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This is a standard way for a Web server to pass a Web user's request to an application program and to receive data back to forward to the user-

  1. Interrupt request

  2. Forward DNS lookup

  3. Data-Link layer

  4. File Transfer Protocol

  5. Common gateway interface

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Explanation

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is the standard protocol for web servers to communicate with external application programs. It allows the web server to pass user requests to backend programs and return the generated content to the user.