IPA IP 2020 Question 81
A question IPA Japan published in 令和2年度 10月 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問81, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following is the appropriate combination of terms to be inserted into blanks A and B in the description concerning websites?
The mechanism in which a website provider has data temporarily stored on a user’s PC via a Web browser is called A. By using this, it becomes possible to identify the user. The format in which metadata, such as the headings and summaries of a website, is described in a structured way is called B. By using this, users can be notified of update information of the website.
Explanation
A: cookie, B: RSS — a cookie is data a website stores in the browser to recognise the user, and RSS is a structured format for the metadata of a site’s updates.
- •A: a cookie is a small piece of data the web server sends with its response, and the browser stores on the PC and sends back on later visits. The site reads it to identify the user, keeping a login session or a shopping cart.
- •B: RSS is an XML-based format that describes the headings, summaries, links and dates of a site’s articles. An RSS reader checks the feed and tells its user when the site has been updated.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) — both wrong: CGI is the interface through which a web server runs a program, and CSS describes how a page is displayed
- •(b) — CGI runs programs on the web server and returns their output; it stores nothing on the user’s PC
- •(c) — CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) sets the fonts, colours and layout of an HTML page; it carries no metadata for update notices
Key rule: Cookie: state kept in the browser to identify the user; RSS: a feed of headings and summaries for update notices; CGI: server-side programs; CSS: page styling.
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