Assumptions: The Internet
I only have limited knowledge about how all of the internet software and hardware is setup, but I have not done alot of networking before. Thus, while many of these acronyms are familiar, I do not have as much detailed knowledge about them.
The internet is a series of tubes… Well, actually, this is not really the case at all. It is a massive network of computers, server farms, all setup to handle data storage. All of this is linked addresses based on TCP/IP addresses. Client-side is local, ushc as your computer or network, and server-side is information and computation based at another location. For MMO games, determining what information should be client or server based is very important for speed, reliability, ect.
AJAX is something I don’t remember hearing about. However, I took a look at some of the information on it, and it seems to be a group of technologies working together on a webpage. I thought this was really interesting design ideology, since it does alot of blackbox work for the webpage to dynamically load server information seamlessly.
Image formats from the list include jpg, bmp, gif, png, and i believe svg. I’ve seen jpg, gif, and png used extensively online, but after looking a bit online, it seems that svg might be used more frequently than png. I do not know which format web developers are hoping to use more, but svg is currently not supported by IE.
