Glossary term
What is Web server?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Web server" means: A program that answers a browser's request with a web page. nginx is one. It is taught in Linux for Absolute Beginners. Related terms include Package and repository, Port, systemd and Firewall. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Web server?
A program that answers a browser's request with a web page. nginx is one.
Where is Web server taught?
Web server is defined in Linux for Absolute Beginners.
Which terms are related to Web server?
Next to Web server in the course glossaries: Package and repository, Port, systemd, Firewall, Service, Cron, Process and Exit status.
Package and repositoryPortsystemdFirewallServiceCronProcessExit status
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Web server?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners: No Linux or programming experience is needed.