COAP:COAP-2100/exams
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"Mid-term" exam
- Date
- Wednesday, week 5 or week 6 (to be discussed)
- Format
- Open book. You may use both print texts and the Internet. However, use of communication software (including websites like Facebook) is strictly forbidden. Offenders will get an F.
- The exam will include all sorts of questions (MCQs, fill-in, code repair, ...)
General HTML/CSS and XML knowledge
- Subjects that will be tested
- Be able to find information about HTML tags/attributes and CSS selectors/properties
- Selecting an appropriate on-line service for creating a web site.
- Be able to create simple HTML code and detect errors
- DocType declarations (superficially, e.g. understand the difference between the strict and transitional HTML4x/XHTML1x models)
- Required tags: html,body,title,link,a,img,h1,h2,h2,p,ul,ol,li,div,span
- Required attributes: style + the elementary attributes of the HTML a, img and link tags + class + id
- Notice: I may design an exam question that asks you to find the definition of another HTML tag or attribute.
- Simple CSS styling
- Basic selectors (tag names)
- Class and ID selectors (.xxx and #xxx)
- Simple boxing properties (i.e. margins, not positioning)
- Simple text properties, e.g. fonts, color, font-family, line spacing, left/right/center alignment
- Color models
- Basic principles of RGB, RGBa, HSL and HSLa (not HSV) and use of color models for CSS color and background-color values. E.g. you should know that RBG combines amount of three colors, that HSL is a color on the "360 color wheel" plus saturation and light. You also should know that alpha means transparency.
- Be able to find a RGB hex value for a given color name and the other way round (using any tool/table you like)
- Simple design principles
- Be able to comment on a web site design
- Be able to find and use basic web page usability principles, testing a web site with users
- Creating a simple wireframe (sketch of a web page)