CONTENTS

 Web Browser, Web Page, Web Site

 Static & Dynamic Website
 Web Applications
 Client-Server Computing
 Web Server vs. Application Server
 Internet Tools and Services

1
WEB BROWSER, WEB PAGE, WEB SITE
Web browser:

- The web client, called a browser, is the s/w that allows to interact with information available on the
Internet.
e.g: Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MOSAIC.

Web Page:

- A mixture of text, graphics, sound and animation in the HTML format, to make information accessible
in a easy to understand format using the Internet.

Web Site:
- It is a collection of related web pages that may contain text, images, audio and
video. The first page of a website is called home page.
2
STATIC & DYNAMIC WEBSITE

Static websites: ones that are fixed and display the same content for every user, usually written
exclusively in HTML.

Dynamic website: one that can display different content and provide user interaction, by making use of advanced
programming & DBs in addition to HTML.

3
 Cont… Static vs Dynamic website
Static Website Dynamic Website
Prebuilt content is same every time the page is loaded. Content is generated quickly and changes regularly.

Uses the HTML,CSS, JavaScript code for developing a website. It uses the server side languages such as PHP,SERVLET, JSP,
and ASP.NET etc. for developing a website.

It is faster to load as compared to dynamic website. It is slower than static website

Cheaper Development costs. More Development costs.

No interaction with database possible. Interaction with database is possible

No feature of Content Management Feature of Content Management System.

Ex: resume websites, portfolio websites, brochure websites etc. Ex: E-commerce sites,Blogs, Calendars, or to-do sites

4
 WEB APPLICATIONS
• It is a kind of application that can be run through the web browser over the internet

-WAs may include simple office software word processors, Google docs, project management, CAD, online
spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
- Some common scripting languages used to create WAs are as: JSP,ASP & PHP.
-WAs interact with program variables ,spreadsheets and DBs using user input for creating the dynamic web content.

Examples are :

a) Airline Reservation System b) Message Boards

c) Shopping Cart d) Net-Banking
5
 CLIENT-SERVER COMPUTING

Client : A client is the requesting program in a client/server relationship,

e.g, the user of a Web browser is effectively making client requests for pages from servers all over
the Web.

Server : Server is a device or a computer program that accepts and responds to the request made by
other program, known as client.

- There are two types of servers:

1. Web Server 2. Application Server

6
 Cont…

• In client server computing, the clients requests a resource and the server provides that resource.
• A server may serve multiple clients at the same time.
• Both the client and server usually communicate via a computer network but sometimes they may reside in the
same system.

An illustration of the client server system −

An example of a client server computing system is a web server.

It returns the web pages to the clients that requested them
7
 WEB SERVER vs. APPLICATION SERVER

Web Server: accepts the request for data and sends the specified documents.
Fitted for static content, utilizes less resources, HTML & HTTP protocols are used.
Examples of Web Servers are: Apache Tomcat and Resin.

Application Server: designed to install, operate and host associated services &
applications for the IT services, end users and organizations.
Fitted for dynamic content, utilize more resources, GUI as well as HTTP and RPC/RMI
protocols are used.

Ex: Jboss, Glassfish,Weblogic, Websphere

8
S.No Web Server Application Server

Mainly deals with sending HTML for display in a Web Provides access to business logic for use by client
1.
browser application programs.

2. Useful or fitted for static content. Fitted for dynamic content.

3. Consumes or utilizes less resources. Utilize more resources.

Arrange the run environment for enterprises

4. Arrange the run environment for web applications.
applications.

5. HTML and HTTP protocols are used GUI as well as HTTP and RPC/RMI protocols are used

9
 INTERNET TOOLS AND SERVICES
• The Internet supports communication and sharing of data, and offers vast amount of
information through a variety of services and tools.

The major Internet tools and services are:

• Electronic mail (email)

• Newsgroups
• Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
• Telnet and SSH (Secure Shell)
• File Transfer Protocol
• World Wide Web (www)
10