Unit 1.2. What are Web Applications?

Advantages of Web Applications

Applications are software designed to meet a specified need. Word processing software, spreadsheet programs, and data entry tools are some examples of applications.

A Web application is just an application that is deployed on the Web. It is a Web page, or series of Web pages, allowing users to accomplish a task like obtaining information and forms, shopping, applying for a job, listening to Internet radio, or any of the many activities possible on the Web. To use a Web application, a user needs to know a URL for the application, and possibly a name and password. Another way to think of a Web application is a Web site offering a great deal of functionality.

Web pages are truly ...

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