1. An example of a pilot project as part of USP course:
Developing web based applications using freeware: PHP, MySQL and IIS.
An example of a pilot project as part of USP course:
An Online Examination template for South Pacific Education Centre (SPEC)
South Pacific Computer Society (SPACS)
Prasheel Singh
Saturday 23rd April 2004

2. Plan of talk Introduction Web based application
Freeware and Open Source Software
E-books
Application
Conclusion

3. Introduction

4. Definitions Freeware Open Source Mixed A complied version
Source code in public domain
Mixed
Vendor specific / Freeware / Open Source ?

5. The utilization of doing activities via the web is increasing everyday
What does it takes to use it
What it takes to make applications that run via the internet

6. Web based application

7. Major Components

8. Web Based Application Applications designed to run using a web browser
Easy to run as it doesn’t require any client installation
Can be run from any where in the world

9. Application examples Buy and sell online
Such as the E-Commerce web sites e.g etc
Facilitating universities enrollment for students
On-line airline ticketing
On-line auctions
On-line event ticketing …rugby, soccer

10. Advantages Easy to use by any user Reduces workload for organization
Users can access it from any where in the world as long as they have a internet connection
Business times convenient to the application user

11. On-line Exam CISCO Microsoft Oracle Multiple choice
Select, drag and place

12. Advantages Online Exam
Online exams can be exciting to students
It helps the turn around time for students and lecturers by making their work faster.
Students will be able to know how well they did on the exam instantly.
Saves time of the universities and schools in marking and distributing results to individual students.
Many Universities are using this now

13. Tools required Web Browser on clients
Server for database and a web server
Scripting interface between Web browser and Database server

14. Freeware and Open Source Software

15. Freeware Open Source Mixed A complied version
Source code in public domain
Mixed
Vendor specific / Freeware / Open Source ?

16. Advantages of Open Source
Any one can use it and modify it but the original creators name is carried every where
No need to buy the applications where as vendor specific applications come at a price
Mostly platform independent i.e. can run on any Operating System
Very little modifications need to be done on the OS of the user who has downloaded to use the application

17. E-books

18. Examples Web development PHP MySQL
PHP
MySQL

19. Application

20. Planning
Establish requirement
Specify possible solutions
Choice of tools
Implementation
Integrate at client
Validate to clients requirement

21. Example: SPEC
The SPEC Online Examination was done by using PHP, MySQL and IIS
Implementation was done in phases so that once the site was set up it was fully secured and stable
Can be used by any student of SPEC and is available only in the Intranet Site i.e. outside the SPEC network the site isn’t accessible

22. Lets look at The Project
SPEC ONLINE EXMAINATION

23. Conclusion - Cost - Ease of development - Choice of developing Tools
- Support available
Legacy application

24. Thank you Prasheel Singh s01007546@student.usp.ac.fj
Installation notes available at CS313 classshare