Web-Based Students’ Attendance Application (WBLAP)

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Web-Based Students’ Attendance Application (WBLAP)
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Executive Summary
By implementing a web-based student attendance application, ICON College of Technology and
Management will be able to reap numerous benefits including cost effectiveness, accessible
anywhere and at any time, easily customizable, can be accessed from a wide range of devices,
presents a greater level of interoperability, easy installation and maintenance, and enhanced
security. Progressive web applications have the ability to solve many business problems because
uses some applications in modern app capabilities such Elixir in delivering the applications
which are native and which are an experience to the users. Testing of the student attendance
system was conducted to check for potential bugs before being commissioned for production.
Other important issues such as functionality and security are also carried out. This document
focuses on various aspects of web-based applications.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Benefits of Web Applications..........................................................................................................4
Business problems solved by progressive web applications...........................................................5
Server-Side and Client-Side Scripting languages............................................................................7
Server scripting Language languages..........................................................................................8
Client-Side Scripting....................................................................................................................8
Testing...........................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
Reference List................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
A web-based application is any application that employs the use of websites as front-end or as
user interface. The users are able to access the application as they are connected to the internet
and have access to a standard web browser. It is different from the traditional applications where
a software has to be installed on the user’s computer for them to access the application functions
(GU and YU, 2009). An example of a web application is the Google Docs. However, it is
possible to convert desktop software into a web-based application.
Benefits of Web Applications
Web-based applications have numerous advantages including:
Cost effectiveness: users use a uniform platform to access the system, the web browser. Web
applications need only to be developed for one operating system which will be hosted and the
users will be able to access regardless of the operating system running on their computers.
Unlike the traditional desktop applications where application have to be developed for every
operating system (HE and XIE, 2013). We applications is cheaper both to develop and test.
Accessible anywhere, any time: as long as you have access to the internet and a computer, one
can be able to access the system from anywhere at any time unlike the traditional that you have
to install the application to a computer before using it. It also allows real-time collaboration, tele-
commuting, and global teamwork.
Customizable: as compared to traditional applications it is easier to customize web-applications
making it easier to update the feel and look of the interface and customize how the information is
displayed and presented to the different group of users. Therefore, it is not necessary to have all
users sharing similar interfaces instead, you can determine the best interface for every user or
situation.
Can be accessed from a wide range of devices. Web-based application can be designed to be
responsive to fit the different screen sizes. Since the applications are not dependent on the
operating system, it can be accessed from laptops, tables, desktops, or even mobile phones as
long as you have a web browser and access to the internet (Mohan, et al., 2014). This allows the
users to interact with the system using methods and devices that best suits them.