MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY ORDINARY EXAMINATION
2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
THIRD YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND SECURITY STUDIES
SIT 310 – INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES
DURATION: 2 HOURS
DATE: 24/4/2019
TIME: 9-11 A.M.
Instructions to candidates:
1. Answer question One and Any Other Two questions.
2. Mobile phones are not allowed in the examination room.
3. You are not allowed to write on this examination question paper.
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SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Define the following web server related terms. (6 marks)
i. Common Gateway interface.
ii. Virtual Web site
iii. Hosting Server
iv. The Slashdot effect
v. Load balancing
vi. Band width management
b) Citing some examples, briefly describe how the www works. (3 marks)
c) Describe the meaning of
i. Domain name in the internet. (2 marks)
ii. Describe the four characteristics of the best domains. (4 marks)
d) Justify
i. The concept of hosting in internet and www. (3 marks)
ii. Describe the common internet protocols. (6 marks)
e) Describe the internet architecture. (6 marks)
SECTION B – ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a) With examples.
i. Describe the undesirable issues in domain name selection. (4 marks)
ii. Demonstrate how one can ensure that the hosting capacities and traffic volumes have
been provided as desired. (6 marks)
b) (i) Describe the meaning of an internet service provider. (2 marks)
(ii) Explain the factors to consider before settling on a service provider for hosting in the
internet. (8 marks)
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QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a) (i) Describe the important components of the web. (6 marks)
(ii) Differentiate between the following as used in web development. (4 marks)
I. Server side and client side scripting.
II. ASP and PHP (6 marks)
b) (i) Explain the following statement “The internet is a system of systems”. (2 marks)
(ii) Illustrate the difference between static HTML web pages and CGI scripts web application
in client server internet interactions. (8 marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
a) Describe any eight web server error messages. (8marks)
b) (i) Explain the short comings of the web server overload. (6 marks)
(ii) Explain any three possible web server anti-overload techniques. (6 marks)
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