AJAX - Technologies

AJAX cannot work independently. It is used in combination with other technologies to create interactive webpages.

JavaScript

Loosely typed scripting language.

JavaScript function is called when an event occurs in a page.

Glue for the whole AJAX operation.

DOM

API for accessing and manipulating structured documents.

Represents the structure of XML and HTML documents.

CSS

Allows for a clear separation of the presentation style from the content and may be changed programmatically by JavaScript

XMLHttpRequest

JavaScript object that performs asynchronous interaction with the server.