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  1. What does URL stand for and what is its purpose?

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

    A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the full address used to access a specific resource on the internet, including protocol, domain, and path.

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

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

    Version control systems like Git record every change to code, allowing teams to collaborate, review history, and revert to earlier states.

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

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

    Client-side scripts (like JavaScript) execute in the visitor's browser, while server-side scripts (like PHP or Node.js) run on the server and send results to the browser.

  4. What is web hosting?

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

    Web hosting provides server space, bandwidth, and infrastructure to store and serve website files to visitors worldwide.

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

    Answer: AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)

    AJAX allows web pages to fetch data from a server asynchronously and update parts of the page without a full reload.

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

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

    A sitemap.xml file lists a site's URLs and metadata to guide search engine crawlers in discovering and indexing all pages.

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