CIW CIW Site Development Associate 2

Question 1

What does URL stand for and what is its purpose?

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Universal Resource Locator — specifies the address of a resource on the internet

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Unified Routing Language — defines network routing rules

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User Registration Login — authenticates site visitors

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Universal Request Layer — handles HTTP requests

Question 2

What is the purpose of version control systems like Git in web development?

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Track changes to code over time, enabling collaboration and rollback to previous versions

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Automatically optimize CSS files

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Generate server-side APIs

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Monitor website traffic

Question 3

What is the difference between client-side and server-side scripting?

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Client-side runs in the user's browser; server-side runs on the web server before sending content to the browser

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Client-side uses Python; server-side uses JavaScript

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Client-side handles databases; server-side handles design

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There is no difference — they are the same

Question 4

What is web hosting?

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A service that stores website files on a server and makes them accessible via the internet

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The process of designing website graphics

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Sending newsletters to subscribers

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A type of web browser plugin

Question 5

Which web technology allows web pages to update content dynamically without reloading the entire page?

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AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)

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HTML tables

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CSS animations

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FTP uploads

Question 6

What is a sitemap.xml file used for in web development?

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List all pages of a website to help search engines discover and crawl content

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Style the visual layout of a website

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Define user permissions

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Configure server-side redirects