ASP.NET** – an open-source server-side Web application framework designed for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages. It was developed by Microsoft to allow programmers to build dynamic web sites, web applications and web services.
Client* (computing) – The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
Drop-down list* (graphical user interface) – A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.
Dynamic web page** – a web page whose construction is controlled by an application server processing server-side scripts.
HTML** – HyperText Markup Language, commonly referred to as HTML, is the standard markup language used to create web pages.
HTTP* – Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used most commonly to transfer web pages and accompanying data over the Internet.
HTTP request** – The client submits an HTTP request message to the server. The server, which provides resources such as HTML files and other content, or performs other functions on behalf of the client.
HTTP response** – contains completion status information about the request and may also contain requested content in its message body.
IIS** – Internet Information Services (IIS, formerly Internet Information Server) is an extensible web server created by Microsoft for use with Windows NT family.
Postback* (computing, Internet) -The transmission of data back to the same web page by means of HTTP POST.
Round trip – occurs when the user clicks on a button that posts the current web page back to the server and the server returns the response.
Server* (computing) – A program which provides services to other programs or users, either in the same computer or over a computer network. Also, a computer dedicated to running such programs.
Server control – an item on a dynamic web page or web form that allows a user to interact with an application.
Session state** – is held by a collection of user-defined session variables that are persistent during a user session.
Standalone environment – one in which an application is developed without access to a separate server. This environment is typically more suitable for testing purposes.
State** – a technical term for all the stored information, at a given instant in time, to which the circuit or program has access.
Static web page** – a web page that is delivered to the user exactly as stored, in contrast to dynamic web pages which are generated by a web application.
URL* – A Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, ftp site, audio stream or other Internet resource.
Validation control – used to verify the data on a web form.
web application* – A computer application that is accessed via a web browser, often over a network but sometimes offline.
Web browser* – A computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.
Web form* – A collection of user interface components on a website designed to solicit information from a user.
Web page* – A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be viewed with a web browser.
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