EECS 1520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Java Applet, Xsl, Uniform Resource Locator

• School: York University
• Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Course: EECS 1520
• Professor: lew

Document Summary

The web: an infrastructure of distributed information combined with software that uses networks as a vehicle to exchange that information. Web page: a document that contains or references various kinds of data, such as text, images, graphics and programs. Links: a connections between one web page and another that can be used move around as desired. Search engine: a website that helps you find other websites. Two types of searches: keyword searches, concept-based searches. Instant messaging (im): an application that allows people to send and receive messages in real time. Both sender and receiver must have an im running. Cookie: a small text file that a web server stores on your local computer"s hard disk. Browser: a software tool that issues the request for the web page we want and displays it when it arrives. Web server: the computer that is set up to respond to web requests.