Information Technology

Web Applications (Basics) Introduction A Web application refers to an application, which can be accessed through a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. Web applications are those applications that are only accessible using Internet. Web applications came into existence to overcome the shortcomings of desktop applications which can be hosted on all the computers but not on the network or Internet. Web applications are generally hosted in client-server networking environment. The Web applications also help the companies in reaching out to prospective clients and conducting businesses online. Networking Fundamentals The term ‘networking’ represents the processes involved in developing, designing, implementing, managing and upgrading network technologies. A network generally consists of two or more computers which are interconnected either logically or physically using special software and hardware. Networked computers exchange information and share