Developing Web Applications Revision Questions 2 by Ralph Moseley

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Developing Web ApplicationsRevision Questions
2byRalph Moseley
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One

• Discuss how data can be made to persist between
  web pages using PHP.
• 5 marks
• Identify possible ways of tracking a users visit
  to your website.
• 5 marks
• Describe how cookies are constructed within PHP.
• 5 marks

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Two

• Describe, using PHP, how a session is utilised
  and its possible uses.
• 10 marks
• Explain the main purposes of XML in comparison to
  HTML.
• 5 marks
• Identify five considerations when building a
  complete server system, both hardware and
  software.
• 5 marks

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Three

• Discuss the security issues of authenticating a
  user to enter a website.
• 10 marks
• Identify five points which allow animation to run
  smoothly and efficiently.
• 5 marks
• Compare the usage of JavaScript and HTML on the
  client-side.
• 5 marks

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Describe, using PHP, how a database server can be
connected to and queried with suitable
examples. 10 marks Discuss how
JavaScript objects can have methods (or
functions) attached. 5 marks Identify
how XSL/T is used as a means of document
processing, giving examples. 5 marks
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Five

• Identify five future possible applications for
  mobile internet devices.
• 5 marks
• Explain the difference between open source and
  proprietary owned software.
• 5 marks
• Discuss how an internet enabled device is
  identified so appropriate web site material can
  be sent to it.
• 5 marks