Architectural Overview of Windows SharePoint Services

Architectural Overview of Windows SharePoint Services

"Summary: Examine the architecture implemented in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. Learn what happens on the server when users issue page requests, and how Windows SharePoint Services responds. Understand the role of managed code in relation to unmanaged code in Windows SharePoint Services, and the Windows SharePoint Services database schema. (13 printed pages)

Contents
High-Level System View
Web Server Topology
How Requests are Handled in IIS and Through the ISAPI Filter
Web Part Infrastructure
Unmanaged Code in Windows SharePoint Services
Contents of the Configuration Database
Conclusion"

When/if I need to do SharePoint/WSS development this information might come in handy.

(via TheServerSide.net - Architectural Overview of SharePoint Services)