Chapter 1. Web Application Basics

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • Interpret HTTP requests

  • Use the .NET Framework to make HTTP requests without a browser

  • Interpret HTML

  • Work with IIS

  • Produce dynamic Web content without using ASP.NET yet

This chapter covers the fundamentals of building a Web-based application. Unlike the development of most desktop applications, in which most of the parts are available locally (as components on the user’s hard disk drive), developing a Web application requires getting software parts to work over a widely distributed network ...

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