UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2018/2019
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT1203 WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
FULLTIME/PARTTIME/DISTANCE LAERNING
DECEMBER 2018 TIME: 2 HOURS
Instructions
o Answer question ONE and any other TWO.
o Question One carry 30 marks, others 20 marks each.
QUESTION ONE
a) a) Write the code for performing the following in HTML page showing clearly the tags
involved and its attributes.
(i) Inserting an image (3 Marks)
(ii) Inserting horizontal line (3 Marks)
(iii) Alternating Scrolling text on the screen (3 Marks)
b) State three ways of using forms in Web pages (3 Marks)
c) Describe any Four attributes of <Table> tag (4 Marks)
d) State the function of the following commands (3 Marks)
(i) IPCONFIG
(ii) TRACERT
(iii) PING
e) Write a HTML code to produce the following list (6 Marks)
CATEGORIES OF COMPUTERS
a. How they process data
1. Digital
2. Hybrid
b. Size
Micro computers
Minicomputers
Mainframes
c. By purpose
1. General Purpose
2. Special Purpose
e) Define the term Domain name and give the information contained in the name
(5 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) When frames were introduced, web designers were excited about their functionalities.
However frames have many drawbacks than advantages. Describe any four drawbacks of frames
(8 Marks)
b) (i) Describe two advantages of a web page editor (2 Marks)
(ii) State and explain any FOUR features provided by web page editors (8 Marks)
c) Html tags can be grouped into two groups describe the two groups (2 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Write HTML code to divide the computer screen into frames as shown below: (7 Marks)
b) Explain the following terms (6 Marks)
(i) Routing
(ii) Server
(iii) Client
c) Explain any five attributes of <Body> tag (5 Marks)
d) With the help of an example differentiate between physical and logical tags (2 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Write the output of the following HTML code when executed by the browser (7 Marks)
<html>
<head>
<title>New Page 2</title>
</head>
<body>
<form method=”POST” action=”–WEBBOT-SELF–“>
<!-data collections
<p>DATA CAPTURE SCREEN
<p><hr>
<p>Type your personal information
<p>Name <input type=”text” name=”T1″ size=”20″>
<p>Id No<input type=”text” name=”T2″ size=”20″>
<p>Comment on our products
<p><textarea name=”comment” cols=”32″ rows=”4″></textarea>
<p><input type=”submit” value=”Submit” name=”B1″><input type=”reset” value=”Reset”
name=”B2″></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
(b) Explain the following types of documents and give one advantage and one disadvantage of
each as used in internet programming (6 Marks)
(i) Static document
(ii) Active documents
(iii) Dynamic documents
(c) State the type of domain represented by the following extensions (4 Marks)
(i) Gov
(ii) Mil
(iii) Net
(iv) Za
(d) State the function of the following servers (3 Marks)
(i) Mail server
(ii) Print server
(iii) File server
QUESTION FIVE
a) Images come in different file formats
(i) State three factors to consider before including the background image your web page
(3 Marks)
(ii) Briefly explain the formats for Bitmap images as used in web design and development
(3 Marks)
b) Animated graphics for a web take various forms e.g, a simple common form is an animated
gif file.
State and explain Four Commonly used tools for animation
(8 Marks)
c) Briefly explain the functions of the following as used in FORMS
i. RESET and SUBMIT (3 Marks)
ii. ACTION and METHOD (3 Marks)
