Q&A

Q1:What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet?
A1: The Internet provides connections for the public to information reservoirs by using a Web interface. An intranet also uses a Web interface, but only internal access is allowed, such as to company employees and privileged customers.
Q2:Is a back-end database for a Web application any different than a back-end database for a client/server system?
A2: The back-end database itself for a Web application is not necessarily any different than that of a client/server system. However, there are other requirements that must be met to implement a Web-based application. For example, a Web server is used to access the database with a Web application. With a Web application, end users ...

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