Obtain the reasons / importance for the following technologies when setting up an online business. Posts your findings on the blog and prepare to share this later in pairs.
Atiya:
What is a domain name and why is it important when setting up an online business?
Tasin
What is an hosting account and why is it important when setting up an online busines?
What is the main differences among the following configuration?
MySQL DBMS
PHP
Linux Operating System
Apache Web server.
Immaculate
What is a shopping cart system and why is it important when setting up an online business?
Sajni
What is a payment merchant account and why is it important when setting up an online business?
Gary
What is a SSL encrypted websites pages and why is it important when setting up an online business?
Thursday, November 25, 2010
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a domain name is a string of words used to identify computer addresses and organizations on the Internet.
A domain name is your own unique identity.It makes it easy for clients to identify the business. Furthermore, if the company hosting your business changes,then there is no need to change your URL and promote your business from scratch because the domain name remains the same.
It becomes easier to promote a business with a domain name.
A host account is an account for space for a web page and also for using email. You require this space when seeting up an online business.
What is MySQL DBMS?
MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases.
What is PHP?
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a scripting language used to create dynamic websites. Its advantage over JavaScript is that it runs on the web server rather than on the viewer's PC or Mac.
Widely used to write web applications.
What is Apache web server?
One of the world's most popular Web server programs.
The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million web site milestone
Secure Sockets Layer (ssl), a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic(The art of protecting information by transforming it (encrypting it) into an unreadable format) system that uses two keys to encrypt data − a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key (A password or table needed to decipher encoded data.) known only to the recipient of the message. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. By convention, URLs that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http
SSL creates a secure connection between a client and a server, over which any amount of data can be sent securely,
A shopping cart is an interface software which enables customers to purchase products that are sold online. This is used in e-commerce. Some of the shopping carts run on windows web server and unix using FTP files to transfer files.
The three components of a shopping cart are:
1)Database where all the details of the customers and the products are stored.
2) A storefront posting information to customers
3) Administration area where the store administrator stores information to manage the store.
This is important in an online business because it helps manage sales for customers
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