Task 2: Explain the uses of websites in organisations

Online Catalogue

Site: http://direct.tesco.com/

Definition: A Online Catalogue is a store of items online. It is also a list or a record. Items for Sale, Courses at a university. A Catalogue may be in different forms that are a list, a record, a book, a leaflet or a file

Intranet

A Intranet is a network that may use a internet protocal, to securely share any information of orginization's information securely or throgh the network operating system. A computer network with restricted access, within a company that uses software and protocals used for the internet. Over the last year mobile intranets have double by a significant percentage  - 30% to 60%

An example of a Intranet could be seen below;

https://www.amp.com.au/wps/portal/au

This intranet has been voted the best Intanet

Background Information of this website;
AMP is the largest non-bank wealth manager in Australia and New Zealand. AMP lead the market in superannuation, personal insurance, retirement incomes, retail managed funds and financial advice in Australia, and in workplace superannuation and retail managed funds in New Zealand. That means they have the size, talent and resources to offer a real alternative to the major banks for Australians and New Zealanders. And they’re the only major wealth manager in our home markets that truly has financial advice at the very heart of our business.
Within companies mobile sites are beggining to be more popular especially with the iPhone, Android and Blackberry.

hardware and software components which enable internet and web functionality

Proxy Server

A proxy server requests something from someone to someone else, for example see the image below

Proxy Server

There are also different types of proxy servers which are forward proxies, open proxies, reverse proxies and performance enhancing proxies. All proxies some how have information flowing between the web server and internet in different ways.
Link: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/proxy_server.html

Routers

A Router is a device that forwards data packets between computer networks and therefore a router is connected to two or more data lines from different networks.
Link:  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router/
ISP (Internet Service Provider)

A ISP is an internet service provider is a company that provides access to the internet.
Link:  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Service_Provider/
Web Hosting Service

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web
Link: www.webhostingtalk.com

Domain Structure

At the end of a website domain it has a small word at the end which defines what type of website see below; (Link: www.build-your-website.co.uk/understanding-domain-names.htm/ )

COM >commercial organizations 
EDU >educational organizations 
GOV >government organizations 
INT >international organizations 
MIL >military departments 
NET >networking organizations 
ORG >miscellaneous organizations

Domain name registrar

A Domain name registrar is a company that manages the domain name register.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_registrar

World Wide Web

The world wide web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents through the internet.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web

Web 2.0

A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact and connect with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of  a user in a virtual community.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Blogs

Blogs are a website or part of a website, blogs are usually not used by companies but individuals. Some examples of what is in a blog is: entries of commentry, description of events or other stuff like graphics and videos.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Online Application

A web appliction is an  application is accessed over the internet is usually used on a browser. Some examples of this is Office Workspace and Google Documents.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_application

Browser Software

Browser Software is basically the type of browser you use for example the top three browsers are Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer.
Link: http://internet-browser-review.toptenreviews.com/

Email Software

Email Software is a service that gives you the ability to send and recieve emails and because you view emails on the internet there is no need to back up because you can get it at anytime, as long as they have not been in the recycle bin for ages. Email Software
Link: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5554265_define-webmail.html