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Client-Server Model, WebSockets, REST & Thin/Thick Clients

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AQA A-level Computer Science (7517) Paper 2, 4.9.4.10 — the client-server model (request/response), the WebSocket protocol (full-duplex, persistent connection) and why/where it is used, the principles of Web CRUD applications and REST (mapping CRUD to HTTP methods and SQL), comparing JSON with XM…

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Lesson outline

  1. Do Now — Retrieval from 4.9e
  2. The Client-Server Model
  3. Quick Check — Request or Response?
  4. The WebSocket Protocol
  5. Hinge Check — Is Ordinary HTTP the Same as WebSocket?
  6. True or False: Client-Server & WebSocket
  7. Web CRUD Applications and REST
  8. REST Maps CRUD to HTTP Methods and SQL
  9. Hinge Check — What Does GET Actually Do?
  10. Match: HTTP Method → CRUD Action & SQL Command
  11. JSON vs XML — Same Data, Different Format
  12. Hinge Check — Can JSON and XML Carry the Same Data?
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