CS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Javascript, Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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Chapter summary: module 9 dynamic web pages. Web server: computer system with the host of the webname that responds to http requests: answers references (by retrieving an html and providing the file to the client. Client: web browser running on a different computer than the web server that displays the. Html: after interpretation, the client will have to make additional requests if the html contains references to more pages (ie. images) Dynamic webpage: webpage that automatically changes it content due to its environment . Example: product page on amazon retrieves information about the price (based on time of day), number of items in stock, customer reviews (based on activity of previous customers) and a list of similar products . Client-side dynamic webpage: webpage that is changed dynamically by the client: requires 3 elements: html that will be manipulated , html for the element and.