Introduction to web development questions and answers rated A+ 2024/2025

Introduction to web development

client - ANSthe computers, tablets, and mobile devices that use the web applications

web browser - ANSprogram that access the web pages

web server - ANSholds the files that make up a web application

network - ANSa system that allows clients and servers to communicate

intranet - ANSa network used to run web applications for use by employees only

local area network (LAN) - ANSa small network of computers that are near each other and can
communicate with each other over short distances

Internet - ANSa large network that consists of many smaller networks

wide area network (WAN) - ANSconsists of multiple LANs that have been connected

Internet service provider (ISP) - ANSa company that owns a WAN that is connected to the
Internet

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) - ANSused to define the content and structure of a web
page

static web page - ANSa web page that doesn't change

HTTP request - ANSlets the web server know which file is being requested

HTTP - ANSHyperText Transfer Protocol

HTTP response - ANSHTML file sent back to the browser from the server

render a web page - ANStranslate the HTML into a web page that is displayed in the browser

dynamic web page - ANSa page that's created by a program or script on the web server each
time it is requested

application server - ANSexecutes the program or script that is sent along with the HTTP request

server-side processing - ANSprocess that's done on the application server