CS-504 (A) RGPV B.Tech
Internet and Web Technology (IWT)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
7 papers, latest Dec 2025
- CS-504 (A) paper, Dec 2025
- CS-504 (A) paper, Jun 2025
- CS-504 (A) paper, Dec 2024
- CS-504 (A) paper, May 2024
- CS-504 (A) paper, Nov 2023
- CS-504 (A) paper, May 2023
Syllabus, notes and important questions for CS-504 (A)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Introduction and Web Design 10 topics
- Concept of WWW, Internet and WWW
- HTTP Protocol: Request and Response
- Web browsers and Web servers
- Features of Web 2.0
- Effective web design concepts
- Web design issues: browser compatibility, bandwidth, cache
- Display resolution and look & feel of websites
- Page layout and linking
- User‑centric design, sitemap planning and publishing website
- Designing effective navigation
Unit 2 HTML 5 topics
- Basics of HTML, formatting and fonts
- Commenting code, colors, hyperlinks, lists, tables, images, forms
- XHTML, meta tags, character entities, frames and frame sets
- Browser architecture and website structure
- Overview and features of HTML5
Unit 3 CSS and JavaScript 6 topics
- Need for CSS and basic syntax
- Using CSS for background images, colors, text manipulation, fonts, borders, boxes, margins, padding
- Positioning with CSS, CSS2 and CSS3 features
- JavaScript client‑side scripting: variables, functions, conditionals, loops
- Pop‑up boxes, objects, DOM manipulation, form validation
- DHTML: combining HTML, CSS and JavaScript, events and buttons
Unit 4 XML and PHP 6 topics
- Introduction to XML, uses, simple XML structure, key components, DTD and schemas
- Using XML with applications, transforming XML with XSL and XSLT
- Introduction to PHP, basic syntax, decision and looping constructs
- PHP integration with HTML, arrays, functions, browser detection, string handling
- Form processing, file handling, cookies and sessions
- Object‑oriented programming with PHP
Unit 5 PHP and MySQL 5 topics
- Basic PHP commands with examples
- Connecting to MySQL server, creating and selecting databases
- Listing tables, creating tables, inserting, altering and deleting data
- Executing queries, database administration via phpMyAdmin
- Handling database errors and debugging
Exam insights
Counted from 5 past CS-504 (A) papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Introduction 22 marks
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Unit 2 HTML 17 marks
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Unit 3 Style sheets & JavaScript 22 marks
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Unit 4 XML & PHP 28 marks
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Unit 5 PHP and MySQL 17 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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How to establish/connect PHP to a MySQL database server with example code / connectivity program.
Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020
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Explain the role of phpMyAdmin and handling database bugs/errors
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2023, 2022
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Differentiate between HTML and XHTML with suitable examples.
Asked 3 times: 2024, 2023, 2020