UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT 1203: WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
FULL TIME/PART TIME/DISTANCE LEARNING
DATE: DECEMBER, 2017 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question One & ANY OTHER TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE
a) Describe the Wed Design processes
12 Marks
b) List 4 guidelines a webmaster should follow when making a detailed design
4 Marks
c) Tables are very important when designing a website. List two advantages and
two disadvantages for using them
4 Marks
d) Compare and contrast GIF and JPEG image maps
4 Marks
e) Describe the following HTML tags
(i) <PRE>
(ii) <CITE>
(iii) <BLOCKQUOTE>
(iv) <BASEFONT SIZE=7>
(v) <HR>
(vi) <STRIKE>
6 Marks
QUESTION TWO
There are various methods of Web Browsing Control
a) Give TWO methods of Web Browsing Control
4 Marks
b) Create a set of coding that will incorporate Each of the THREE Methods
6 Marks
c) A training session is to be designed on how the company’s computers are linked
together over the internet. Your task is to produce self-explanatory notes for the
trainees
Using examples produce a set of notes explaining each of the following
computing terms:-
(i) Client
(ii) TCP/IP
(iii) Web Browser
(iv) Get/Post
20 Marks
QUESTION THREE
A suggestion by Opinions Limited’s management is to make available to their clients an
online questionnaire, which will be sent to selected people, based on their age and sex for
them to complete. The data will then be input directly to those selected and in due course,
the results printed. The questionnaires will be sent to people in EACH of the following
categories:-
Age<40 Male and Female
Age=>40 Male and Female
a) Design a Home page, which will include the following as a minimum:-
Name of the company
Email address of the company
Links to EACH of the four pages
6 Marks
b) Produce a set of HTML coding for the above Home Page
14 Marks
QUESTION FOUR
a) Describe TWO uses for tables in HTML.
(2 Marks)
b) How would you create an image map?
(4 Marks)
c) What are the additional benefits of using the Document Object Model in the
creation of web pages?
(4 Marks)
d) Compare TWO common client-side scripting languages.
(10 Marks)
(Total 20 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
For more advanced web pages, JAVASCRIPT may be incorporated into the HTML.
a) Give TWO reasons why JS is included in the HTML coding.
(4 Marks)
b) Using a suitable example, code a simple JS procedure showing an input, process
and output.
(10 Marks)
c) Give and explain THREE situations where, as a user, you would need the
programmer to use JS in your proposed web page.
(6 Marks)
(Total 20 Marks)
