Microsoft ASP.NET Web Matrix Starter Kit (Bpg-Other)

Positioning controls on a Web page using x and y coordinates instead of linearly.

A user name used by a Web server to process requests when the application does not require credentials. The anonymous user functions like a guest account, typically with very limited permissions.

A state management structure in Web server memory that is accessible to Web pages being run by all users of a Web application.

The process of confirming that a user is who he or she claims to be, usually by prompting for and confirming the user s credentials.

To assign values from a database record to a property of a control. For example, you can bind a TextBox control s Text property to the value of a column in a data record.

(verb)To temporarily store data in a location that s convenient or quick to access. You typically cache data to avoid having to re- create it or reread it from a database, thus enhancing the performance of a Web page.

To convert information from one data type to another, such as converting an integer to a string so that the value represented by the integer can be displayed on a page.

A program that describes what an object is and how it behaves. For example, the Button class defines the look and behavior of the Button object (control).

CollectionA structure consisting of a series of similar items, such as elements in a list box, that can be accessed either by number or by a name.

A data object that contains the text of a SQL statement and that provides methods for executing the statement. If the command object contains a SQL Select command, the command object can return a result set.

A data object that establishes and maintains communication with a database or other data source. Connection objects contain a connection string, which includes a series of attributes that indicate the provider, user credentials, and so on.

A form of state management in which a small text file is sent by the Web server with pages in a Web application and used to store information about the application on the user s computer. Whenever the user visits the Web site again, the cookie is sent to the Web server, which can read the cookie.

Information that identifies a user, typically a user name (login name) and a password.