Internet Programming Exam 1

Client-side scripting limitiations

1. Browser dependency 2. Scripting host(browser) must support the scripting language and capabilities. 3. Scripts are restricted from arbitrarily accessing the local hardware and file system for security reasons. 4. Can be viewed by client using the browsers source-viewing capability

World Wide Web

A system of interlinked hypertext documents that users access via the Internet. Allows computer users to execute web-based applications and to locate and view multimedia-based docs on almost any subject over the internet.

Embedded CSS

CSS3 doc placed in HTML5 doc's head section

Client-side scripting

Client-side scripting with JavaScript can be used to validate user input, interact with the browser, to enhance web pages, and to add client/server communication between browser and a web server

TCP/IP

Combined set of TCP and IP protocols.

Required Attribute

Forces user to enter a value before submitting a form

HTML

HyperText Markup Language. Standard markup language used to create wed pages. Invented by Tim Berners-Lee 1989

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Source (https:/) websites that handle private information begin with this. Standard for transferring encrypted data on the web.

HTTP

Hypertext transfer protocol. A communication protocol used to send information over the web.

Inline CSS

Individual element's format declared using HTML5 attribute style

IP

Internet Protocol. Network of networks (current architecture of the internet). Each computer on the Internet has a unique IP address

ISAPI

Internet Server Application Program Interface

Server-side scripts

Programmers have more flexibility and capabilities over client-side. Often generate custom responses for clients. Have access to server-side software that extends server functionality.

Web 2.0

The second stage of development of the World Wide Web, characterized especially by the change from static web pages to dynamic or user-generated content and the growth of social media. Using the web as a platform to create collaborative, community-based sites

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol. Protocol for communicating over the ARPANET. Ensured that messages were properly routed from sender to receiver and they arrived intact.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator. specifies the address of the web page displayed in the browser window. Usually begin with http://

Packet Switching

a digital networking communications method that groups all transmitted data - regardless of content, type, or structure - into suitably sized blocks, called packets

Autofocus Attribute

applied to one element on a form which is automatically selected when the page loads; optional

Self-Validating Input Types

color, date, datetime, datetime-local, month, email, number, range, url, week

New input types in HTML5

color, date, email, number, range, search, url

Auto-complete Attribute

fills in user's info based on previous input

Page-Structure Elements

meaningfully identify areas of the page as headers, footers, articles, navigation areas, asides, figures and more

Datalist Element

provides input options for a text input element via drop-down lsit

External CSS

separate doc containing only CSS rules. Helps create uniform look for website

Self-Validation

when a form is submitted the browser immediately checks some elements to ensure the data is correct