- Because of these things
- A browser is a piece of software, downloaded or already included on your computer.
- DNS Servers maintain a directory of Domain Names and translate them into IP addresses.
- Web browsers and servers are a client-server program. the client must request the browser that is connected to a server.
- a URL is a link to a specific site when an IP is giving information to a host network
- Key Terms:
- WEB & IM & Email & FTP
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Additional Software
IIS: Internet Information Services (IIS) is a Microsoft web server. It “provides a secure, easy-to-manage, modular and extensible platform for reliably hosting websites, services and applications” (Microsoft) so you can host your own sites and servers. It is a flexible web server, and it is used often.
OS x server: OS x server is an Apple software that can do:
- screen sharing
- printer sharing
- file sharing
It is similar to IIS, but Apple made it and its a bit different because it has different creators
Major Operating Systems
- Mac OS X Server is Apple’s Unix server operating system. It is used only in Macs.
- Windows Server 2012 is Microsoft’s server operating system. It is used on Microsoft products.
- Linux is a server that you can install on any computer. Sometimes you have to pay for it and sometimes it’s free.
What Is A Web Server
A web server is a program that uses HTTP to serve files from web pages That an HTTP client has requested. A web server is a client/server model and all websites have to be on a web server. Most computers come with web servers with email and FTP programs in them.
