Two-Way Web: An Introduction to CGI Programming

Part 1 - Framework

Server

Unix, Windows NT
Running a program (Apache, Netscape, Microsoft)
Containing files (text, graphics, sound)

Browser

PC, Macintosh, WebTV
Running a program (Netscape, Microsoft IE)
Connected to a network (LAN, modem, ISP)

Basic Transaction

Tell browser what you want
Browser sends request to server
Server responds
Browser interprets response

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Two-Way Web: An Introduction to CGI Programming
1998 Computing Across the Curriculum Conference
Tuesday, May 19, 1998
Copyright © 1998 Paul Dempsey