AJAX
Okay kiddo, so imagine you need to ask your Mom for a cookie. Normally, you would go up to her and say "Mom, can I have a cookie?" and she would give you one.
But with Ajax, it's like you sending your Dad to ask Mom for a cookie without you having to leave your room.
In computer terms, Ajax stands for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML." It's a way for web pages to communicate with the server in the background without having to reload the entire page.
So when you click a button or fill out a form on a web page, instead of the whole page reloading, only certain parts of the page (like a pop-up or a message that says "success!") will change. This makes the website feel faster and more responsive.
So think of Ajax like a messenger boy that goes back and forth between your computer and the server, bringing and receiving information without the whole page having to reload. Pretty cool, huh?
But with Ajax, it's like you sending your Dad to ask Mom for a cookie without you having to leave your room.
In computer terms, Ajax stands for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML." It's a way for web pages to communicate with the server in the background without having to reload the entire page.
So when you click a button or fill out a form on a web page, instead of the whole page reloading, only certain parts of the page (like a pop-up or a message that says "success!") will change. This makes the website feel faster and more responsive.
So think of Ajax like a messenger boy that goes back and forth between your computer and the server, bringing and receiving information without the whole page having to reload. Pretty cool, huh?