How Web Host Servers Work

Question 1

To serve up pages, websites need a _____ and ______software that runs on the _____

Answer 1

To serve up pages, websites need a host and server software that runs on the host.

Question 2

Host

Answer 2

manages communications protocols and houses the pages and related software required to create a website

Question 3

Server software

Answer 3

Server software resides on host and serves up pages and acts on the requests sent from the client browser software- handles HTTP requests and communications with the host operating system

Question 4

web server

Answer 4

web server is an HTTP server, function is to send information to the client software using HTTP

Question 5

How web server software works

Answer 5

1. Client (browser) software sends request for data to host, where the web server software processes the request
2. Included in browser’s request are the desired information and file formats the browser can accept
3. If browser asks for HTML file, web server retrieves the file, attaches a header to the file, and sends it to the browser.
4. If the browser has asked for specific database information, the web server passes a request through CGI to the application, which performs a database lookup. CGI script returns the results to the web server, which in turn attaches a header to the data and sends it to the browser.