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plugins add to the browser the ability to view content than the browser ordinarily would not be able to handle.

Standard media the browser by default would know are jpg,gif (basic or standard images), text, etc.
BMP bitmaps Internet Explorer can view, but Netscape does not.

Such as Marcomedia with their Flash software.
If the user is missing the plugin, the browser will generally offer the user the option to install the plugin at the time of viewing the site.

You can test to see if a plugin is available and offer an alternative page for users without the plugin. If your site depends on the plugin and the user does not have the plugin, then your site is inaccessible to the visitor.

client-side (your side, the browser)
versus server-side (the other computer on the network)

You can use a scripting language on the client to perform the calculations.
Enter Temp : ______
[ENTER]

When designing a site, you should design for the unknown. You do not have much (if any in most cases) control of the client machine. So it is best to use a server side option when available.

Java is a programming language to allow cross compatible programs via web sites.

Speed is an issue with client & server programs. Clients are faster, while server is slower (because you need to transfer the data to and from the server).

VRML is virtual reality markup language

For mail server ports:
110 is POP
25 is SMTP

When searching for more than one word, do you want a string or the words anywhere in the document.
“Brooklyn college”