...Web Accessibility Initiative's Accessible Rich Internet Applications: Bridging Technology Shelia S Bradley IT3210 Web Systems and Technologies Dr. Azad Ali 26 January 2014 Web Accessibility Initiative’s Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) is a technical guide published by the World Wide Web that is typically supposed to make web content and web applications more accessible by people with disabilities. It acts as a bridge between the web content and applications and technology giving the two the availability to exchange messages easily. The purpose that ARIA was created was so that developers can use the latest web technologies to make sure that people with disabilities are able to use the assistive technology products to access the content on their web pages. New technology allows the use of dynamic content that allows web pages to constantly update and refresh, such as weather updates for the local news websites, bank account balances for online banking, stock market data, and sports scores for sports sites like ESPN. There are many features of WAI-ARIA that gives more control to the web page developers by allowing them to specify different features on the document such as ‘banner’, ‘menu’, ‘navigation’, and ‘search’. These tags give the user the ability to determine what information the tags may provide without having to guess and eliminating the need to have to search the entire page until they find the information needed. According to Henry (2013)...
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...Technology is rapidly changing our lifestyles on a daily basis. From how we entertain ourselves, how we stay in contact with one another, all the way to how we pay our bills. Successful attempts within the world of information technology have significantly changed the way we do business as well. Web and mobile-based applications created a new platform for businesses to expose themselves to new clientele, along with staying abreast to what competitors are using to compete with them. Individual use of these web and mobile-based applications can help a user upgrade his or her own standing in the business world as well, which is what I would like to talk about in this essay. In the next few paragraphs, I will address a particular application that businesses and individuals have been using lately that has become quite popular because of all of its features and “social media-like” qualities: LinkedIn. The web-based application LinkedIn, founded and developed in 2002 by Reid Hoffman (formerly a board member of the company PayPal), is essentially a social networking tool for businesses and individual use that promotes professional networking. Once a user creates a profile, sort of like they would on Facebook, filing out any information they would like to share, they are now able to search and connect with other users whom they might know personally or have had a professional relationship with. Doing so grows those users “connections” which sort of follows a “six degrees of separation”...
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...Web Based Operating Systems David Gonzales POS/355 Instructor John Buono June 18th, 2012 WebOS systems are operating systems that are scaled for internet computing (R. MacManus, May 11, 2006). There are many types of Web Operating Systems and the terminology can seem a bit fuzzy from a metacomputing standpoint. But with the growth of the internet so too has the term WebOS become serious in the ranks of computing systems. There have been many attempts to hoard market share on Web Operating Systems like Microsofts Windows 2003 Server Web Edition (Pingdom, 2011). But basically WebOS Servers are common operating systems serving the public over the internet. Most of these are server editions vary among todays popular operating systems like Windows, Linux, MAC, and UNIX. An additional platform is usually common to layer on top of these operating systems and these come in various flavors as well depending on the function of the website. This paper will target the popular server operating systems that are common on the internet today with emphasis on why these systems are popular and some of the features these systems offer as systems suitable for internet servers. Windows Servers Without question Microsoft Windows bases servers are among the most popular servers on the internet today. Need proof? Just look for the .htm extention at the end of the URL and you will find that most websites are easily identifiable as a Windows based server (J. Kyrnin, About.com). Windows...
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...Web or Mobile System Essay CIS/207 January 14, 2013 Web or Mobile System Essay Technology is changing people’s lives for the better, and society uses them daily. From how we contact each other, to even paying bills. Incomplete sentence. We can even entertain ourselves by technology. Mobile applications have created a new way for not only businesses to expose themselves to new consumers,consumers; people even use the mobile application to help do their own personal business on the go. In the next few paragraphs, a particular mobile application that businesses and individuals have been using has gained popularity. The mobile application is School Connect. School Connect provides parents and students with the information they want and need from their school and district. It is an effective way to stay connected to the children school community. Where is your citation? Remember that a paragraph should be at least three sentences in length. It creates a network of school, parents, students, teachers to come together in an environment to stay connected within their community. Businesses around the district can advertise their products for parents to see. What parent most wants is his or hers children to be more productive in school and get good grades, and this application helps do this. The applications shows recent notifications and messages that parents need to know on the front first page. It has a page where parents and students can...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities For the purpose of this work a guest house is (also guesthouse) is a kind of lodging. In some parts of the world a guest house is similar to a hostel, bed and breakfast, or inn whereas in other parts of the world (such as for example the Caribbean), guest houses are a type of inexpensive hotel-like lodging and a hotel is a commercial establishment providing lodging, meals, and other guest services, both of which can be used interchangeably For this Project I would be using The Covenant University Guest House as my case study The Covenant University Guest house has 80 rooms which are divided into three categories; Executive deluxe rooms, mini suits and standard rooms. All rooms have intercoms, internet services and satellite television, it has a standard restaurant serving continental and national dishes,24hours room service, a mini mart, a gymnasium, laundry service with modern dry cleaning equipment, 3 large halls for exhibitions and conferences and a large secure cark park The Covenant University Guest house has 5 departments namely: 1. Housekeeping department 2. Laundry department 3. F&B(Food and Beverage) department 4. Accounting...
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...three years the focus of the information technology industry has moved towards development for the World Wide Web (WWW). Information systems using WWW technology, delivered by an Intranet or via the Internet, are now prevalent throughout New Zealand and overseas. Within New Zealand, a wide variety of organisations are deploying information systems onto the WWW, including banks, government departments and other service providers. They are using the WWW as a strategic business tool, supporting their existing operations or providing a low-cost solution for delivering a new product or service line. 1.1 Proposition and Aims There is an abundance of information on the graphical and user interface aspects of WWW site design. In addition, a large body of knowledge has been developed in the area of software development methodologies. However, there has been very little research conducted to examine if these existing research methodologies are applicable to the information systems developed for the WWW. The WWW is a technologically dynamic environment, and presents new challenges for developers. In order to address the emerging WWW environment, a number of researchers have proposed software development methodologies specifically for the WWW. Consequently, the aim of this research was to investigate how organisations are currently developing WWW-based information systems, and the reasons why those methods are being used. This examination is important because, as the literature ...
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...INF 630: Systems Analysis Web-based Systems In an electronic age where paper forms are becoming obsolete and electronic forms are becoming the best method for gathering, maintaining, and storing information; it is time for the regional offices of Langmade Corporation to make the switch. Time is money, and too much time is wasted filling out sales reports, only to be mailed where added delays are incurred. If the company switches to an electronic sales report that can be submitted either online or through email, not only will the organization save money from reduced paper expenses, employee time, or stamps, but the organization will also increase its efficiency. After comparing three web-based systems submitted by candidates, it will be found that the second candidate solution is the most economically feasible for the organization. Information and Criterion “The return-on-investment (ROI) analysis technique compares the lifetime profitability of alternative solutions or projects” (Whitten & Bentley, 2007, p. 425). While designing a web-based system, the company seeks to choose the candidate solution the solution that will offer the most benefits for the investment that will be made. It is important to note that each solution presented has been time-adjusted over the projected five-year lifetime of each alternative. This is done so the results do not appear more attractive than they actually are (Whitten & Bentley, 2007). The company has...
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...Web or Mobile Systems IT/205 Web or Mobile Systems One industry that has really rode the technology wave is the news media industry. With the speed of information on the internet and how, as a society, we have turned into an instant gratification kind of people. The boom of news stories being reported almost as soon as they happen has changed the way we take in our news, almost eliminating paper news sources. Being able to sign on to your national news application on your cell phone and seeing pictures and at times video along with an updated article at any time, as well other key information like weather and stocks, has made its way to being number one to a lot of people’s choice for news outlet. A lot of news outlets have taken advantage of the mobile application features, from the local to the national level. With all those options there’s a lot of apps to choose from but I kept it a broad scale and chose the USA Today mobile application. I can remember a time that doesn’t seem that long ago where I would gather up my change from my pocket or car and put it in a bin then retrieve my daily newspaper circular, for national news the USA Today paper was in front of a lot of businesses. The purpose of the mobile application for USA Today is to give the user the most update news and other critical information like weather and stock information at a much faster rate than the daily newspaper. The application gives the user more in-depth details than a paper by providing videos...
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...UNIVERSIty OF GHANA BUISINESS SCHOOL Write a Case Study report on the use of web-based information systems by an organization in Ghana UNIVERSIty OF GHANA BUISINESS SCHOOL Write a Case Study report on the use of web-based information systems by an organization in Ghana Index No: 10508454 Table of Contents Background 2 Information Systems 2 Web-based Information Systems 3 Health Information Systems 3 Types of Health Information System 5 Components and Functions of Health Information System 6 Brief Overview of the Health Care System in Ghana 7 Context of Study 8 Vision and Mission 9 Core Objectives 9 Benefits of web – based health information system 9 Barriers to web – based Health Information System 11 References 13 Background For the thriving nature of every business setting, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, but also for long term survival, there is a need for the adoption of proper information dissemination and sharing systems in real time to the benefit of all stakeholders in the organization. In times past, most businesses operated with less or no importance attached to how data and information about their businesses are handled, oblivious of its subsequent consequences to the organization. Currently, in the midst of a swiftly moving landscape in technology, coupled with transient business innovations that seek to maximize both short-term and long-term profits as well as benefits; that means...
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...Web or Mobile System Paper Jason Johnson IT/205 Management of Information Systems September 14, 2014 Wendy Chasser Web or Mobile System Paper Not since the creation of HyperText Markup Language by Tim Berners-Lee, has anything form the digital world had more of an impact on society than Facebook. Facebook is a social media site, founded by Mark Zuckerberg. The site launched on February 4, 2004 as a site for Harvard students to connect with one another. The site soon expanded to other university campuses and gained popularity. Today, over 1.3 billion people use the Facebook web and mobile applications ("Facebook Statistics", 2014). The site was formally called TheFacebook, but was later shortened to just Facebook. The purpose of the original web site application was to put students in touch with one another, share their photos and meet new people. The more popular Facebook became on campus; the more people began to talk about it. Soon, students in 800 college campuses across the United States and Canada could join the network. Membership grew to more than 5 million active users, before the decision to make it available to everyone (Strickland, 2007). Mark Zuckerberg said that purpose was to make the world more open and transparent, which he felt would create greater understanding and connection ("Facebook Principles", 2014). Joining Facebook is free to anyone age thirteen and older. They just need to create an account using a valid email address. Once you create...
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...Web or Mobile System Paper: Netflix Abstract For the best free application for personal use is Netflix. The app itself is free but you have to pay for usage as far as purchasing goes. Very versatile you can use it on a mobile device, gaming console, or computer (i.e. Laptop, tablet, desktop). It’s good for people who can’t afford cable, don’t have time to catch their favorite shows, and enjoy watching old and new movies. There are other companies out there such as Hulu, Voodoo, and Viewster to name a few. I personally prefer Netflix because of the advertisement it received on my Xbox One. Netflix For the “at home” or the “on the go” movie lover, Netflix is a great app. You can download it on your mobile device, pc, and gaming console. It uses one account for multiple devices. The best thing for me is that your spouse and child can have their own profile. Netflix has been around for a long time and it is still running strong even though the competition is steadily increasing. This app is affordable, user friendly, and constantly upgrading to meet the needs of its users. Netflix is very affordable for even the lowest of budgets. I have found that Netflix is cheaper than going to the movies and paying for cable and overall, renting movies. Netflix allows the customer to set up one account with multiple profiles, for multiple devices at one low price. Although the movies and TV shows are a little slow coming to Netflix you are still able to watch some of your childhood...
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...Hotel Management System 1 Hotel Management System Group 3 Fatima Al-Ghannam 200600561 Fatima Al-Tuhaifa 200700818 Advisor Mr. Mohammad Zikaria Prepared for: ASSE 4311 Assessment 3 Dr. Loay Al-Zubaidi June 20, 2011 Hotel Management System Abstract The project aims to build a system for managing the reservation of hotel. This system has a front-end by 2 using ASP.net with VB and it has a back-end of database which will be built with Oracle by using Oracle 10g and dreamcoder for oracle. The system will be able to add, delete and update the room, guest detail, and transaction. This system will find a solution for recording guest detail, searching for specific guest or available room in easy way; also it will find solution for calculating the bill automatically. The procedure of hotel reservation has been analyzed by logging into booking web site for hotel; such as, holiday inn’s web site and booking.com. Also; we installed Hotel booking system, which has been downloaded from http://www.hotelsystems.co.uk/, for more clear understanding of hotel reservation system. The ASP.net and VB are a new knowledge that we are going to gain during our working in this project. Keywords: hotel reservation system, booking, database of hotel. Hotel Management System Contents Part I Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………... 8 1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................................
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...Assignment Web or Mobile System paper page 1 Assignment Web or Mobile System paper Amanda Bartlett IT/205 February/15/2015 Juan Vega Assignment Web or Mobile System paper page 2 Facebook: A social network engine The Internet was designed to be a place where content such as thoughts, pictures and videos can be easily shared between different people. The people that one shares with are often members of social networks, such as friends, family or peers in a organization. This sharing has taken place on many systems such as bulletin board systems (BBS), image boards, forums and blogs. But none of these social systems have had the marketing success, as Facebook. How Facebook works To use Facebook a person, group, or corporation registers an account and then specifies some basic profile information. Then the user can post status updates, upload videos and pictures, or “check-in” by posting their location. In addition to their basic profile information, the user will also specify the social circles. Examples of social circles might be people that worked at Contoso, live in Seattle, or are friends of Bob. Though the use of these declared social circles. Facebook then finds content that the user’s “friends” have published. This content is dynamically presented as a personalized view (Bosworth & cox, 2006). When selecting which content to show; the frequency is based on the affinity of the friend’s relationship...
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...acquisitions and business alliances. From its original core technology of routers, the company is now focusing in three independent networks of phone, local and wide area and broadcast networks. The turnaround point for the company was its database failure and forced two-day shutdown in 1994. This event highlighted the need to change company’s approach to systems replacement and the need to integrate all of company’s applications. The company decided to adopt new practices and retrain its staff rather than mirroring the “old and tried”. The decision was made to collaborate with Oracle to develop a single ERP solution to replace all current systems. The project was a success and was followed by replacement and standardization of all company’s platforms and applications worldwide. Further to this project, Cisco web-enabled all its applications, resulting in customer service, HR and supply chain efficiencies. Cisco’s success continues and is being made possible by its growth through acquisitions and strategic alliances (such as that with KPMG). The company is where it is today largely due to its effective integrated Internet business systems, resulting in great efficiencies for the company and its various stakeholders. 1) Cisco – Information Age Company. Cisco is far from being an Industrial Age Company. The main reason for this is that the company has been able to...
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...CSC581: Advanced Software Engineering Web Application Architectures Manar Alqarni Abstract As the difficulty of web application grows, the need to develop an architecture for the web application is become necessary in order to support and guide an organization for web system planning, maintenance, deployment, building and design. This research paper presents an abstract view for web application architecture and it will be focused on the comparison of existing applications architecture. Moreover, it discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these architectural designs. Key words Web application, Architecture, Framework, MVC, Ajax, SOFEA. 1. Introduction The history of web application has begun when Tim Berners-Lee and his colleagues in 1989 were working together on their project for a distributed hypertext system, they did not have a clue of how the World Wide Web would look alike tomorrow [1]. While many of documents and accessible resources on the web were growing, also the different category of programming languages and technologies for web page generation increased. Additionally, the different category of programming languages and technologies caused a growth in the variety of possibilities and applications on the web [3]. Nowadays, the World Wide Web or WWW is not only of an huge information system that consists of million documents and information, it can also host distributed applications that give a concurrent access to users...
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