Difference Between Calling a Web Service using jQuery and AJAX

Here is the code for calling a web service using jQuery

<html>
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>ASP.NET AJAX Web Services: Web Service Sample Page</title>
 <script type="text/javascript"  src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jQuery/1.2.6/jQuery.min.js">  
</script> 
  <script type="text/javascript">
      $(document).ready(function() {
         $("#btnTest").click(function(event) {
             $.ajax({
                 type: "POST",
                 url: "dummyWebsevice.asmx/HelloToYou",
                 data: "{'name': '" + $('#name').val() + "'}",
                 contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
                 dataType: "json",
                 success: function(msg) {
                     AjaxSucceeded(msg);
                 },
                 error: AjaxFailed
             });
         });
     });
          function AjaxSucceeded(result) {
              alert(result.d);
          }
          function AjaxFailed(result) {
              alert(result.status + ' ' + result.statusText);
          } 
  </script> 
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
     <h1> Calling Web Services using  jQuery </h1>
     Enter your name:
        <input id="name" />
        <br />
        <input id="btnTest" value="Test WebService"
               type="button"  />
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Here is the code for calling a web service using ASP.NET Ajax:

<html>
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>Calling Web Services using asp.net ajax</title>
  <script type="text/javascript">
      function OnClick() {
          var txtName = $get("name");
          dummyWebservice.HelloToYou(txtName.value, SayHello);
      }
      function SayHello(result) {
          alert(result);
      }
  </script> 
</head>
<body>
   <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <asp:ScriptManager ID="_scriptManager" runat="server">
      <Services>
        <asp:ServiceReference Path="dummyWebsevice.asmx" />
      </Services>
    </asp:ScriptManager>
    <h1>Calling Web Services using asp.net ajax </h1>
     Enter your name:
        <input id="name" />
        <br />
        <input id="btnTest" value="Test"
               type="button" onclick="OnClick();" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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