1 Web Fundamentals And Architecture

Web Technology I · Unit 1

Web Fundamentals and Architecture

Exam-focused notes for Web Fundamentals and Architecture (Web Technology I, BIT251): what the TU syllabus asks and how it has actually been tested, with 8 solved past questions from this unit.

What this unit covers

  • Hypertext and markup concepts
  • Client server architecture types
  • Web 1.0 versus Web 2.0
  • Static websites versus dynamic websites
  • Web pages and website structure
  • HTTP request and response

Client server architecture types

20815 marks

Describe about the client server architecture. [5]

Client-server architecture is a distributed computing model in which tasks or workloads are partitioned between service providers (servers) and service requesters (clients). The client and server communicate over a network using a request-response mechanism...

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20795 marks

What do you mean by client server architecture? Describe different types of client server architectures. [5]

Client-server architecture is a distributed computing model in which tasks or workloads are divided between service providers (servers) and service requesters (clients). The client sends a request to the server over a network, the server processes the reque...

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05 marks

Describe the client server architecture and its types. [5]

Client-server architecture is a distributed computing model in which tasks or workloads are partitioned between service providers (servers) and service requesters (clients). The client sends a request to the server over a network, the server processes the r...

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Static websites versus dynamic websites

20815 marks

What is a web page? How static web sites are different from dynamic web sites. [1+4]

--- A web page is a document written in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) that can be displayed in a web browser. It may contain text, images, videos, hyperlinks, and other multimedia elements. Web pages are accessed over the internet using a URL (Uniform Re...

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2080.25 marks

What is XML Tree? Differentiate static website from dynamic website. [5]

--- An XML Tree is a hierarchical tree structure that represents the structure of an XML document. Every XML document forms a tree structure starting from the root element, with all other elements branching out as child nodes. - An XML document always has a...

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HTTP request and response

20805 marks

Describe HTTP Request and Response. [5]

HTTP is an application-layer protocol used for communication between a client (usually a web browser) and a server on the World Wide Web. It follows a simple request-response model. --- An HTTP request is a message sent by the client to the server asking fo...

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Hypertext and markup concepts

207910 marks

What is the meaning of hypertext and markup in HTML. Create a HTML page having title "Myfirstpage" and a Meta tag with name author having content "Gunnu". The page should have a body part having a div with id DV_1 which should contain an ordered list of fruit items namely Orange, Apple2, Banana3 and Kiwi. The item kiwi should also have link to www.kiwi.com. Insert a comment "This is kiwi" after the item Kiwi. Also display an alert message "Helloworldx" in onload() event of the body.[10]

Hypertext refers to text that contains links (hyperlinks) to other documents or resources. Unlike plain linear text, hypertext allows users to navigate non-linearly by clicking on links that connect one page or resource to another. The "hyper" prefix means ...

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Web 1.0 versus Web 2.0

2080.25 marks

Differentiate Web1.0 from Web 2.0. [5]

--- Feature Web 1.0 Web 2.0 --------- Nature Read-only web (static) Read-Write web (dynamic) User Role Passive consumers of content Active creators and contributors of content Content Created only by website owners/developers Created and shared by users (Us...

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