Internet, Web Technologies and Web Page Design
What the exam tests
Internet, Web Technologies and Web Page Design tests how the internet works, DNS, URLs, HTTP/HTTPS, HTML structure, tags, CSS, forms and static versus dynamic pages. Expect tag correction and URL interpretation.
Core rules
- The internet is a network of networks; the World Wide Web is a service on it using HTTP/HTTPS. An ISP provides access.
- DNS resolves domain names to IP addresses. A URL has scheme, host, optional port, path, query string and fragment.
- HTTP is stateless; HTTPS adds TLS encryption. Common status codes: 200 OK, 301 moved, 404 not found, 500 server error.
- HTML describes structure with elements and attributes. A basic page has doctype, html, head (title, meta) and body.
- Tags: h1–h6 headings, p paragraphs, a href links, img src images, ul/ol/li lists, table/tr/td tables, form inputs.
- CSS controls presentation: inline, internal style element or external stylesheet. Separation of structure and style is preferred.
Worked example
A page: FeesCourse Fees
Pay by 10 June.
College site. The title appears in the browser tab; h1 is the main heading; the anchor uses href for the destination. If the link text is clicked, the browser requests the URL.Traps
Every container tag should close. src is for images, href for links. Attribute values need quotes; single or double are valid in HTML but be consistent. A relative URL depends on the current page. HTTPS does not make a fake site trustworthy by itself. CSS is not a substitute for HTML structure.