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Acsc 327 Exam

This document outlines an exam for a web programming and administration course. It provides instructions that it is a closed book exam lasting 2 hours. Students must answer question one and any two other questions. Question one covers topics like the importance of web standards, describing W3C standards, writing HTML and CSS code, and writing a JavaScript program. The other questions cover additional topics like PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, CSS, and discussing design principles.

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Acsc 327 Exam

This document outlines an exam for a web programming and administration course. It provides instructions that it is a closed book exam lasting 2 hours. Students must answer question one and any two other questions. Question one covers topics like the importance of web standards, describing W3C standards, writing HTML and CSS code, and writing a JavaScript program. The other questions cover additional topics like PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, CSS, and discussing design principles.

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ACSC 327

CHUKA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

THIRD YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR


OF SCIENCE APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE

ACSC 327: WEB PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATION


STREAMS: BSC. APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE TIME: 2 HOURS

DAY/DATE: FRIDAY 07/12/2018 8.30 A.M – 10.30 A.M

INSTRUCTIONS:
 Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions.
 Diagrams should be used whenever they are relevant to support an answer.
 Sketch maps and diagrams may be used whenever they help to illustrate your answer
 Do not write anything on the question paper
 This is a closed book exam, No reference materials are allowed in the examination room
 There will be No use of mobile phones or any other unauthorized materials
 Write your answers legibly and use your time wisely

SECTION A
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]
a) Explain the importance of web standards in web design and development. [2 Marks]

b) List and describe any four W3C standards important to web designers and developers.
[8 Marks]

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c) A string “Web Programming and Administration” is to be displayed as a Heading 2 with a


text color of blue and with a line passing across the string. Write the HTML code to
implement this. [3 Marks]

d) Explain the concept of DHTML in web programming. [4 Marks]

e) Giving an example present and explain the structure of a CSS rule. [4 Marks]

f) Write the full meaning of the following abbreviations:

i. HTML. [2 Marks]
ii. CSS. [2 Marks]
iii. XML. [2 Marks]

g) Write a JavaScript program that welcomes visitors to a website when the index page
loads.
[3 Marks]

SECTION B
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]
a) A driving school only accepts students who are aged eighteen and above. Write a PHP
program that tests age and responds with an appropriate message. [4 Marks]

b) You are designing a Registration form for a Student Management System. Describe in detail
how you would apply each of Schneidermann’s rules of interface design in the design of the
form. [8 Marks]

c) Write a JavaScript code that through a function alerts users when they are about to leave a
web page and then goes ahead to ask the user for a confirmation whether to leave the page or
not. [8 Marks]

QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]


a) Highlight the role of Ajax in web development. [3 Marks]

b) “System status should be visible”.


i. Explain what is meant by this heuristic. [2 Marks]

ii. Give examples of how you could design your web application to meet this heuristic.
[4 Marks]

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c) Using HTML and PHP code, write a program to find Area of any circle. [6 Marks]

d) Write MySQL code to create a user named Admin with a password adminadmin on a
machine Localhost. [5 Marks]

QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]


a) The following comments are made depending on a grade a student attains in an exam.
Grade Comment
A EXCELLENT
B GOOD
C FAIR
D POOR
Write a JavaScript Switch... Case program that takes in Grade as an input then gives appropriate
comment. [10 Marks]

b) Write CSS code as well as explain the usage of the following CSS styles:
i. Universal Selector. [4 Marks]

ii. Type Selector. [3 Marks]

iii. Class Selector. [3 Marks]

QUESTION FIVE [20 MARKS]


a) Headings 1, 2 and 3 are to be bold, of font type Arial, white in color and have a black
background. All paragraphs are to be blue in color and of size 36 points. The background
color of the web page is to be pink. Implement this in a web page using:

i. Inline CSS styles. [4 Marks]


ii. External CSS styles. [5 Marks]
iii. Internal CSS styles. [4 Marks]

b) Discuss the impact of the following colors when used in a website:


i. Blue. [3 Marks]
ii. Grey. [2 Marks]
iii. Orange. [2 Marks]
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