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Section 6C: Web Page Design

End-of-section questions
Multiple-choice questions

1. When you are creating a new website, which of the following needs to be
considered?
I The intended audience
II Layout of the web pages
III Content of each page
IV The number of web pages needed
A I and II only
B I, II and III only
C I, II and IV only
D I, II, III and IV
A. D

2. The first page that is displayed when a website is accessed is called:

A Hyper link
B Home page
C Thumbnail
D Search engine
A. B

3. What connects a website to another website?

A Modem
B Hyperlink
C Hypertext
D Connection
A. B

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4. A company that rents web space is known as:
A A web server
B A web page
C A web host
D A web browser
A. C

5. Which of the following is NOT a web browser:

A Internet Explorer
B Mozilla Firefox
C Google Chrome
D Yahoo
A. D

Structured questions

1. List four things that need to be considered when you are planning to create a
website.
A. The intended audience, the number of web pages needed, layout of the
web pages and content of each page.

2. As it relates to website, define the following:

a. Web browser
b. Hyperlink
c. Domain name
d. Home page
A. a. Software that is used to access and view web pages.
b. A connection that allows users to link to web pages of the same
website or other websites.
c. A domain name identifies a website, and must be registered before it
can be used. For example, in the web address www.example.com the
domain name is example.com.
d. The first page of a website and it is the main page that normally
contains an introduction page and links to other pages.

3. List four types of hyperlinks that can be created in a website.

A. A Link to other web pages; a link to another location in the webpage; a link
to an email address; a link to user-created files.

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4. a. State the difference between a web server and a web host.
b. Give the meaning of the following domain name extensions:
i .com
ii .edu
iii .org
iv .net
v .gov
A. a. A web server is a computer that stores websites and makes them
available on the Internet. Web host is the company that owns and
operates the web servers.
b. i. commercial, used by businesses, commercial enterprises, online
services, etc
ii. educational, used by educational institutions and universities
iii. organisational, used by non-commercial or charity based
organizations such as churches, schools etc.
iv. government, used by government institutions
v. network, used by Internet service providers, etc

5. List the steps in publishing a website.

A. 1 .Create the website.
2. Register domain name.
3. Select a web host.
4. Upload files.