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  1. What is the purpose of the robots.txt file on a website?

    Answer: Instruct search engine crawlers which pages to crawl or avoid

    The robots.txt file uses the Robots Exclusion Protocol to tell web crawlers which URLs they should or should not access.

  2. What is the main difference between shared hosting and dedicated hosting?

    Answer: Shared hosting means many websites share one server's resources; dedicated hosting gives one website its own server

    Shared hosting splits server resources among many customers, lowering cost but reducing performance, while dedicated hosting reserves an entire server for one client.

  3. Which standard defines the rules for how web clients and servers communicate?

    Answer: HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)

    HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the application-layer protocol that defines how web clients request resources and how servers respond.

  4. What does a 404 HTTP status code mean?

    Answer: The requested resource was not found on the server

    A 404 Not Found error means the server could not locate the resource at the requested URL, often due to a broken or outdated link.

  5. What is the purpose of minifying CSS and JavaScript files?

    Answer: Reduce file size by removing whitespace and comments to speed up page load

    Minification removes unnecessary whitespace, comments, and characters from code files, reducing their size and improving page load performance.

  6. What is a wireframe's role in the web development process?

    Answer: Create a low-fidelity structural layout to plan page content and user interface before coding begins

    A wireframe is a skeletal blueprint created early in the design process to define page structure, layout, and content hierarchy before visual design.

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