How Websites Work – Client/Server Model

What does the Server Computer do in the client/server model?

• Sends requests to client computers

• Stores the web pages and waits for client computers to send requests

• Translates HTML code

• Sends requests through a browser

Step 2: The Client computer ________ through a browser to the website asking for the data from one of their pages.

• sends requests

• receives emails

• downloads music

• prints documents

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Step 3: True or False: When the server gets a request, the code for the web page is returned to the client, and servers can respond to many different clients at the same time.

• True

• False

What does the Client browser do after receiving the HTML code from the server?

• Stores the web pages

• Translates the HTML code to display it on the user's screen

• Sends requests to the server

• Waits for client computers to send requests

Fill in the blank: ________ (HyperText Markup Language) is the code to create webpages.

• HTML

• CSS

• XML

• PHP

Fill in the blank: ________ (HyperText Transport Protocol) is the protocol for network delivery of webpages.

• HTTP

• FTP

• SMTP

• POP3

Fill in the blank: ________ (HyperText Transport Protocol Secure) is the protocol that encrypts data to securely deliver webpages.

• HTTPS

• FTP

• SMTP

• HTTP

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CCSS.RI.8.7

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Fill in the blank: ________ is a software application with a graphical user interface for displaying and navigating between web pages. A web browser will fetch content from the Internet or from local storage and display it on a user’s screen.

• Browser

• Spreadsheet

• Compiler

• Database

What does API stand for?

• Application Programming Interface

• Automated Process Integration

• Advanced Programming Instruction

• Applied Protocol Interface

Web APIs are a way for different organizations to share current data easily.

• True

• False