Category: Letter W

  • What is a Web Application?

    What is a Web Application?

    Web Application, or Web App, is a collection of elements on a Web site that performs tasks over the internet.

  • Windows Sockets

    Windows Sockets

    Windows Sockets, also called Winsock, is an interprocess communication (IPC) mechanism that provides reliable, connection-oriented two-way communication or unreliable connectionless communication between processes on two computers.

  • winnt.exe

    winnt.exe

    Explore the role and functionality of winnt.exe, the key setup program for installing legacy Windows NT and 2000 operating systems.

  • Wins Record

    Wins Record

    Learn about the historical and functional aspects of WINS Records in Windows-based networks. This article complements our main WINS guide, covering everything from its workings to examples.

  • Webcasting

    Webcasting

    Webcasting is any technology that enables automatic delivery of information from Web sites on the Internet.

  • Web Server

    Web Server

    Web server is an application that supports the server side of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the Internet protocol for the World Wide Web (WWW).

  • Web Browser – What it is, How It Works, How it all began

    Web Browser – What it is, How It Works, How it all began

    Web Browser (or Internet Browser) is an application that supports the client-side of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the Internet protocol for the World Wide Web (WWW).

  • World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

    World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

    World Wide Web Consortium, or W3C, is a vendor-neutral organization created in 1994 that develops common, interoperable protocols for the World Wide Web (WWW).

  • World Wide Web (WWW)

    World Wide Web (WWW)

    World Wide Web, or WWW, is the most popular of Internet services, rapidly changing the way business is done around the world.

  • Windows Script Host (WSH)

    Windows Script Host (WSH)

    Windows Script Host, or WSH, is a language-independent scripting host included with Microsoft Windows Operating Systems that allows administrators to execute scripts for administrative tasks either from the command console (using cscript.exe) or by double-clicking on a desktop shortcut (using wscript.exe).

  • WINS Proxy Agent

    WINS Proxy Agent

    WINS Proxy Agent is a computer on a network that enables non-WINS clients to perform NetBIOS name resolution using Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).

  • WINS Client

    WINS Client

    Discover the WINS Client, its functionality in network name resolution, configuration process, and the shift to modern alternatives.