CIW CIW Site Development Associate 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary role of a web server?
- Design website layouts
- Store and deliver web content to clients over HTTP/HTTPS (Correct answer)
- Write SQL queries
- Generate CSS stylesheets
Correct answer: Store and deliver web content to clients over HTTP/HTTPS
A web server receives HTTP requests from clients (browsers) and responds by delivering requested files — HTML, CSS, images, etc.
Question 2: What does FTP stand for and what is it used for in web development?
- File Transfer Protocol — used to upload and download files to/from a web server (Correct answer)
- Fast Text Processing — used to compress HTML
- Firewall Traversal Protocol — used to bypass security
- Form Transfer Protocol — used to submit web forms
Correct answer: File Transfer Protocol — used to upload and download files to/from a web server
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a local computer and a remote web server.
Question 3: Which protocol is used by web browsers to securely request and receive web pages?
- FTP
- SMTP
- HTTPS (Correct answer)
- POP3
Correct answer: HTTPS
HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) encrypts communication between browser and server using TLS, protecting data in transit.
Question 4: What is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) primarily used for?
- Send marketing emails
- Distribute web content from geographically dispersed servers to reduce latency (Correct answer)
- Monitor server uptime
- Write server-side code
Correct answer: Distribute web content from geographically dispersed servers to reduce latency
A CDN caches and serves static assets from servers geographically close to the end user, reducing load times and server load.
Question 5: What is the function of DNS (Domain Name System)?
- Encrypt network traffic
- Translate human-readable domain names into IP addresses (Correct answer)
- Assign bandwidth to users
- Store website backup files
Correct answer: Translate human-readable domain names into IP addresses
DNS acts as the internet's phone book, converting memorable domain names like www.example.com into the numeric IP addresses computers use.
Question 6: Which HTTP status code indicates that a requested resource has been permanently moved to a new URL?
- 200
- 301 (Correct answer)
- 404
- 500
Correct answer: 301
HTTP 301 (Moved Permanently) tells browsers and search engines that a resource has permanently relocated to a new URL.
CIW CIW Site Development Associate 1
What is the primary role of a web server?