Explain Web Browser and Web Server.
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Web Browser:-
Web browser is a between program to
run or surf internet. The web browser is used to view the html files. A web
browser is a between which provides a window in which we can execute a web
program. When a web program is executed a web page is displayed inside web
browser window. Most browsers are free (or) available as share ware.
Eg:– Netscape navigator, internet explorer, opera, hot java.
There
are numerous web browser available. The market for web browser is dominated by
two companies.
1. Netscape
2. Microsoft.
The
very first web browser that entered in to the market was “Mozaic”. The most
popular browser web browsers used in India.
Internet Explorer.
Google chrome.
Mozilla firefox.
Some
people uses browses called “Linex” which is totally next based and will not
display images.
Navigator
& Explorer go beyond simple web browses both include fully functional
e–mail clients and use–net news readers.
Browses
are becoming very powerful pieces of software. Internet Explorer is now
regarded by Microsoft as an integral part of its desktop operating systems.
Choosing a Browser:–
Then choice of which browser you use
may depend upon a number of factors:
Does the browser run on my operating system.
Does the browser support the use of
css.
Does the browser support the use of
plugins for most popular web data types.
does the browsers support java applets.
How large is the download can you get
the software from the CD.
How much hard disk space will the
installed browser needs.
How much memory will the browser needs.
Manufacture regularly update the
product.
Web browser can be used during the
development process to preview web pages.
Web Servers :-
A web serves can be any
computer which stores various web pages and contains the web server soft ware.
The web pages in the server are mostly
html documents. The web client
makes a request to the web server. The web server s/w running on server accepts this
requests, makes a search
and return the result back to the web client. Most of the
popular web server’s are freely
available.
Different Web Servers:-
1.Apache Tomcat :- The standard web
server is ‘ apache’
which is used by 50% of
all web provides and
which is available
for most varieties of UNIX and for
window 32 system.
2. Personal web
server (PWS):- provided by
Microsoft and works on
windows operating system.
3.Internet Information
server (IIS):- This is a product of Microsoft and runs on windows (or) windows 2000 .
It is the most widely used
web server. One of the reason
for its popularity is that it is easy to set up.