We looked at two different types of applications last night: Forms Apps and Web Apps. What is the difference between the two? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?
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Jason Poli says
Form apps run as desktop applications such as the calculator and Microsoft office. They do not need an internet connection to run and are stored in memory on the OS to start and run as the user commands. Web apps, on the other hand, is stored on an outside server which can only be used and accessed through an internet connection. Google Docs is an example of web applications. Benefits of web apps include having tools to provide the same service, but they don’t eat up physical resources on your PC. Chromebook for examples are quite cheaper than traditional laptops bc they are meant to run web applications and dont even have a harddrive of their own to store desktop apps. This is also beneficial as using web based applications lead to less viruses and hardware issues bc everything is happening on the server end. The bad thing is you need the internet to access. Forms apps conveniently run on the PC and don’t need a connection which is of benefit at times, but they will eat up resources on the PC and you are also required to download, and sometimes pay, for their use.
Zhibin Wang says
I think web application is runs in a web browser, such as webmail, online retail sales. Web apps is similar to from app because it’s run in the internet and executed on browser, which is huge advantage. Example of Web app would be youtube, it provides a platform for users to streaming videos.
Zhibin Wang says
In terms of web development, there are:
Shorter execution path
Reduce the need for management
You hardly have to deal with parallelism yourself.
There are far fewer resources to manage, or none — no operating system to handle.
The only downside is that it usually takes more time to install the development machine, and debugging Web applications is more difficult.Debugging is no longer an issue in the current state of the tool.
Natalie Dorely says
The main difference between form applications and web applications is that one requires internet connection, while the other one doesn’t. An advantage that a form application has is that, since it doesn’t require internet connection it can provide easy access for certain functions to be demonstrated. An example of a form application are programs such as adobe, PC games, Microsoft Office, etc. A disadvantage of the form application is that it can take up storage within the computer. For the web applications, Microsoft Office also has a web application feature, an example would be the autosave feature. A disadvantage for a web application is the lack of access if a network is not available to perform the necessary applications.
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Xinyi Mao says
We looked at two different types of applications last night: Forms Apps and Web Apps. What is the difference between the two? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?
Form application contains different types of control such as labels, list boxes, tooltip, etc. It is designed to collect data. Therefore, it tends to be used to make financial reports or databases. However, the web application is an application program that executes a certain function.
The difference between form apps and web apps is that the form apps are more convenience in processing, simple in design, and the majority of time they can perform their function well without connecting to the internet. However, web apps are more complex because it executes a program. The functionality of web apps is more particular and unique. Because web apps’ functionality depends on their inner program. Web apps require a web server and connect to the internet. So the security risk is higher than form apps.
The advantages of form apps are
1. easy to learn
2. stronger data analysis function
The advantages of web apps are
1. more diverse functions
2. more open resources
The disadvantages of form apps are
1. single purpose
The disadvantages of web apps are
1. require to connect to the internet
Junjie Han says
Forms Applications can be used for Windows desktop Applications and should be designed according to the internal needs of the organization.Web applications, on the other hand, are designed on the Web and depend on the Web.Both have their own advantages and disadvantages.Form Aplplication can be used within the company, and it needs to be consistent with the company’s business and more diversified in design.However, when a form application is infected with malware, it is very difficult to detect, because it is difficult for conventional anti-virus software to detect self-designed applications.
The disadvantage of Web Application is that it depends on the network, and Web applications are more vulnerable to hacker attacks.
Lingyi Xu says
The application creates a lot of convenience for our daily activities. Both form applications and web applications are designed to help us easily access the utilities they provide. But the form application is already set in the personal computer, such as camera, video player, calculator; and the web application is an application that can be accessed through the Internet, such as facebook, twitter.
The advantage of a form application is that it is secure, and hackers can only do minimal damage because it affects only one person’s user experience.
Louis Gusbar says
Form apps are stored locally on your device and do not need a connection to the outside world. Advantage of a form app is that you do not need an internet connection for them to work. Disadvantage is that they will be less functional because they have limited information and cannot connect with other people. Web apps require a connection to the internet in order to access the applications unctions and data. The advantages are that they can do many more functions, communicate with other people, access infinitely more information and updates can be downloaded automatically. The disadvantages are that they require an internet connection and as a result are much more vulnerable.
Dian Yu says
There is a lot different between the Forms app and Web app. For the maintenance, Applications for the Web need to be installed only once, while desktop applications need to be installed separately on each computer. Also, for desktop applications, updating the application is cumbersome because it needs to be done on every computer, whereas Web applications are not. They are also different in using, Desktop applications are limited to physical locations and therefore have availability constraints. Web application development, on the other hand, makes it easy for users to access applications from anywhere using the Internet.
Peiran Liu says
Forms Apps are installed on the device and Web Apps are installed on the server. Forms Apps run faster while Web Apps run slower. But when there is a patch or update, Forms Apps need to be updated on every device while Web Apps only need to be updated on the server.