CIW Web Design Specialist (1D0-520) Practice Exam

The CIW Web Design Specialist (1D0-520) certification validates your foundational knowledge and practical skills in web design principles and technologies.  Earning this credential demonstrates your ability to design, develop, and implement user-friendly and visually appealing websites.

Who Should Take This Exam?

This certification is ideal for:

• Aspiring Web Designers: Individuals seeking to enter the field of web design and build a solid foundation in core concepts.
• Web Developers with Limited Design Experience: Developers who want to enhance their skillset by incorporating design principles into their development process.
• Marketing or Communications Professionals: Those seeking to understand web design fundamentals to better collaborate with web design teams.

Are There Prerequisites?

Fundamental knowledge of X/HTML, Internet tools, and functionality CIW Web Foundations Associate or a comparable level of expertise.

What Can You Do After Earning This Certification?

Bypassing the CIW Web Design Specialist exam, you'll gain the ability to:

• Design User-Centered Websites: Understand and apply user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design principles to create websites that are both visually appealing and easy to use.
• Develop Website Layouts: Learn to create effective website layouts using HTML and CSS to structure content and arrange visual elements.
• Implement Navigation Systems: Gain knowledge of designing intuitive navigation menus and site structures to guide users effectively.
• Incorporate Multimedia Elements: Understand how to integrate multimedia elements like images, videos, and audio to enhance user engagement.
• Optimize Websites for Search Engines (SEO): Gain basic knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO) principles to improve website visibility in search engine results.

Exam Format 

• Exam Name: CIW Web Design Specialist 
• Exam ID: 1D0-520
• Number of Questions: 70
• Exam Format: Multiple-choice
• Passing score: 70% marks 
• Time Give: 75 minutes 

Course Outline 

• The important domains of the CIW Web Design Specialist exam are the following:
• Overview of Web Design Concepts
• Web Development Teams
• Web Project Management Fundamentals
• Web Site Development Process
• Web Page Layout and Elements
• Web Site Usability and Accessibility
• Browsers
• Navigation Concepts
• Web Graphics
• Multimedia and the Web
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Web Development
• HTML and the Evolution of Markup
• XML and XHTML
• Web Page Structure – Tables and Framesets
• Cascading Style Sheets
• Site Content and Metadata
• Site Development with Microsoft Expression Web 4 – Introduction, Basic & Advanced Features
• Site Development with Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 – Introduction, Basic & Advanced Features
• Creating Web Pages Using Open-Source Tools
• Image Editing with Adobe Fireworks CS6
• Multimedia with Adobe Flash Professional CS6 – Tweens, Movie Clips, ActionScript, Masks and Practical Uses
• JavaScript and DHTML Fundamentals
• Plug-Ins and Java Applets
• HTTP Servers and Web Applications
• Databases
• Web Site Publishing and Maintenance