Database
Backend
Service
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
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
Network trying to
provide Quality of
Service
and using
compression
to make better
use of available
bandwidth
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CSIT: IT1 Web Structure  http://aspen.csit.fsu.edu/it1fall00
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