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Web Resources and Web Applications

Web applications allow companies to engage with customers online through forms, content management, shopping carts, and more. They use server-side scripts to store and retrieve information from databases and client-side scripts to present it to users. A typical flow involves a user request, processing by a web application server which may query a database, and results sent back to the user via a web server. Popular web applications include Google Apps, Microsoft 365, and online forms, shopping carts, documents and more. They provide benefits like access from any device, automatic updates, reduced piracy and costs.

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Web Resources and Web Applications

Web applications allow companies to engage with customers online through forms, content management, shopping carts, and more. They use server-side scripts to store and retrieve information from databases and client-side scripts to present it to users. A typical flow involves a user request, processing by a web application server which may query a database, and results sent back to the user via a web server. Popular web applications include Google Apps, Microsoft 365, and online forms, shopping carts, documents and more. They provide benefits like access from any device, automatic updates, reduced piracy and costs.

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 Web Resources

A Web Resource is any item you find online that you can watch, read, listen to, or interact with,
such as videos, fact sheets and online quizzes.

 Web Application
A web application is a computer program that utilizes web browsers and web resources to
perform tasks over the Internet.

Overview

Millions of businesses use the Internet as a cost-effective communications channel. It lets them
exchange information with their target market and make fast, secure transactions. However,
effective engagement is only possible when the business is able to capture and store all the
necessary data, and have a means of processing this information and presenting the results to the
user.

Web applications use a combination of server-side scripts (PHP and ASP) to handle the storage
and retrieval of the information, and client-side scripts (JavaScript and HTML) to present
information to users. This allows users to interact with the company using online forms, content
management systems, shopping carts and more. In addition, the applications allow employees to
create documents, share information, collaborate on projects, and work on common documents
regardless of location or device.

How a web application works

Web applications are usually coded in browser-supported language such as JavaScript and
HTML as these languages rely on the browser to render the program executable. Some of the
applications are dynamic, requiring server-side processing. Others are completely static with no
processing required at the server.

The web application requires a web server to manage requests from the client, an application
server to perform the tasks requested, and, sometimes, a database to store the information.
Application server technology ranges from ASP.NET, ASP and ColdFusion, to PHP and JSP.

Here's what a typical web application flow looks like:

1. User triggers a request to the web server over the Internet, either through a web browser
or the application’s user interface

2. Web server forwards this request to the appropriate web application server

3. Web application server performs the requested task – such as querying the database or
processing the data – then generates the results of the requested data
4. Web application server sends results to the web server with the requested information
or processed data

5. Web server responds back to the client with the requested information that then appears
on the user’s display

Example of a web application

Web applications include online forms, shopping carts, word processors, spreadsheets, video and
photo editing, file conversion, file scanning, and email programs such as Gmail, Yahoo and
AOL. Popular applications include Google Apps and Microsoft 365.

Google Apps for Work has Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, online storage
and more. Other functionalities include online sharing of documents and calendars. This lets all
team members access the same version of a document simultaneously.

Benefits of a web application

 Web applications run on multiple platforms regardless of OS or device as long as the


browser is compatible

 All users access the same version, eliminating any compatibility issues

 They are not installed on the hard drive, thus eliminating space limitations

 They reduce software piracy in subscription-based web applications (i.e. SaaS)

 They reduce costs for both the business and end user as there is less support and
maintenance required by the business and lower requirements for the end user’s computer

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