When one hears of web based applications, we wonder, what are they exactly? They are actually
applications which are used either over the Internet or Intranet.
In other words, web applications
are applications which are used over a network.
Sometimes, the...
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When one hears of web based applications, we wonder, what are they exactly? They are actually
applications which are used either over the Internet or Intranet.
In other words, web applications
are applications which are used over a network.
Sometimes, the term can also be used for
applications hosted on a web browser controlled environment.
Browser supported languages can
also be used to build web applications.
Advantages of Web Based Applications
• Web based applications can be use far and wide
• Some examples of web based applications are webmail, auctions, shopping online etc.
• They are convenient to use from all over the world People can access them from anywhere 24
hours a day, 365 days an year
• These applications are low or zero on maintenance and installation costs
• Heavy backups as in desktop applications is not required
• Web applications are cost-effective and do not occupy space on desktop
• Multiple browsers like Mozilla, Google Chrome etc.
can be sued to access th
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