IT CONCEPTS & MANAGEMENT
MANAGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATIONSPrepared by: Jan Wong Download at: www.slideshare.net/janwong
WEB BASED SYSTEMWHAT IS A
WEB BASED SYSTEMCONNECTED VIA INTERNET
USERS CAN ACCESS THE SAME SOFTWARE WITH WEB BROWSERS.
A SOFTWARE / SERVICE / APPLICATION
HOSTED ON A SERVER ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!
WEB BASED SYSTEMWHY IMPLEMENT A
Accessible, easier maintenance, lower distribution costs, strategic value, process automation, and more.
WEB BASED ARCHITECTURES
TYPES OF3
INTRANETLOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
“The use of web technologies to create a private network for internal sharing and distribution, usually
within one enterprise.”
EXTRANETWIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN)
“Connects several intranet to allow remote users to connect and share information.”
INTERNETWORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)
“Also known as the cloud, a combination of all networks globally - a network of networks.”
WEB BASED SYSTEMS
TYPES OF4
PORTALSGATEWAY TO INFORMATION
“They aggregate content and displays personalised content to the user - commonly found in Intranets
and Extranets.”
ENTERPRISE WEBA COMBINATION OF SERVICES FOR LOWER COST
“They are a combination of different functions but works as one via integrated technologies - often
able to cater to the needs of the entire enterprise.”
E-COMMERCEWEB BASED COMMERCE
“They are virtual retail platforms for transactions to take place - be it B2B, B2C, C2C and etc; consists of e-storefronts, e-marketplace and e-exchanges.”
M-COMMERCEMOBILE BASED COMMERCE
“They are wireless retail platforms allowing users to access without having a ‘wired’ connection -
contributing to a pervasive computing environment.”
Questions, anyone?