A technology that uses glass (or plastic) threads (fibers)
to transmit data. A fiber optic cable consists of a
bundle of glass threads, each of which is capable of
transmitting messages modulated (to blend data into
a carrier signal) onto light waves.
"Cookies"
are the little bits of information that Web sites leave
on your system to identify you (and your interests)
when you return to the same web site. They are largely
harmless, but some people don't like them on principle
and to others they raise privacy questions
Answer:
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a standard way
for a Web server to pass a Web user's request to an
application program and to receive data back to forward
to the user. When the user requests a Web page (for
example, by clicking on a highlighted word or entering
a Web site address), the server sends back the requested
page. However, when a user fills out a form on a Web
page and sends it in, it usually needs to be processed
by an application program. The Web server typically
passes the form information to a small application program
that processes the data and may send back a confirmation
message. This method or convention for passing data
back and forth between the server and the application
is called the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). It is
part of the Web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
