| Internet related software may be classified under many groupings but one used commonly refers to client and server software.
'Client Side' software runs on a user's personal computer and is processed locally. 'Server Side' software is designed to 'serve up' information to other computers or programs refered to as clients. Server software is often thought of as running on another computer but it can run on the same system. There are many types of servers eg web servers, mail servers, data servers etc.
This category discusses the types of software that interact with the Internet in some way. Software, collectively refers to computer programs designed to undertake varying functions for the user. There are many different types of software interacting with the web and there are often variations in the software design and its algorithms depending on the type of computer or processor being used and the tasks to be undertaken. |