{"id":284,"date":"2016-11-29T11:39:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T11:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mansainfotech.com\/blog\/?p=284"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:20:09","slug":"web-development-the-ins-and-outs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mansainfotech.com\/blog\/web-development-the-ins-and-outs\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Development \u2013 The Ins and outs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" style=\"color: #b84236;\"><strong><i>If you are new to the area of web development, I encourage you to start small&#8230;<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Learning web development is learning the essential areas of developing a website as well as understanding the world of web technologies.I presume that you are well off with <i>basic knowledge of computers<\/i><b> <\/b>respectively. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">Let&#8217;s get going then!<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i><b>What is the Internet, my dear friends? (Well, you can also comment your own answers below.) <\/b><\/i>The Internet is web&#8217;s backbone.Specifically, it is the network of computers which communicate all together.For simple networks, we use either physical or wireless link systems. You can complicate the n\/w by connecting more than two computers with each other. Here comes the role of &#8216;router&#8217;, whose only function is to route the message from right source to right destination.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But what about connecting hundreds, and thousands of computers? In this case, connect one router to the another and so on&#8230;to get the desired scalability. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">For more in-depths, you can check out the video here: How the internet Works in 5 minutes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7_LPdttKXPc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7_LPdttKXPc<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i><b>The Internet and the web, <\/b><\/i>are the same or different? Not that simple, though! The answer to this question is \u2013 &#8216;The Internet is an infrastructure, whereas the web is a service built on top of the internet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i><b>How web works? What are some of the various web-related concepts?<\/b><\/i><b> <\/b>Before learning how the web works, let me first clear you with some of the most commonly used web jargons:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Your PC or web client, at which you sit to see your web<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Host or web server, on which the website is hosted<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Web browser, helps you to browse the web<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Webpage, a document displayed on the web browser<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Http used to transfer hypertext documents to make www possible<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Url, uniform resource locator specifies addresses on the www<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Website, a collection of web pages<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Search engine, helps you find other web pages<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\">In short working of the web :<\/span><\/b><\/i><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\">User enters URL in the browser(e.g. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/\">www.google.com<\/a>) which passes to domain name server.Domain server returns an IP address of server who is hosting the website. Then browser requests the page from a web server(as specified by domain server). The web server returns the page to the requesting browser and this way browser displays the result in form of the web page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4c7f8488-db6c-48dd-8111-8b937e638cf9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"934\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Pepeta App Kenya is a mobile-based platform that has gained attention among users in Kenya who are interested in online entertainment and sports-related digital services. The app is designed to offer a simple interface, fast navigation, and easy access to features that appeal to mobile users across different regions. Many users appreciate its convenience, especially when accessing services through smartphones with reliable internet connections. More information and user reviews can be found at <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/pepeta.ne.ke\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"602\">https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/pepeta.ne.ke<\/a>\u00a0where people share their experiences and feedback about the platform. As mobile technology continues to grow in Kenya, apps like Pepeta are becoming more visible in the digital space. Users also look for performance, security, and ease of use when choosing such platforms, making competition in this sector increasingly strong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mb-px h-px w-full opacity-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"bazaar-action-bar-observer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i><b>Types of browsers, servers, skills, and tools required :<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Browsers<b> \u2013 <\/b>IE, Google chrome, Mozilla firefox, Safari, Opera, Konqueror, Lynx. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Servers \u2013 Apache HTTP server, Internet information services, Lighttpd, Sun java system web server, Jigsaw server. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Skills required \u2013 How to operate a computer, How to connect a computer to remote site(telnet),Basic knowledge of FTP utility for file uploading and downloading, Html\/Xhtml knowledge, well-versed with Css, Php scripts, Perl, Java, Vb, Ajax,Http protocol. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Required tools and infrastructure \u2013 Computer machine running windows\/mac\/Linux os, good internet connection, Web server and hosting, Text Editor, Web browser, Authoring tools, Secure Telnet &amp; FTP client.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\"><i><b>Various advantages of keeping a website :<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Business opens for 24*7<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Gain of huge customer base<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Saves large amount of cost and efforts<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Provides wide range of advertising opportunities<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Give your customers satisfaction<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ Puts your work on the display thereby creating a brand image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Liberation Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tutorialspoint.com\/web_developers_guide\/web_quick_guide.htm\">https:\/\/www.tutorialspoint.com\/web_developers_guide\/web_quick_guide.htm<\/a> tutorial to learn more about \u2013 what to put on your website? How to design it? How to make it look attractive? How to code and create a search friendly website?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><b><i>That&#8217;s all guys. Hope you have gained the basic understanding of Internet, The Web, and various Web development platforms.Share your feedback and views with me. Cheerio:)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are new to the area of web development, I encourage you to start small&#8230; Learning web development is learning the essential areas of developing a website as well as understanding the world of web technologies.I presume that you are well off with basic knowledge of computers respectively. 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