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 |
Backend |
Service |