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IT 6801 SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE-FAQ

UNIT-I (2 Marks)
1. What is XML?(Nov/Dec 2107)

2. What is XML Document Prolog? (Nov/Dec 2107)

3. What is XML? (April 2017)

4. What are the types of WSDL elements? (April 2017)

5. Give the rules for well-formed documents in XML? (Nov 2016)

6. What is a XML name space? (Nov 2016)

7. What is W3C? (Nov 2010)

8. What are the namespaces in XML? (Nov 2010)

9. List the available XML security technologies? (Nov 2010)

10. What is XML? (Nov 2010)

11. Write any xml signature elements? (Nov 2014)

12. What are the parts of xml document?

13. Write the syntax of xml declaration?

14. What is well formed document?

15. Define xml DTD?

16. Write the advantages of xml schema?

17. What is XPATH?

18. Write the syntax of DTD elements?

19. Write the DTD element rules?

20. Write the attribute types in XML?

21. Define XML?

22. What are the types of DTD entities?

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23. Compare DTD and XML schema?

24. List the advantages of XPATH?

25. What is meant by XPOINTER?

26. What is meant by XLINK?

27. What is meant by node test?

Part B
1. What is an XML namespace? Elaborate the different types of XML namespaces with an example for
each.(16)(Nov/Dec 2017)
2. How XML schema helps in structuring an XML document? Explain XML Schema type with an
example.(16)(Nov/Dec 2017)
3. Explain XML document structure? (April 2017) (16)
4. Briefly explain the characteristic of web service framework & roles? (April 2017) (16)
5. Create a document type definition that defines the structure for email message, further create xml
document that reference to the created document type definition?(Nov 2016)(8)
6. With example explain internal and external DTD? (Nov 2016) (8)
7. Explain in detail about xml schema and xml files? (April2017) (16)
8. List and explain the xml syntax rules in detail? (April 2011) (8)
9. Explain how an xml document can be displayed on a browser? (April 2011) (8)
10. Explain in detail the xml schema , built in & user defined data type in detail.(Nov 2015)(16)
11. Explain XPATH nodes in detail? (Nov 2011) (8)
12. Explain the role of xml namespaces with examples? ( April 2012,2010) (16)
13. Explain the features of xml path language? (April 2012) (8)
14. Explain the role of xml schema in building web services in detail ?( April 2012) (16)
15. What is DTD? Write the schema for DTD with example? (April 2008) (8)
16. Explain how XSLT transform the document from one word type to other type(html) (Nov 2015) (16)
17. Explain about XLINK in detail
UNIT II-(2 Marks)
1. What is DOM? List the DOM interfaces. (Nov/Dec 2017)
2. List the advantages of SAX. (Nov/Dec 2017)
3. Define XML parser? (Nov 2016)
4. Write a simple stylesheet using XSL? (Nov 2016)

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5. What is meant by XSL? (April 2017)

6. What is meant by XSL formatting? (April 2017)
7. Write difference between XSLT and CSS? (Nov 2010)
8. What is the purpose of XSLT? (Nov 2011)
9. How is xml parsing done with SAX? (Nov 2011)
10. What is DOM?
11. What are the parts of DOM?
12. Draw the xml node tree for a sample xml document?
13. List out the differences between SAX vs DOM.
14. List out the various XSLT processor?
15. What are the events in SAX?
16. What is meant by XSL-FO?
17. List the features of XSLT?
18. Define infoset?
19. What is meant by RDF?
20. Define XLINK?
21. Define schema?
22. List out the parts of XSL/
23. What is meant by uniform resource identifier?
24. List out the components of schema?
25. Define voice XML?
26. Define schema validity?
27. Write and declare an xml schema?
PART-B
1. Examine DOM parsing for a purchase order xml file that contains bill to and send to warehouse
details provided as XML schema with DocBuilder Output.(16)(Nov/Dec 2107)
2. Examine SAX parsing for invoicing a customers order XML file.(16)(Nov/Dec 2107)
3. Differentiate DOM and SAX based XML parsing? (Nov 2016) (6)
4. Explain SAX based parsing with example? (Nov 2016) (10)
5. Give a brief note on modelling database in XML? (Nov 2016) (8)
6. With example show how XSLT can transform an xml document into html? (Nov 2016) (8)
7. Describe in detail about how to create well-formed xml and xsl transformations? (April 2017) (16)

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8. Describe in detail about the modeling data base in xml? (April 2017) (16)
9. Explain xpath nodes in detail? (Nov 2011) (16)
10. Discuss briefly the various xml dom methods? (April 2010) (8)
11. Elaborate DOM in xml? (April 2011) (8)
12. Explain xml parser and validation? (Nov 2015) (8)
13. Write about xml DOM interface in detail? (Nov 2015) (8)
14. Explain steps involved in modeling a data base in xml with example (16)
15. Brief discuss about GRASP patterns are low coupling and high cohesion? (16)
UNIT-III -(2Marks)

1. List any four characteristics of Contemporary SOA.(Nov/Dec 2017)

2. What are the fundamental parts of SOA framework? (Nov/Dec 2017)

3. List out the characteristics of SOA? (April 2017,Nov 2012)

4. What are the benefits of SOA? (April 2017)

5. How loose coupling concept achieved in SOA? (Nov 2016)

6. What is architecture? (Nov 2013)

7. Define SOA? (Nov 2013,11)

8. Define application architecture? (Nov 2014)

9. List out the principles of service orientation? (Nov 2014)

10. How do components in an SOA inter-relate? (Nov 2011)

11. What is coarse grained service? (April 2015,16)

12. Define service layers? ((Nov 2012)

13. List the logical components of automation logic? (May 2013)

14. Differentiate service orientation and object orientation? (Nov 2015)

15. List down the technical benefits of SOA? (Nov 2015)

16. What are the logical components of web service framework? (May 2012)

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17. Define client/server architecture?

18. Define distributed internet architecture?

19. Define service component?

20. Define service component testing?

21. Explain about quality of service?

22. Define service proxy?

23. Define service orientation and interoperability

24. Define service loose coupling?

PART-B
1. Illustrate the functionalities of Application Service Layer in terms of utility service and wrapper
service. (16)(Nov/Dec 2107)
2. How Orchestration service layer works to link process logic to service interaction within the
workflow logic? Explain. (16)(Nov/Dec 2107)
3. Compare SOA with client/server architecture and distributed internet architecture?
(Apr2017, Nov2016) (16)
4. Summarize the various principles of service orientation in detail? (Nov 2016) (16)
5. Give an overview of SOA and explain the characteristics of SOA? (April 2017) (16)
6. Explain service oriented architecture? (Nov 2010) (16)
7. Explain briefly about web service as component wrappers? (Nov 2013) (8)
8. Describe about anatomy of SOA? (Nov 2013) (8)
9. Explain about service layers? (16)
10. Explain about web services and hybrid architectures? (16)
11. Describe about benefits of SOA? (8)

UNIT-IV-(2 MARKS)
1. What do you mean by UDDI? (April 2017 & Nov 2017)
2. List any four pitfalls of SOA.(Nov/Dec 2017)
3. Write about JAX-WS? (April 2017)
4. What are wrapper services? (Nov2011)
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5. Compare abstract and concrete description? (Nov 2011)

6. What is an intermediary service? (Nov 2014)
7. List out the characteristics of ACID transactions? (Nov 2014)
8. What are the types of derived business service? (Nov 2014)
9. Define envelope element in SOAP message? (Nov 2014)
10. What is web service? (Nov 2013)
11. List out the web service platform elements? (Nov 2013)
12. Write the business centric applications of SOA? (Nov 2013)
13. Define orchestrations? (April 2017)
14. What are interaction patterns? (April 2017)
15. Define ACID transactions? (April 2017)
16. List the types of choreography? (Nov 2013)
17. Define marshalling? (Nov 2013)
18. What is message processing logic? (Nov 2011)
19. What is the usage of envelope element in SOAP message structure?( (Nov 2011)
20. What are the advantages of web service?
21. Define soap message?
22. Define atomic service transaction?
23. Define orchestration?
24. Define service layers?
25. Define orchestration service?
26. Define business service layer?
PART B
1. Show the WSDL document consisting of abstract and concrete parts that collectively describe a
service endpoint.(Nov/Dec 2017)(16)
2. How the challenge of coordinating messages in accomplished by Message Exchange
Patterns.(Nov/Dec 2017)(16)
3. Discuss in detail about orchestration and choreography? (Nov 2016,2013) (16)
4. Explain in detail about atomic transaction process with example? (Nov 2016) (16)
5. Briefly explain messaging with soap and service discovery? (Nov 2011,13 ,14) , (April 2017) (16)
6. Briefly explain different types of security attacks and threats and also give the web service security
road map? (April 2017) (16)

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7. Discuss about 3 service layers in detail? (Nov 2011) (16)

8. Write a note on atomic transaction? (Nov 2011) (8)
9. Explain message exchange pattern with example? (Nov 2011) (16)
10. Explain briefly about business centric SOA? (Nov 2013) (16)
11. Explain about UDDI? (8)
12. Briefly explain about SOAP messages? (8)
13. Explain about WSDL? (16)
14. Briefly define atomic transaction and business activities? (8)

UNIT-V-(2 Marks)
1. What is service modeling process?(Nov/Dec 2017)
2. Write any four attributes of invoke element of BPEL.(Nov/Dec 2017)
3. Write down the types of components that can be used to build J2EE web application? (Nov 2014)
4. Define generated stub? (Nov 2014)
5. Differentiate get variable property and get variable data function? (Nov 2014)
6. List out the component specification in service modeling? (Nov 2013)
7. How are switch, case and otherwise elements in WS-BPEL? (Nov 2011)
8. What are policy elements and common policy assertions? (Nov 2011)
9. Give the step by step process in service oriented analysis? (Nov 2016)
10. Write the syntax for get variable data function in WS-BPEL? (Nov 2016)
11. What is J2EE? (April 2017)
12. What do you mean by WS-Security? (April 2017)
13. What are the standards that web service depends on? (April 2017)
14. What is BPEL? (April 2017)
15. Compare WS-policy, WSPL, and WSDL? (April 2017)
16. List the phases of SOA delivery lifecycle?
17. Compare design standards and industry standards?
18. List the benefits of using business service?
19. List the steps involved in service oriented design?
20. List out the steps involved in composing SOA?
21. What is service deployment? (May 2012)
22. Define WS-policy? (Nov 2012,May 2016)

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23. Define service oriented analysis? (May 2013)

24. List out the guidelines of service oriented? (May 2014)
25. What is entity centric business service design? (May 2014)
26. Differentiate the identifier and expires element? (May 2014)
27. What is digest method and digest value? (may 2014)
PART B
1. Classify service model logic as service operation candidates and service candidates with basic
building block activities.(Nov/Dec 2017)(16)
2. Demonstrate WS-Security framework in terms of the security element with an example.(Nov/Dec
2017)(16)
3. Discuss the step by step service modeling in detail? (Nov 2011,15,Apr 2015,17)(16)
4. Explain in detail service modeling guidelines? (Nov 2014) (8)
5. Explain SOA platform and describe J2EE is used to build SOA? (Nov 2014) (16)
6. Explain the overview of SOA and the role of web service with .net and J2EE interoperability? (April
2017) (16)
7. Explain the various standards in the development of web services? (Apr 2017) (16)
8. Illustrate in detail about the WS-BPEL with code snippets? (April 2017) (16)
9. Discuss security language in detail? (Nov 2011) (8)
10. Explain the service oriented design? (May 2012,Nov 2011) (8)
11. Explain about service oriented design process? (May 2012,nov 2013) (16)
12. List out steps to comprise SOA? (May 2012) (8)
13. Discuss in detail about WS-policy? (may 2012,2016,Nov 2014) (16)
14. Explain on WS-coordination in detail? (Nov 2012,2014,2015) (8)
15. Explain the service oriented approach for automating the passport management process in detail?
(Nov 2015) (16)

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