Chapter 3 covered the basics of how computers transmit data to each other over the Internet. This chapter expands on that, covering how documents are stored within the computer. Much of the information in this chapter, like the last one, is more background information than practical knowledge. The JavaScript programming language automates a lot of the data handling for you, so you don’t have to worry about it. Nonetheless, it is important to know what the computer is doing for you!
We think of computers ...
