Web Development Quiz (A)

Date First Published: 15th April 2023

This is the first quiz about the web development subtopic. All 15 questions in this quiz are covered in the articles.

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Question 1

The correct answer is: b: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

These are the big three languages. HTML is used to define the structure and formatting of a webpage by using lots of different tags. CSS is used to define the style of HTML elements and JavaScript is used to program the behaviour of webpages and create dynamic effects within web browsers.

Question 2

The correct answer is: a: A "write less, do more" JavaScript library.

Question 3

The correct answer is: d: In the address bar of the web browser.

Question 4

The correct answer is: b: Admissions page

Options A, C, and D are all examples of basic pages in a website.

Question 5

The correct answer is: d: Dynamic website

Option A is incorrect as a static website is the opposite of a dynamic website. The content remains the same, is not personalised to users, and can only be changed by the website owner manually updating it.

Question 6

The correct answer is: c: Communicating with databases, such as MySQL.

This cannot be accomplished using JavaScript because it is a client-side scripting language and databases work on the server side. A server-side scripting language, like PHP, would be used to communicate with databases, such as MySQL.

Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they are all examples of client-side tasks that can be accomplished using JavaScript.

Question 7

The correct answer is: a: There is a risk of harmful content.

Since anyone can post user-generated content at any time, there is a risk of harmful content that is against the terms of use. This is why it needs to be moderated.

Option B is incorrect as user-generated content can be used to provide SEO benefits to other sites, like external links to other sites, although most sites automatically use the nofollow attribute to prevent links from being used to artificially boost the ranking of external sites.

Option C is incorrect as user-generated content makes content much quicker to create.

Option D is incorrect as user-generated content always encourages engagement with the website.

Question 8

The correct answer is: b: An informational website

Question 9

The correct answer is: c: Content can be created, updated, and maintained much faster.

Since multiple users can contribute at once, content can be created, updated, and maintained much faster.

Option A is incorrect as not all wikis are run by experts and the information might be unreliable.

Option B is incorrect as wikis can lead to privacy risks, like users accidentally saving a page with personal information.

Option D is incorrect as wikis always completely rely on an internet connection.

Question 10

The correct answer is: a: True

Question 11

The correct answer is: a: Social media site

Social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter are completely based on user-generated content. Blogs, ecommerce sites, and news sites will not have as much user-generated content as social media sites.

Question 12

The correct answer is: b: False

This statement is false. HTML sitemaps are not specifically designed for smaller websites. Smaller websites are less likely to need them than larger websites as they don't have as many pages.

Question 13

The correct answer is: d: Properly describing the image and using a few target keywords.

Option A is incorrect as alternative text is not designed to be very long.

Option B is incorrect as that is a form of keyword stuffing, which can lead to penalties by search engines.

Option C is incorrect as using images in place of alternative text will not be useful for accessibility.

Question 14

The correct answer is: d: All of the above.

Options A, B, and C are all reasons why it is important to ensure that a webpage loads quickly enough.

Question 15

The correct answer is: c: React.js

React, also known as React.js or ReactJS, is an open-source and frontend JavaScript library used to quickly and efficiently build interactive user interfaces with much less code than JavaScript.