Grade 12 Theory II — Web 3.0 & Online Applications

Question 1

Web 3.0 is also commonly referred to as:

Question 2

'Semantic search' improves on traditional keyword search mainly by:

Question 3

A search that is refined or guided — e.g. through suggestions, filters or clarifying questions — to help a user reach the right result is called:

Question 4

Small pieces of data a website stores directly in a user's browser, e.g. to remember login state or preferences, are called:

Question 5

Storing user data centrally on a remote server, accessible from anywhere with a connection, rather than locally on one device, describes:

Question 6

Which language is most closely associated with querying and managing data stored in a relational database?

Question 7

Which of these is an example of a SCRIPTING language commonly used to add interactivity or server-side logic to a website?

Question 8

XML is primarily used to:

Question 9

Running instructions LOCALLY in the browser, e.g. via JavaScript, without a round-trip to the server for every action, is an example of:

Question 10

AJAX is significant because it allows a web page to:

Question 11

Which technology is used specifically to control the visual FORMATTING (colours, fonts, layout) of a web page, separately from its content?

Question 12

Instructions that run on the SERVER, generating a response before it's ever sent to the browser, describe:

Question 13

Which of these best describes an online (cloud-based) application, as opposed to a stand-alone one?

Question 14 — Match the columns

Match each web technology in Column A to its primary purpose in Column B.

Question 15 — Match the columns

Match each data storage approach in Column A to its description in Column B.

Question 16

Compared to storing data locally via cookies, storing it online in a database mainly gives an application which advantage?

Question 17

Which best distinguishes XML's role from CSS's role in an online application?

Question 18

'Improving searching' as a Web 3.0 trend is achieved mainly through:

Question 19

Which of these is explicitly listed as a Web 3.0 trend or emerging technology, alongside the Semantic Web?

Question 20

Storing application data locally via cookies is generally best suited to: