Active Server Pages

Active Server Pages (ASP) is a way to make a website that can do lots of cool things like show different pictures, play videos or even let you talk to your friends. But before we can do any of that, we need to know what a server is.

Think of a server like a big computer that lives somewhere far away. This computer is special because it can talk to lots of other computers at the same time. When you connect to a website, you ask this big computer to give you information. It sends the information to your computer and your computer shows it to you.

Now, back to active server pages. This kind of website is special because it can show different things to different people. It can also remember things you told it before, like your name or address.

Let's say you want to see pictures of cats on a website. With an active server page, the website can show you lots of pictures of cats that other people like, based on what you searched for before. It can also remember your name and show you pictures of cats that you liked before.

The way this works is that when you click on a link or a button on a website, your computer sends a message to the big computer that has the active server page. This message tells the server what you want to see or do on the website.

The server then uses a special language called ASP to figure out what to show you. It looks at things like what you searched for before, what other people like, and what you told it about yourself. Then it shows you what it thinks you will like.

And that's the basics of active server pages! With this kind of website, you can make your web experience more personal and interactive.