Definitions for teachers by teachers
ASP
ASP Active Server Page is a web page that contains extra code that can run small programs. This type of page was developed by Microsoft to complete with other codes that can run programs in web pages, such as CGI scripts and JavaServer Pages. It can be used in non-Microsoft software programs because there are no extensions available to extend its capability.by Melissa Creech
ASP-Active Server Pages - is a specification for a dynamically created Web page with a .ASP extension that utilizes ActiveX scripting -- usually VB Script or JScript code. When a browser requests an ASP page, the Web server generates a page with HTML code and sends it back to the browser.
So ASP pages are similar to CGI scripts, but they enable Visual Basic programmers to work with familiar tools. Tutorials and an alternative definition can be found at: http://www.learnasp.com
ASP is:
1. an abbreviation for Active Server Pages
2. FREE and already built into Win2000
3. FREE for NT4 or Win 95/98 if one installs the NT4 Option Pack. Can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommended/NT4OptPk/default.asp
since ASP can be installed on Win 95/98 computers to test ASP scripts; thus we can conclude the NT Option Pack4 has a very
misleading name since it installs on Win 9x as well.
4. The code inside ASP is mixed in with standard HTML and is NEVER seen by the browser. ASP pages run in ALL browsers
UNLESS the person making the page uses HTML or browser commands outside of the ASP portions.
ASP also stands for Application Service Provider
by John Owrey
ASP 
Active Server Pages
Active Server Pages are a specification for a dynamically created Web page with a .ASP extension that contain either Visual Basic or Jscript code. When a browser requests an ASP page, the Web server generates a page with HTML code and sends it back to the browser. ASP pages are similar to CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts, but they enable Visual Basic programmers to work with familiar tools.
by Paulette Sallas
NetHandbook Glossary | NetHandbook Home page
Last updated: 1 August 2000