1. Web Server By Bhupendra Ratha, Lecturer School of Library and Information Science Devi Ahilya University, Indore Email: bhu261@gmail.com bhu261@gmail.com

2. Web Server A software program or server computer equipped to offer World Wide Web access. A software program or server computer equipped to offer World Wide Web access. Web servers allow you to serve content over the Internet using the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). Web servers allow you to serve content over the Internet using the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). The Web server accepts requests from browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer and then returns the appropriate HTML documents. The Web server accepts requests from browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer and then returns the appropriate HTML documents.

3. Web Server A web server is a computer with special software to host web pages and web applications. A web server is a computer with special software to host web pages and web applications. A computer that provides Web services and pages to intranet and Internet users. A computer that provides Web services and pages to intranet and Internet users. A web server serves web pages to clients across the Internet or an Intranet. The web server hosts the pages, scripts, programs, and multimedia files and serves them using HTTP, a protocol designed to send files to web browsers and other protocols. A web server serves web pages to clients across the Internet or an Intranet. The web server hosts the pages, scripts, programs, and multimedia files and serves them using HTTP, a protocol designed to send files to web browsers and other protocols. A number of server-side technologies can be used to increase the power of the server beyond its ability to deliver standard HTML pages A number of server-side technologies can be used to increase the power of the server beyond its ability to deliver standard HTML pages

4. How Web servers Work - Overview

5. Web Server and Browser Interaction A Web Browser acts as an interface between the user and the Web server. A Web Browser acts as an interface between the user and the Web server. The browser carries out the following on behalf of the user The browser carries out the following on behalf of the user –Contacts a web server –Sends a request for information –Receives the information and –Displays it on the user's computer

7. H/W Requirements For Intel-based Windows95/98/ME, Windows NT 4.0 Workstations For Intel-based Windows95/98/ME, Windows NT 4.0 Workstations –Intel 486 33 MHz minimum /Pentium 133 MHz recommended –16 MB RAM minimum / 32 MB RAM recommended –40 MB of free HDD Space for installation