CY-603-A Internet & Web Technology - Jun 2026 Question Paper

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1. 7 Marks
   aExplain the relationship between the WWW and HTTP.
   How to answer

   • Define WWW as information system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via Internet
   • Define HTTP as application-layer request-response protocol for WWW
   • Explain HTTP enables transfer of web resources using URLs, methods, status codes
2. 7 Marks
   bDiscuss sitemap, navigation and user-centric design.
   How to answer

   • Define sitemap - hierarchical map of website pages
   • Explain navigation types and principles for usability
   • Explain user-centric design - focus on user needs, accessibility, UX
3. 7 Marks
   aExplain web browser and web server architecture.
   How to answer

   • Explain web browser components - UI, rendering engine, JS engine, networking
   • Explain web server architecture - request handling, multi-threaded, static/dynamic content
   • Describe browser-server interaction with diagram
4. 7 Marks
   bDiscuss website publishing and common web design issues.
   How to answer

   • Outline steps of website publishing - domain, hosting, FTP, testing
   • List common web design issues - compatibility, load time, navigation, accessibility
   • Suggest best practices to resolve design issues
5. 7 Marks
   aExplain HTML document structure.
   How to answer

   • Define HTML document with doctype, html, head, body structure
   • Explain head elements - title, meta, link, script
   • Explain body elements with example skeleton code
6. 7 Marks
   bDiscuss hyper links, lists and HTML5 features.
   How to answer

   • Explain hyperlinks - anchor tag, href, internal/external links
   • Explain lists - ordered, unordered, definition lists
   • Discuss HTML5 new features - semantic, multimedia, form, canvas
7. 7 Marks
   aExplain CSS and its advantages.
   How to answer

   • Define CSS as style sheet language for presentation
   • Explain separation of content and presentation
   • List advantages - reusability, consistency, responsive design, faster loading
8. 7 Marks
   bDiscuss CSS syntax, selectors and CSS3.
   How to answer

   • Explain CSS syntax - selector, property, value with example
   • Explain types of selectors - element, class, id, group, pseudo
   • Discuss CSS3 new features - rounded corners, shadows, transitions, media queries
9. 7 Marks
   aExplain Java Script as a client-side scripting language.
   How to answer

   • Define JavaScript as lightweight interpreted client-side scripting language
   • Explain embedding in HTML, validation, DOM manipulation at client
   • List features - event handling, interactivity, reduced server load
10. 7 Marks
    bDiscuss DOM, events and DHTML.
    How to answer

    • Define DOM as tree representation of HTML document
    • Explain events - types, handlers, event model
    • Define DHTML as combination of HTML, CSS, JS and DOM
11. 7 Marks
    aExplain XML and its applications.
    How to answer

    • Define XML as extensible markup language for data storage and transport
    • Explain XML syntax - tags, well-formed, validation
    • List applications - data exchange, web services, RSS, configuration
12. 7 Marks
    bDiscuss DTD, XSL and XSLT.
    How to answer

    • Define DTD for defining document structure and validation
    • Define XSL for styling XML documents
    • Explain XSLT for transforming XML to HTML/other formats with example
13. 7 Marks
    aExplain PHP fundamentals.
    How to answer

    • Define PHP as server-side scripting language, syntax and embedding in HTML
    • Explain variables, data types, control structures, superglobals
    • Give simple PHP script example
14. 7 Marks
    bDiscuss arrays, functions and object-oriented PHP.
    How to answer

    • Explain PHP arrays - indexed, associative, multidimensional
    • Explain functions - built-in and user-defined
    • Explain object-oriented PHP - classes, objects, inheritance with example
15. 7 Marks
    aExplain PHP-MySQL connectivity.
    How to answer

    • Explain steps for PHP-MySQL connection using mysqli/PDO
    • Give code for connect, query, fetch and close
    • Explain error handling in connectivity
16. 7 Marks
    bDiscuss database creation, table management and phpMyAdmin.
    How to answer

    • Explain SQL commands for database and table creation/management
    • Explain CRUD operations via PHP
    • Explain phpMyAdmin features for administration