In computing an application is a code that is developed to achieve a task or carry out a work. Applications can be written for payroll or tax calculation or any work that needs to be done. In traditional computing an application was built for a desktop.
In desktop application steps
- Buy a computer
- Buy software or application
- Set it up (Install) in your premise
- Run the application
- U need to choose OS ( MS, Linux, Apple)
- Handle the installation
- Maintain u r computer
- Keep track of upgrades, security, backups
Web Application
This applications are built during early days of web. examples: Online ticket booking , Internet banking
In a web application both data and applications are at server side
Cloud Applications
U buy access to the application you want and then connect to it from anywhere
None of user is concerned with
- Installing the software
- Maintaining hardware and software where application runs,
- Making sure that data is kept safe and secure
- In cloud software is bought as a service
Building a Cloud application
- When you r developing for the cloud, instead of buying a computer and running a software on it,
- u break things down to basic building blocks, Storage, compute, Platform
- buy those pieces from service providers and
- put them together however you want to build a system
/ Answered by Ravindra Dastikop, If u have any question related to cloud computing send to Ask Dastikop //
