay before data begins
transferring
What is a domain name? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A human-readable address
for a website
What is DNS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A system that translates domain
names into IP addresses
What is an IP address? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A numerical label assigned
to each device on a network
What is TCP/IP? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A suite of communication
protocols used to interconnect network devices
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What is HTML? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A markup language used to
structure Webpages
What is CSS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A style sheet language used to control
Webpage presentation
What is JavaScript? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A scripting language used to
create dynamic Web content
What is XML? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A markup language used to store
and transport data
What is HTTP? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A protocol used for transmitting
Webpages
What is HTTPS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A secure version of HTTP that
uses encryption
A user has just submitted information from a Web form. What is the next
step in processing this information? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The Web server
passes the data to a CGI script
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What is the purpose of the meta description? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Provides a summary for search engine results
Which protocol is used to send email from a client to a server? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > SMTP
Which protocol is used by email clients to retrieve messages from a mail
server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > POP3
Which protocol allows email clients to manage and organize messages
on the server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > IMAP
What is the purpose of a cookie? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To store small
amounts of user data on the client system
What is a session variable? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A server-stored variable
used to track user activity
What is the purpose of a firewall? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To block
unauthorized access to or from a private network
What is phishing? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A fraudulent attempt to obtain
sensitive information by impersonation
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What is the purpose of encryption? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To protect data
by converting it into unreadable form
What is a digital signature? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A method of verifying
the authenticity and integrity of a message or document
What is a plug in? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A software component that adds
functionality to a Web browser
What is a MIME type? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A standard that indicates the
nature and format of a file
What is the purpose of a proxy server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To act as an
intermediary between a client and the Internet
What is bandwidth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The amount of data that can be
transmitted in a given time
What is a Web server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A computer that delivers
Webpages to clients
What is a client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A device or program that requests
services from a server
WGU C777 - OA WEB DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED
What is latency? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The delay before data begins
transferring
What is a domain name? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A human-readable address
for a website
What is DNS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A system that translates domain
names into IP addresses
What is an IP address? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A numerical label assigned
to each device on a network
What is TCP/IP? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A suite of communication
protocols used to interconnect network devices
,Page 2 of 76
What is HTML? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A markup language used to
structure Webpages
What is CSS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A style sheet language used to control
Webpage presentation
What is JavaScript? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A scripting language used to
create dynamic Web content
What is XML? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A markup language used to store
and transport data
What is HTTP? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A protocol used for transmitting
Webpages
What is HTTPS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A secure version of HTTP that
uses encryption
A user has just submitted information from a Web form. What is the next
step in processing this information? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The Web server
passes the data to a CGI script
,Page 3 of 76
What is the purpose of the meta description? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Provides a summary for search engine results
Which protocol is used to send email from a client to a server? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > SMTP
Which protocol is used by email clients to retrieve messages from a mail
server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > POP3
Which protocol allows email clients to manage and organize messages
on the server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > IMAP
What is the purpose of a cookie? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To store small
amounts of user data on the client system
What is a session variable? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A server-stored variable
used to track user activity
What is the purpose of a firewall? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To block
unauthorized access to or from a private network
What is phishing? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A fraudulent attempt to obtain
sensitive information by impersonation
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What is the purpose of encryption? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To protect data
by converting it into unreadable form
What is a digital signature? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A method of verifying
the authenticity and integrity of a message or document
What is a plug in? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A software component that adds
functionality to a Web browser
What is a MIME type? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A standard that indicates the
nature and format of a file
What is the purpose of a proxy server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To act as an
intermediary between a client and the Internet
What is bandwidth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The amount of data that can be
transmitted in a given time
What is a Web server? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A computer that delivers
Webpages to clients
What is a client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A device or program that requests
services from a server
