File extension asp information

File extension ASP also known as Active Server Pages is a program, which runs inside internet information services (IIS). This HTML page includes small-embedded programs or scripts, which are processed using a web server before sending the page to the user. ASP helps the user to perform a number of tasks including editing, changing or adding content to a webpage. It is able to access databases or data and get the results back to the browser. It customizes web pages to make them more useful to suit individual users.
With ASP being similar to CGI (common gateway interface) or server side include, web pages are tailor made to suit the needs of the user. When a user requests for a page to get data from a particular database the input received from this request is used by the servers webpage script and customizes or builds the pages before sending them to the user requesting for them. Any web development or text editor application such as Microsoft Visual-Studie designed for developing active server pages can be used to edit the file.