technologies

Reverse Ajax, not unlike DHTML, LAMP, Ajax and SPA, is not a technology in itself, but a term that refers to the use of a group of technologies together. These technologies include:

• Ajax for handling the data on the client side in a smooth and interactive way, and passing data between server and client.
• A technology for pushing server data to a browser
  • Comet, a connection between a server and client is kept open, by slowly loading a page in a hidden frame.
  • Piggyback, extra data is added (piggybacked) onto a normal client-server interaction.
  • Polling, the client repetitively queries (poll) the server.

Reverse Ajax is different from Ajax, as Reverse Ajax is a suite of technologies for pushing data from a server to a client. These technologies are built upon an Ajax framework.

Organized by function a website may be

• a personal website
• a business website
• a government website or
• a non-government website
• a non-profit organization website or blog

It could be the work of an individual, a business or other organization and is typically dedicated to some particular topic or purpose. Any website can contain a hyperlink to any other website, so the distinction between individual sites, as perceived by the user, may sometimes be blurred.

Websites are written in, or dynamically converted to, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and are accessed using a software program called a Web browser, also known as a HTTP client. Web pages can be viewed or otherwise accessed from a range of computer-based and Internet-enabled devices of various sizes, including desktop computers, laptop computers, PDAs and cell phones.

A JavaScript library is a library of pre-written JavaScript controls which allow for easier development of JavaScript-based applications, especially for AJAX and other web-centric technologies.