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Web Design and Development

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do HTML and CSS divide the work of building a web page between content and presentation?

Implement a web page using HTML5 structural and semantic elements and style it with CSS, using internal and external stylesheets, selectors, classes and IDs, the box model and responsive design.
A focused answer to the SQA Advanced Higher Computing Science content on HTML and CSS, covering HTML5 structural and semantic elements, CSS selectors, classes and IDs, internal and external stylesheets, the box model and responsive design.
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How does client-side JavaScript make a web page interactive and validate user input?

Implement client-side interactivity with JavaScript, using variables, functions, events, DOM manipulation and form validation.
A focused answer to the SQA Advanced Higher Computing Science content on client-side JavaScript, covering variables and functions, events, manipulating the DOM, and validating form input in the browser.
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How does server-side PHP process a form and read or write a database to make a site dynamic?

Implement server-side functionality with PHP, handling form data with GET and POST, using sessions, and connecting to a database to run SQL queries from a web page.
A focused answer to the SQA Advanced Higher Computing Science content on server-side scripting, covering PHP, handling form data with GET and POST, sessions, and connecting a web page to a database to run SQL.
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How do you plan a website so that it meets the user's needs before any code is written?

Analyse the requirements of a website and design it using a site structure diagram, wireframes, low-fidelity prototypes and user-centred design principles.
A focused answer to the SQA Advanced Higher Computing Science content on web analysis and design, covering functional requirements, site structure diagrams, wireframes, low-fidelity prototypes and user-centred design.
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How do you judge whether a website works, is usable, and is accessible to everyone?

Test a website for functional correctness, and evaluate it for usability, accessibility and fitness for purpose.
A focused answer to the SQA Advanced Higher Computing Science content on web testing and evaluation, covering functional testing against requirements, usability, accessibility and fitness for purpose.
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