Web Engineering Exam June 2009 - UK University BSC Final Year

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EXAMINATION PAPER:
ACADEMIC SESSION 2008/2009
School
Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Computer Science
Level
Three
TITLE OF PAPER
Web Engineering
COURSE CODE
COMP1309
Date
Monday 8th June 2009
Duration
2 Hours
BAHRAIN
GREECE
KENYA
MALAYSIA
MALIWI
MYANMAR
SAUDI ARABIA
SRI LANKA
SYRIA
TRINIDAD
ZAMBIA
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BOTSWANA
HONG KONG
LONDON
MALTA
MAURITIUS
RWANDA
SINGAPORE
SOUTH AFRICA
TANZANIA
UAE
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You MUST answer question 1 from Section A which is worth 40 marks

AND TWO questions from section B which are worth 30 marks each.
If you answer more than two questions from section B, marks will ONLY be awarded
for your TWO best answers.
CALCULATORS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT PERMITTED
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Section A (Compulsory)
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Study the XHTML web page source code given below. Line numbers
have been added for convenience. If you were to validate this
code using for convenience the W3C markup validation service,
which of the following would this code validate as? Explain why.
XHTML 1.1
XHTML basic 1.1
XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0
XHTML 1.1 DTD with XML 1.0 / UTF-8
None of the above

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" >
<head>
<title>Welcome to myspace</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Welcome to another exciting yet simple webpage!</p>
</body>
</html>
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Change the web page source code above so that using, the W3C markup
validation service, it validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict.
[3 marks]
(c)
Study the following web page source code. Line numbers have been
added for convenience. This code will NOT validate as XHTML 1.0
Transitional as there are errors in it. Identify three of these errors.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Welcome to myspace</title>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">
function highlightButton(s)
{
if ("INPUT"==event.srcElement.tagName)
event.srcElement.className=s
}
</SCRIPT>
</head>
<body>
<p>Welcome to another exciting yet simple webpage </p>
<FORM NAME=highlight onMouseover="highlightButton('start')"
onMouseout="highlightButton('end')">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Pass Your Mouse Over Me"
onClick="location.href='http://www.google.co.uk">
</FORM>
</body>
</html>
Question 1 continues on the next page

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Question 1 continued
(d)
Study the following web page source code. Line numbers have been
added that you may refer to in your answer. Indicate if this code will
validate as XHTML 1.0 strict and show with the help of a diagram what
you would expect to see in your browser when this page loads.
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"

"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"
lang="en">
<head>
<title> Appointments page </title>
</head>
<body>
<p>
Please Choose a Day:
<br /><br />
<select name="day">
<option selected="selected">Monday</option>
<option>Tuesday</option>
<option>Wednesday</option>
<option>Thursday</option>
<option>Friday</option>
</select>
</p>
<p>
Please Choose a time:
<br /><br />
<select name="time">
<option selected="selected">09:00-10:00</option>
<option>10:00-11:00</option>
</select>
</p><p>----------------------------------------------------</p>
</body>
</html>
(e)
Identify five of the most important requirements to make your pages

XHTML compliant.
[7 marks]
(f)
Study the following XML web page source code (consisting of

schedule.xml and schedule.xslt). Line numbers have been added for
convenience. Show with the help of a diagram what you would expect to
see in your browser when this page loads.
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Schedule.xml
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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="schedule.xslt"?>
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<schedule>
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<owner>
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<name>
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<first>Eric</first>
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<last>Burke</last>
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</name>
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</owner>

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<appointment>
<when>
<date month="03" day="15" year="2001"/>
<startTime hour="09" minute="30"/>
<endTime hour="10" minute="30"/>
</when>
<subject>Interview potential new hire</subject>
<location>Rm 103</location>
<note>Ask Bob for an updated resume.</note>
</appointment>
<appointment>
<when>
</when>
<subject>Dr. Appointment</subject>
<location>1532 Main Street</location>
</appointment>
<appointment>
<when>
</when>
<subject>Lunch w/Boss</subject>
<location>Pizza Place on First Capitol Drive</location>
</appointment>
</schedule>
Schedule.xslt
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<xsl:stylesheet
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version="1.0"
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xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
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<xsl:output method="xml"
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doctype-public="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
doctypesystem="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1transitional.dtd"/>
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<xsl:template match="/">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Schedule</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2 align="center">
<xsl:value-of select="schedule/owner/name/first"/>
<xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes"> </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="schedule/owner/name/last"/>'s
Schedule</h2>
<xsl:apply-templates select="schedule/appointment"/>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="appointment">
<hr/>
<h3>Appointment</h3>
<xsl:apply-templates select="when"/>

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<table>
<tr>
<td>Subject:</td>
<td>
<xsl:value-of select="subject"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Location:</td>
<td>
<xsl:value-of select="location"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Note:</td>
<td>
<xsl:value-of select="note"/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="when">
<p>
<xsl:value-of select="date/@month"/>
<xsl:text>/</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="date/@day"/>
<xsl:text>/</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="date/@year"/>
from
<xsl:value-of select="startTime/@hour"/>
<xsl:text>:</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="startTime/@minute"/>
until
<xsl:value-of select="endTime/@hour"/>
<xsl:text>:</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="endTime/@minute"/>
</p>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
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Section B (Answer any TWO questions)
2.
(a)
Give three advantages of XML over HTML.

[9 marks]
(b)
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The author of the following source code claims that the included
Javascript works and enhances this web page. Your task is to identify if
the script will run without any errors. Show with the help of a detailed
diagram what you would expect to see in your browser when this page
loads. Line numbers have been added that you may refer to in your
answer.
[21 marks]
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"

"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
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<head>
<title> Some Javascript </title>
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<script language="JavaScript">
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</script>
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</head>
<body onLoad="setit()">
<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">A Javascript example<br></font>
</center><p>
<p>This page is to help as a mini guide<br>-do not click away<br><br>it will be
updated on a daily basis
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</body>
</html>
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3.
An article published recently describes how The UK government plans to issue

new, less technical guidelines on how to make public-sector websites accessible
to disabled people. The article continues to report that A study of websites
run by the 25 member states of the European Union (EU) found that 97% failed
to pass the most basic, internationally agreed standard of website accessibility.
Assume that you are working for a web development agency and you have been
asked to develop an e-voting website. Discuss the website accessibility factors
and issues involved in the development of a public service e-voting website.
[30 marks]
4.
(a)
Evaluate critically, the contributions and importance of open source

technologies for building web applications.
[15 marks]
(b)
The term LAMP is being used more and more in the commercial IT
environment. LAMP refers to a solution stack comprising of the
following technologies:
Linux, the operating system;
Apache, the web server;
MySQL, the database server;
PHP, the web scripting language.
Explain why LAMP is becoming increasingly popular as a solution
stack for building web applications.
[15 marks]
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APPROVED__________________________________________________________

ACADEMIC SESSION 2008/2009

Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Monday 8th June 2009

You MUST answer question 1 from Section A which is worth 40 marks

View Web Engineering Exam Questions and Answers Guide

XHTML basic 1.1

XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0

XHTML 1.1 DTD with XML 1.0 / UTF-8

None of the above

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

Question 1 continues on the next page

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"

Identify five of the most important requirements to make your pages

Study the following XML web page source code (consisting of

Question 1 continues on the next page

Question 1 continues on the next page

Give three advantages of XML over HTML.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"

An article published recently describes how The UK government plans to issue

Evaluate critically, the contributions and importance of open source

View Web Engineering Exam Questions and Answers Guide

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