A response is a single unit of communication from the server (the website) to the client (your web browser). A response is given in response to a request for a particular page or resource. The response either provides the requested data, tells the client that the data has moved, been deleted, or that an error occurred while retrieving it.

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The World Wide Web

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Since I was first exposed to the Internet back in 1995, people have erroneously had a tendency to use the terms Internet and World Wide Web interchangeably. It may take the mind of a true geek to really care about the difference, but the World Wide Web is actually only a small fraction of the Internet.

This article is the first in a series meant to supplement the web design course that I’m currently teaching at SUN Area Career & Technology Center. I will define the Internet and the World Wide Web, talk briefly about their history, and discuss a few of the web’s defining features.

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