Functions and Advantages of Web Applications

Web Application
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
Evaluate functions and advantages of web applications..............................................................1
Different types of client and server side scripting language........................................................1
1.3 Examine web security concern and make recommendations................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
Technological advancement is allowing companies to transform their business from physical
stores to online. It has provided them vast opportunity to expand their operations in wide area
and also ease overall process (Satapathy, 2016). Web applications are major platform which
allow user and client to interact with one another. There are many languages available as well
through which applications are developed. It depends on requirement that what language is to be
used. This report will describe about advantage of web applications. It will compare client and
server side language and discuss about web security concerns and how to improve it.
LO 1
Evaluate functions and advantages of web applications
A web application is computer program that perform specific functions on web browser. It
is simply a website which is connected with internet. There are various functions of application
that is dependent on its purpose. They are as follows :-
Model – This function manages data of application domain, respond to request for information
and respond to instructions.
View- it displays information in segregated manner.
Controller – In this input is entered from mouse or keyboard to inform model or change its
view.
There are many benefits as well of using web applications. They are described below :-
 Its major advantage is web application can be accessed from anywhere, anytime. It only
require user to connect to internet and download it (Altaleb and Gravell, 2019). Also,
data is available from user logs.
 It does not require any physical software to install, manage and update data. However,
app can be used offline as well which makes it easy for user to operate it. Therefore, it is
easy to install and maintain it.
 Web application uses user tracking program. With this it is easy to identify which in built
programs worked it well and which not. So, developers can make improvements easily by
updating it.
 The applications are easily customisable which means that it is easy to update its
interface which gives appropriate look for user to work with. Moreover, all users have to
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