Web Server Basics ClientServer Basics – model for distributed.pptVIP

Features of the Internet WWW WWW uses the Internet to connect clients and servers using the HTTP protocol. The WWW is built on top of the Internet. The Internet has no central control. The Internet is a large WAN composed of backbones connecting privately-owned LANs Backbones are high-speed networks WANs are typically shared, public networks LANs span a small geographic area Core Web Technologies HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) allows web browsers to communicate with web servers Simple protocol to format a browser request and the server response HyperText Markup Language (HTML) – encod