======  Web Applications ======

  - What is a web application?
  - What is the difference between a //thin client// and //thick client//?
  - What are the principle advantages of web applications over traditional client-server applications?
  - What are the principle disadvantages of web appications over traditional client-server applications?
  - Name and describe the tiers in the three-tier model of a web application.
  - List the steps that a user action must go though in order to cause a change in a web application's state.
  - What is an //application service provider// and how does it differ from an //internet service provider//? 
  - Define the acronym //LAMP//.
  - Define and give two examples of each of the following web applications:
    * Wiki;
    * Blog;
    * Contents management system;
    * Collaborative software system;
    * Social networking system;

===== Bonus Questions =====

  - Which Wiki hosts these lecture notes?
  - Give the wikitext for a level 1 heading, emphasized text, an unordered list, a hyperlink, an image.

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