Review Topics for Exam 1

Class Page Links

• All the ones that have been marked like this.

UNIX

• Commands to start, stop and restart the Apache server.
  • httpd -d directory_for_server_root
  • kill -TERM process_id_of_server
  • kill -HUP process_id_of_server

Apache

• Apache Configuration Files
  • httpd.conf
    • JkMount
    • Listen
    • ServerName
    • ServerRoot
    • ServerAdmin
  • srm.conf
    • AddIcon
    • DirectoryIndex
    • DocumentRoot
    • ReadmeName
    • UserDir

Tomcat

• Web Application Structure
• Using the Tomcat manager

HTML

• DOCTYPE and meta (know what they are and why they are needed)
• Standard codes for a web page: HTML, HEAD, BODY, TITLE
• Layout: BR, P
• Anchors: A (HREF)
• Relative and Absolute references
• HTML forms
  • text boxes
  • hidden fields
  • submit buttons

Book

Chapter 1

1. Introduction
2. Browser - Server Communication
   1. HTTP
   2. Request Format
   3. Response Format
   4. Content Type
3. Markup Language
   1. Hypertext Markup Language
   2. Basic Tags for a Web Page
      1. Standard Tags
      2. HTML Validation
      3. Layout versus Style
      4. Word Wrap
      5. Try It: Word Wrapped Poem
      6. Line Breaks
      7. Try It: Formatted Poem
   3. What is the HT in HTML?
      1. Anchor Tag
      2. Absolute and Relative References
4. HTML Forms
   1. Form Tags
      1. Try It: Simple Form
   2. Representing Data
   3. Transmitting Data over the Web
      1. Try It: Examine Query String
5. Processing Form Data
   1. Web Application
   2. JSP
      1. Try It: First JSP
   3. Initializing Form Elements
      1. Try It: Initialised Form
      2. Try It: Badly Initialised Form
6. Summary
7. Chapter Review

Chapter 2

1. Introduction
2. Sending Data to Another Form
   1. Action Attribute
      1. Relative and Absolute References
      2. Retrieving the Value of a Form Element
      3. Try It: Passing Data to a Second Form
   2. Hidden Field Technique
      1. First Attempt - Failure
      2. Try It: Passing Data Back - Failure
      3. Second Attempt - Hidden Fields
      4. Try It: Passing Data Back - Hidden Fields
   3. Sending Data to Either of Two Pages
      1. Inefficient Solution: Adding Another Form
      2. Try It: Passing Data - Three Pages
3. The Truth About JSPs
   1. Servlet for a JSP
   2. Handling a JSP
      1. JSP Request Process
      2. Servlet Engine Response
4. Using a Controller
   1. Controller Details
      1. Request and Response Objects
      2. Referencing Parameters
      3. Testing for the Presence of a Button
      4. The Big if
      5. Forwarding Control to Another JSP
   2. JSP Controller
      1. Including Java Code
      2. Controller Code
      3. Edit Page
      4. Confirm Page
      5. Process Page
      6. Try It: JSP Controller
   3. JSPs versus Servlets
   4. Controller Servlet
      1. JSPs
      2. Servlet Controller Code
      3. Servlet Location
      4. Identifying the Servlet
      5. Servlet Compilation
   5. Servlet Access
      1. Creating a Short Name for a .class File
      2. Servlet Mapping
      3. Order within web.xml
   6. Servlet-JSP Directory Structure
      1. ry It: Servlet Controller
   7. Servlet Engine for a Servlet
5. Summary
6. Chapter Review