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CSIT: IT1 Web Structure http://aspen.csit.fsu.edu/it1fall00
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Components of a Basic Web System
Host
with Web Server
and
attached CGI Script
in Perl
or Java
Perhaps
linking to a Backend
service
such as a database
or
digital video server
Host
holds HTML files
typically
stored in a
UNIX/Windows
NT
file
system but could also
be in a
database such as
Oracle
or Microsoft Access
Network
trying to
provide
Quality of
Service
and
using
compression
to make
better
use of
available
bandwidth
Client
with a Web
Browser
displaying
“simple”
HTML Text
and
Images obtained
from
host.
Client
runs JavaScript
(from
HTML documents)
and Java
Interpreters
(acting
on downloaded
JavaVM
bytecodes)
Java and
JavaScript
give
general dynamic
behavior
Database
Backend
Service
