# Postbacks, Event Handling and Page Lifecycle

At the end of this topic, you should be able to:

  • Describe the purpose and usage of the Page.IsPostback property
  • Explain what is meant by the term "Event Handling"
  • Explain what is meant by the term "Page Lifecycle"
  • List the common page and control events in ASP.Net Websites
  • Describe the relationship of the code-behind file to its web form (ASPX page)
  • Describe what happens on the server each time a web form is requested from the user’s browser
  • Create a set of web forms with ASP.Net server controls
  • Create empty event handler methods for Button and LinkButton controls