Exam 8: Web Server Hardware and Software

In a client/server architecture, the _____ contains a command, the name of the target resource, and the protocol name and version number.

A _____ is an unsolicited commercial e-mail.

In client-side scripting, changes are  generated within the browser using software such as JavaScript.

In a client/server architecture, an optional _____ is sometimes used to pass bulk information to the server.

_____ is a standard way of interfacing external applications with Web servers.

The Internet connects many different types of computers that are running different types of operating system software.

_____ is the UNIX-based operating system of Oracle.

The computers that perform the server function usually have more memory and larger, faster disk drives than the client computers they serve.

The three main elements of a Web server are the hardware, operating system software, and Web server software.

_____ is a statistical technique in which additional knowledge is used to revise earlier estimates of probabilities.

A single client request always results in dozens or even hundreds of separate server responses to locate and deliver information.

Explain the difference between a dynamic Web page and a static Web page.

_____ lets programmers create Web pages that will update asynchronously while the rest of the Web page continues to be displayed in the browser.

A(n) _____ returns information describing a server's attributes.

_____ tasks include running programs and allocating computer resources such as memory and disk space to programs.

A _____ page is an unchanging page retrieved from a file on a Web server.

Visitor information captured by Web servers are placed into a Web _____ for data analysis.

A(n) _____ utility program examines each page on a Web site and reports any URLs that no longer exist.

A black list spam filter cannot be implemented at the individual level.

_____ is the amount of time a server requires to process one HTTP request.