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    of 3

    THARAKA UNIVERSITY

    COSC 326

    COLLEGE

    (A Constituent College of Chuka University)

    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
    THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGRE OF
    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

    COSC 326: WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

    STREAMS: BSC (COSC) TIME: 2 HOURS

    DAY/DATE: THURSDAY 09/04/2020 11.30 AM – 1.30 PM

    SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

    QUESTION 1 [30 MARKS]

    a) Giving an example of each, differentiate between absolute and relative links [4 Marks]

    b) An image ‘Mypicture.jpeg’ is needed in a web page such that when you click it, you are
    taken to a web page namely “Home.html”. Show how this can be done using HTM: code.
    [4 Marks]

    c) Write the Mysql statetement that you would use to display all the records of a table
    tblStudents and arrange them according to their Firstname in an ascending order.
    [4 Marks]

    d) What is a CMS with perspective to web design? Identify THREE types of CMS that you
    could choose from as a web designer and developer [5 Marks]

    e) What types of lists are supported by HTML? Identify them and give html code example
    of how to achieve them [3 Marks]

    f) Write php code that display information about the php environment on your browser
    window [3 Marks]

    g) Using php develop a program that declares a variable named color and initializes it with a
    default color. The program then displays three lines in the format “My car is color”, “My
    house is color” and “My boat is color” [7 Marks]

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    COSC 326

    SECTION B: ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

    Question 2 [20 Marks]

    a) Before using a Mysql database you need to connect and login to the server where the
    database is located. Write and explain code you would use to achieve this [5 Marks]

    b) Discuss the structure of a CSS style layout. Present a CSS style to format the background
    color to black and color of font to red. [5 Marks]

    c) CAPTCHA is a tool that is useful for designers and developers of websites and web
    applications.
    i. Describe CAPTCHA differentiating it from reCAPTCHA [5 Marks]
    ii. Discuss applications of CAPTCHA in websites and web applications
    [5 Marks]
    Question 3 [20 Marks]
    a) A page is required on which a form for user entry is presented. Users enter their First
    Name and the Last Name on the form provided. The user then clicks a submit button
    which is processed by a php page processWelcome.php. The browser displays a page
    ‘Welcome to my site Firstname LastName’. Use php to develop this application
    [10 Marks]

    b) What is CSS? [3 Marks]

    c) A CSS is required to format a table to have properties border=3px, a solid border of


    color=”red”. Show the code for this CSS [7 Marks]

    Question 4 [20 Marks]


    a) Write an HTML code to diplay a page with at least 5 items; then sketch how the page will
    look like [10 Marks]

    b) Frames and tables are both usable in HTML to provide desktop layout and publishing
    features.
    i. How do Frames differ from tables? (3 Marks)
    ii. Demonstrate usage of a Frame in structuring a HTML document (7 Marks)

    Question 5 [20 Marks]

    a) You have been required to create a form that asks users to input their Name, Age
    and Country. The user then clicks a button and when they do so these details are
    displayed on a web page. Write PHP code that implements both the creation of
    the form and the processing of the same [7 Marks]

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    b) One of the most common elements of a web page is graphic elements. Identify
    FOUR types of images that most browsers recognize, their strengths and
    weaknesses [8 Marks]

    c) Demonstrate how to create connections both to a MySQL server and to a database


    using PHP [5 Marks]
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