SERVER SIDE- PROCESSING

Question 1

Server side - processing?

Answer 1

• Uses the web server to process web page data
• The interactivity on a web page is processed on the web page server

Question 2

Process of server-side processing?

Answer 2

1) Copy of website is downloaded
2) user fills in form
3) Data sent back for processing
4) Data is processed on web server

Question 3

Benefits of server - side processing?

Answer 3

EFFICIENCY - The information to process does not need to be downloaded to the client’s computer
BROWSER INDEPENDENT - it does not matter which browser the user has as the work is done seperately on the server
SPEED - the processing occurs on the web server, which is likely to be more powerful than a client’s computer

Question 4

Drawbacks of server-side processing?

Answer 4

SECURITY - when data is trnasferred across the internet it is more at risk of securtiy threats
OVERLOADING - if a lot of users are asking the web server to process data, it could overload the server and cause it run slowly