CIS 2750 - Introduction to Web
Programming Exam Questions and
Answers
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - answer- The standard coding language used
to construct World Wide Web documents. Describes how a web page is laid out.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - answer- The protocol used for transmitting web
pages over the Internet
Client-server system - answer- System connecting client machines (which are used
by employees for data input and retrieval) and a server (that stores shared
databases and programs).
Web Server - answer- Receives requests for web pages from the client and sends
the requested page in response
Web Client - answer- Makes requests from the server - can mean either the web
browser or the computer upon which said browser is running.
Dynamic Web Page - answer- Different from static pages, do not simply read a file
off disk and return. They can:
- Execute programs on the browser
- Execute or interpret on the server
- Access a database, usually through the server
Event-driven - answer- Reacting to particular user actions or the browser's
completion of a specific task.
Event Handling (Callbacks) - answer- Function invoked by the UI runtime when a
particular event happens
Document Object Model (DOM) - answer- • a standard for accessing and
manipulating documents
• allows programs to dynamically update content
• essentially a tree structure that represents the HTML document
Programming Exam Questions and
Answers
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - answer- The standard coding language used
to construct World Wide Web documents. Describes how a web page is laid out.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - answer- The protocol used for transmitting web
pages over the Internet
Client-server system - answer- System connecting client machines (which are used
by employees for data input and retrieval) and a server (that stores shared
databases and programs).
Web Server - answer- Receives requests for web pages from the client and sends
the requested page in response
Web Client - answer- Makes requests from the server - can mean either the web
browser or the computer upon which said browser is running.
Dynamic Web Page - answer- Different from static pages, do not simply read a file
off disk and return. They can:
- Execute programs on the browser
- Execute or interpret on the server
- Access a database, usually through the server
Event-driven - answer- Reacting to particular user actions or the browser's
completion of a specific task.
Event Handling (Callbacks) - answer- Function invoked by the UI runtime when a
particular event happens
Document Object Model (DOM) - answer- • a standard for accessing and
manipulating documents
• allows programs to dynamically update content
• essentially a tree structure that represents the HTML document
