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一个典型的用于嵌入式Linux环境的Webserver

and servers use to communicate. Also called HyperText Transfer Protocol. Used as an Internet 

protocol intended for the retrieval of hypertext information from a WWW server. It splits 

tasks between client and server. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>HTTPS</B><A NAME="HTTPS"></A> (hypertext transport protocol, secure)
<BR>The standard SSL communication mechanism of the 

World Wide Web. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>hypertext<A NAME="hypertext"></A></B><BR> 
Words or phrases in a document  that contains  link   to other documents. When  chosen by a reader, cause the linked document to be retrieved and 

displayed. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>Internet  Explorer<A NAME="InternetExplorer"></A></B><BR>A graphical World Wide Web browser developed and distributed by 

Microsoft. Internet Explorer allows Web pages to incorporate sound, graphics, movies and 

Java applets along with text. The Internet Explorer is very similar to Netscape Navigator.</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>Intranet</B><A NAME="Intranet"></A>

<BR>A private network inside a company or organization. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A>
</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>IP</B><A NAME="IP"></A> (Internet protocol)<BR> The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as 

the unit of information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for 

connection-less, best-effort packet delivery service.  The IP provides the addressing 

routers needed to move packets across networks to their destinations.</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>IP address<A NAME="IPaddress"></A>
</B><BR>A 32-bit, dotted decimal address, such as 240.17.233.16, that is assigned to each host   participating in a TCP/IP Internet  and uniquely identifies a  network 

domain and is usually bound to a fully-qualified domain name. Each IP address is divided into 

a network portion and a host portion. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>ISP<A NAME="ISP"></A></B>

(Internet Service Provider)<BR> An institution that provides access to the Internet , usually for a fee.</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>Javascript<A NAME="Javascript"></A></B><BR>JavaScript is a programmable API that allows cross-platform scripting of events, objects, and actions. It allows the   designer to access events such as startups, exits, and users' mouse clicks. JavaScript extends the programmatic capabilities of browsers such as Netscape Navigator  and Internet Explorer.</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>LAN</B><A NAME="LAN"></A> (Local Area Network<BR> A private network located within a building or complex 

of buildings, such as a campus, that links computers together for transferring of digital 

data. This allows resources to be shared, like hard drives and laser printers. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A>
</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>Netscape

Navigator<A NAME="NetscapeNavigator"></A></B><BR>A WWW browser  originally based on 

the Mosaic program developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A>
</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>proxy server</B><A NAME="proxyserver"></A>
<BR>A server that relays requests and responses between clients and other servers. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>router</B><A NAME="router"></A> 
<BR>A special-purpose computer (or software package) that handles the connection between two or 

more networks. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A>
</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>security certificate</B><A NAME="securitycertificate"></A>

<BR>A chunk of information (often stored as a text file) that is used by the SSL protocol to 

establish a secure connection. Security certificates contain information about who it 

belongs to, who it was issued by, a unique serial number or other unique identification, 

valid dates, and an encrypted  fingerprint  that can verify the contents of the 

certificate. In order for an SSL connection to be created,  both sides must have a valid 

security certificate.</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>server<A NAME="server"></A></B><BR> A computer that serves information and software to the Internet community and, in 

general terms, a machine that makes services available on a network. A file server makes 

files available. The server includes the computer and software that put information on the 

Web so a browser program on your computer can read it. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>SSI</B><A NAME="SSI"></A> (server-side includes)
<BR>HTML-embedded commands executed by the server before sending the HTML file to the client. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>SSL</B><A NAME="SSL"></A> (secure sockets layer)<BR>
A protocol created by  <A HREF="http://www.netscape.com/eng/ssl3/" TARGET="new">Netscape Communications Corporation</A> for authentication and encryption over TCP/IP networks.  

over TCP/IP networks, including the web. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>TCP/IP<A NAME="TCPIP"></A>

</B>(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) -<BR> The suite of Internet protocols upon which HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TELNET, and GOPHER are based. Originally designed for the UNIX operating system, TCP/IP software is 

now available for every major kind of computer operating system. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A>


</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>TLS</B><A NAME="TLS"></A> (Transport Layer Security)<BR>
A protocol for authentication and encryption over TCP/IP networks, including the Web. TLS is 

the successor to SSL version 3 and is nearly identical. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>URL</B><A NAME="URL"></A>

(Uniform Resource Locator)<BR>The address of any resource on the 

Internet that is part of the World Wide Web (WWW).
</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>Web Page</B><A NAME="WebPage"></A> 
<BR>An HTML document on the Web, usually one of many that together make up a Web site. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>Web Server<A NAME="WebServer"></A></B><BR> 
A system capable of continuous access to the Internet (or an internal network) through 

retrieving and displaying documents via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Files can be 

audio clips, video, graphics, or text. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P><B>WWW</B><A NAME="WWW"></A>

(World Wide Web)<BR> Can be thought of as the whole constellation of resources 

that can be accessed using Gopher, FTP, HTTP, telnet, USENET, WAIS and some other tools. </P><BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="#top">return</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;

 

















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