• Client-server operation: browsing the Web because it divides the processing between the client and server
  • Client-side operation: the user’s computer (called the client) does the work
  • Cluster: the web server must be a powerful computer or even a group of computers
  • HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): the most common kind of file the browser loads
  • Plug-in: software that is written in a special way that allows it to become a part of a Web browser, as if that functionality were built in to the browser.
  • Server-side operation: looking for the appropriate file and sending it to the Web browser
  • Streaming: the user’s computer does not have to download the entire file before the music or other audio begins to play
  • Telecommuting: the internet has made it possible for some people to work at home
  • Web Browser: is the primary tool that a computer user’s need to access the resources of the World Wide Web.
  • Web Server: communicates with the DNS server to determine the IP address of the domain name