Chapter 7. Web Hosting
(+2 Computer Application / Computer Science ,
Text book Questions and Answers)
1. The companies that provide web hosting services are called
__________.
Web hosts
2. List the factors that decide the type of web hosting.
b). The number of visitors expected to visit the website
c). The use of resources like database, programming support etc..
3. VPS is
a. Virtual Premium Service
b. Virtual Private Service
c. Virtual Premium Server
e. Virtual Private Server
Ans e
4. What is co-location?
If the client is allowed to place their own
purchased web server in the service providers facility, then it is called co-location.
5. What does WHOIS information contain?
The
registration requires filling
information for WHOIS
database of domain names for
ICANN. WHOIS information
requires the name, address,
telephone number and e-mail
address of the registrant.This
information can be made public
or can be kept private according
to the registrant's wish. After
paying the annual registration fees
online, the domain is purchased
and is registered in our name.
6. Why is 'A record' important for a domain name?
our domain name has to be connected to the IP address of the web
server where the web pages are stored. This is done using 'A record' (Address
record) of the domain. An 'A record' is used to store the IP address of a web
server connected to a domain name. The 'A record' can be modified by logging
into the control panel of the domain.
7. A supermarket in a city wishes to take its business online. It plans to accept
orders for its products through a website and receive payments online.
a. Which type of hosting is suitable for this website?
b. Explain the reason for your choice
Ans a. Virtual Private Server (VPS) is suitable fot this website.
8. How is responsive web design implemented?
Responsive web design is the custom of building a website suitable to work on every device and every screen size. Responsive web design can be implemented using flexible grid layout, flexible images and media queries. Flexible grid layouts set the size of the entire web page to fit the display size of the device. Flexible images and videos set the image/video dimensions to the percentage of display size of the device. Media queries provide the ability to specify different styles for individual devices.
9. What is CMS? What are the features of CMS? Give Examples
It is a web based software system which is capable of creating, administering and publishing web sites. It provide easy way to design and manage attractive web pages. The user can choose templates available for downloads. It is economical and easy way to develop a web sites.
Some popular CMS software are WordPress, Drupal, Joomla etc.
10. What is the advantage of using SFTP protocol in FTP software?
FTP sends username and password to the server as plain text which is unsecure. Therefore nowadays, SSH FTP (SFTP) protocol which encrypts and sends usernames, passwords and data to the web server is used in the FTP software. SFTP uses Secure Shell (SSH) protocol which provides facilities for secure file transfer.
11. Raju wishes to host a website for his family. What are the advantages that free web hosting companies provide?
Free hosting provides web hosting services free of charge. The service provider displays advertisements in the websites hosted to meet the expenses. Some free web hosting sites provide the facility to upload the files of our website in their server, but may place certain restrictions on the files. The size of the files that can be uploaded may be limited (supports upto 5 MB only), audio/video files (mp3, mp4, etc.) may not be permitted and so on.
12. Explain the need for applying responsive web design while developing websites today.
Today we browse web pages using various devices like desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. All these devices have different screen sizes. Traditional web pages are designed to be displayed on the screens of devices like desktops and laptops. These web pages are difficult to view when it is accessed using tablets and mobile phones. The user may have to use the scroll bar to move from one part of the web page to another. In earlier days, a separate website was created for the purpose of viewing in mobile devices. These websites contained web pages whose size matched the screen size of these devices. But maintaining two websites for a single organisation created issues. It would be better if the web page was able to adjust itself to the screen size of the device. This type of web page designing is called responsive web design.
