Web application, web server, webpage and website

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Hi, Ques What is the differences between web application, web server, webpage and website ?

Senthilkumar · Answer

Web Application: The web application is client/server application, it supports to browse the application in the browser. The application is developed and targetted to work on the web browser and the application can be hosted on the server and all the browser with internet can use the application. Web Server: The web server is the internet server which can host the application with the previleges and it exposes to the client to browse with the url in the browser. The web server developed to handle the request and response back to the client with the information from the web sites. The number of web sites can be hosted. It supports the client/server technology. For example Microsoft Internet Information Server(ISS) and Tomcat, etc.., Web Site: The collection of web pages and which developed for the specical purpose and hosted on the server as application called web site. The web site has collection of html or .aspx or .jsp called web site. The web site has the ability to handle the request and response. Web Pages: The web page is collection of control and which render on the client browser, it can handle the request and process in the server. The response can be posted back to the client as response.

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

Hi Arun, A web page is one single page of information, while a website is made up of a number of different web pages connected by links. Refer http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_a_website_and_a_web_application Thanks