What is the difference between web application and desktop application?

Answer 1

A web application is a database disc.

A web service is a online service, as in Verizon online service,

Or a web site service that you went to own or rent.

Web application:

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server-based application (as above) which may be accessed over the web via HTTP, but is

meant primarily for interaction with other programs. Thus, it will have a clearly-defined API

which consists of providing responses to HTTP GET and POST requests made by a remote application.

Now, this doesn't mean you can't access a web service from your browser, but it means that the

application won't necessarily have a GUI user interface. You will most likely, for example,

receive all results of GET and POST requests as strings of XML, which requires a client-side parser.

So, think of web applications as completed user interfaces, while web services are more intended to

be application components or "libraries" which can be used by other applications. Essentially,

web services are to distributed applications what DLLs or class libraries are to most traditional

compiled applications.

Also, this means that a web service has to have a more organized design that most web applications,

because there won't necessarily be a human at the other end who can figure out through trial and

error what the app does. This is why the whole concept of "web services" has brought a whole new

set of acronyms such as SOAP, UDDI, etc...

Answer 2

An online application is a web-based application which uses a web browser as a client. A web application is software that runs in a web browser and is created in a browser-supported programming language.

Answer 3

A website is like a foundation and can host several web applications. A web application serves a specific function such a shopping cart or a blogging application. So a website can have a message board, a blog, a photo gallery and many other types of web applications under its cloud.

WEB APPLICATION: An application that is delivered using internet technology and meets one or more of the following conditions: Utilizes a database (such as Oracle or SQL Server) Is developed using an application development tool (such as Oracle Internet Developer Suite or Visual Studio) Extracts data from multi-record files Requires a constantly running server process (such as Newsgroups and Chatrooms) Stores input data from data entry screens or web forms Depending on its requirements, a web application may be an Internet Application or an Intranet Application.

WEBSITE: The entire collection of web pages and other information (such as images, sound, and video files, etc.) that are made available through what appears to users as a single web server.

Answer 4

Website is going to a site like Google.com. The HTTP will let you through.

Web Applications are things that are programs like skype. They require you to download. But still use your internet access

Answer 5

Application software is computer software which is specially developed to help users for doing specific task on the computer.

Web application which helps user, to receive and submit data from or in database on the internet with the help of web browser.

Examples of application software are all computer softwares such as graphic software(Adobe Photoshop).

Answer 6

Basic difference is web applications runs online and requires an active internet connection.

While desktop application runs within desktop and may or may not require internet connection.

Answer 7

Mobile apps vs. web apps

Native mobile apps are built for a specific platform, such as iOS for the Apple iPhone or Android for a Samsung device. They are downloaded and installed via an app store and have access to system resources, such as GPS and the camera function. Mobile apps live and run on the device itself. Snapchat, Instagram, Google Maps and Facebook Messenger are some examples of popular mobile apps.

Web apps, on the other hand, are accessed via the internet browser and will adapt to whichever device you’re viewing them on. They are not native to a particular system, and don’t need to be downloaded or installed. Due to their responsive nature, they do indeed look and function a lot like mobile app.

Answer 8

Web application require internet acess but application software does not.