Every day, we all explore and use the potential of the internet. However, have you ever considered how you would describe the internet?
What is the Internet ?
Internet, which is occasionally referred to as "net" is essentially a collection of networked devices, such as hosts, computers, or laptops, that can share information provided permission is given. Every website in the world is dependent on how the internet functions.
These days, we can access information, upload our photos on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat, and tweet our thoughts to the world. The most widespread uses of the internet are e-commerce sites like Amazon, Flipkart, and others.
"Internet works on client-server architecture to request and fetch the required information"
The Power of Web Browsers
A web browser or simply a browser is an application software that is used to access websites(static or dynamic). A web browser takes you anywhere on the internet. It retrieves information from other parts of the web and displays it on your desktop or mobile device. There are various types of browsers available such as , Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari to name a few.
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Brave Browser
Opera
Safari etc.
What is a browser engine ?
A browser engine is a core software component of every major web browser. The primary job of a browser engine is to transform HTML documents and other resources of a web page into an interactive visual representation on a user's device.
The HTML, CSS, and other web page codes, which outline page layouts, content, and styling, can be seen in the page source or opened in a text editor, and are transformed into what you see on the screen by the browser engine. Examples of browser engines are as follows
V8 (Used by google chrome)
Gecko (Used by Mozilla firefox)
Webkit(Used by Safari Browser)
Blink Engine
Servo etc.
What are Static Websites ?
Have you ever wondered how to categorize the many websites that are available on the market from a broad perspective? Websites can be divided into two categories: static and dynamic. Static websites are those whose content does not change based on the user and is visible to the user in the same manner regardless of time, age, or gender.
For instance a portfolio website of any developer, its content remains as it is for all the viewers. It has less user interaction and functionalities but it is easier to build, manage and deploy.
What are Dynamic Websites ?
The websites whose content gets dynamically change as per the user interaction is known as dynamic websites. For instance, consider a zomato a food ordering website. If we visit this website in the morning it will show us breakfast foods like idali, poha , missal pav oohh and so many delicious foods. However, if we try to explore the same website in the late hours it will suggest us dinner food items such as Biryani "bas iske aagae jata hi nahi mai😂😂😂".
Since information is delivered to and processed by the server, dynamic websites' content varies depending on the user.It is more interactive but complex to build, manage and deploy as well as maintain.