In-Class Final Exam

SECTION 1: WEB DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Complete the name of each of the following five steps in Goto and Cotler's core web development process.

1. Define [blank]
2. Develop [blank]
3. Design [blank]
4. [blank] & Integrate
5. [blank] & Beyond

For each of the five steps above, explain briefly(!) what takes place during that phase of development.

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2A.
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4A.
5A.

SECTION 2: RESOURCE TRIANGLE

The concept of the resource triangle consists of three parts. Name them.

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4. If a project has a tight timeframe and a limited budget, what area of the triangle is likely to be compromised and why?

SECTION 3: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Information architecture as a discipline is often expressed as a Venn diagram showing three overlapping circles. Name each of the areas represented by these circles.

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4. What is the single most important thing to know in order to create a website that is user-friendly?
5. Explain the difference between website goals and business (or organizational) goals.

SECTION 4: INTERNET AND WEB HISTORY

1. Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
2. Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn invented HTML -- that's why they're credited with creating the Internet. (True or False)
3. The launch of Sputnik, a Soviet satellite, was an important event in the creation of the Internet. (True or False)
4. HTTP is a set of rules that facilitates the exchange of information in HTML form. (True or False)
5. Netscape was developed before the World Wide Web was created. (True or False)

SECTION 5: WEBSITE DOCUMENTATION

1. The information about website structure contained in a content inventory can most easily be represented graphically by:
(A) a wireframe
(B) a site diagram

2. A [blank] is used to represent the structural elements of an individual website page or page type (like a template), rather than the information structure of a whole website.
(A) a wireframe
(B) a site diagram

3. What's the purpose of including a key (or legend) in a site diagram?
4. Explain the difference between a high-fidelity wireframe and a low-fidelity wireframe.
5. Give an example of how (or when in the site development process) each might be used (that is, when one might be preferable to another).

EXTRA CREDIT

1. What is the name of Patrice's business?
2. Must a business' domain name correspond exactly to a business' legal name?
3. When is the best time to decide how to measure a website's success?
4. Who succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple?
5. What is likely to be Mark Zuckerberg's biggest legal challenge in managing the growth of Facebook?