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What are the key components required for delivering information on the web?

  • A static website with linked hypertext files and limited graphics
  • A client-side script that enhances the user experience
  • A delivery vehicle that structures raw information, builds an interactive presentation, and delivers it to the browser (correct)
  • A server-side application that generates dynamic web pages

What characterizes a passive conversation on the web?

  • The user receives a static set of information without any interaction
  • The user interacts with the application through a series of prompts
  • The user selects the information to be presented but has no control over its structure (correct)
  • The user provides input to customize the information presented

What is the main difference between early websites and modern web applications?

  • Early websites were static, while modern web applications are dynamic and interactive (correct)
  • Early websites were client-side only, while modern web applications have both client-side and server-side components
  • Early websites used HTML, while modern web applications use XML and Java
  • Early websites were limited to text and graphics, while modern web applications can include multimedia

What characterizes an active conversation on the web?

<p>The user provides input, and the information presented is customized to their specific needs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enabled the transition from early websites to modern web applications?

<p>The augmentation of HTML with technologies like XML and Java (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a web application according to the text?

<p>To initiate a conversation with the user, either passive or active (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the early days of web development and design emphasize?

<p>Informality, urgency, intuition, and art (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does urgency impact decision making in web-based systems?

<p>It leads to action and rapid decision making (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it necessary to adapt the old-school approach in a Web 2.0 world?

<p>Due to the increasing size and complexity of WebApps (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should intuition be complemented with in modern web development?

<p>Proven management and technical patterns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which quality leads to something that pleases those who encounter it in web design?

<p>Art (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What negative outcome can result from an approach based solely on informality, urgency, intuition, and art in web development?

<p>Problems (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of modern living where the web is indispensable?

<p>Fashion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How has the web transformed the way we acquire and disseminate information?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the web as a technology?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of these slides?

<p>To accompany a book on Web Engineering (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a way the web has transformed the way we do things?

<p>Painting pictures (online art galleries) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key takeaway from the information provided in these slides?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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