JavaScript(JS) is lightweight interpretive high-level programming language. Invented by Brendan Eich , it was first released in December 1995. Today it is the most popular language used on the web (and the world too) 1 . JavaScript should not be confused with Java. The name JavaScript was adopted in order to popularize the language since Java was already known at that time. Initial name: LiveScript Official name: ECMAScript Inventor: Brendan Eich Date released: December, 1995 JavaScript can be used to write browser-centric(client-side) and server-centric(server-side) scripts, that is scripts which run on the browser and on the server respectively. And so JavaScript is both a client-side and server-side programming language. Node.js is a server-side implementation of JS. Some uses of client-side JavaScript To dynamically manipulate elements(structural and presentational elements) on a web page. To c...
One way not to get fooled as you use the web is for you to be a little more familiar with domain names and URLs. False domain names and URLs have been used to trick and defraud people in the past and is still happening today. A domain name which is simply the address of a website is a component of a URL. Here’s an example of a URL: https://www.example.com/index.html https: the web protocol www: the host name example: the second-level domain com: the top-level domain index.html: the website resource name Here’s another “similar” example: https://www.example.com.fraud.net/index.html example: the fourth-level domain com: the third-level domain fraud: the second-level domain net: the top-level domain A careless user will see this second URL and then click without noticing that the actual domain name of the website is fraud.net . Also watch out for domain names which are close in similarity to popular and legitimate websites. For ex...
