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What does a web server do?
What does a web server do? (Foundations of Digital Technology · 2026-10-05-45077 · What is a web server?) — "A web server responds to requests for online resou…
Ideas in this flowchart
- A web server responds to requests for online resources.
- The browser sends requests for online resources.
- The server provides resources through different response modes.
- It can return stored files.
- It can dynamically generate a response.
- Dynamic responses use application logic.
- Dynamic responses use database information.
- The browser-server exchange is a basic mechanism behind modern web applications.
