Lesson 3

• Platform - the program created by the developers that can be modified or reprogrammed by outside users.
• Online Platforms - online websites created to aid users in creating their web content and cater to different kinds of information such as texts, images, and videos.
• Tim Berners-Lee - introduced the world wide web
• application programming interface (api) - a set of governing protocol or rules on how software elements should communicate and interact with one another.
• types of API:

  • access api
  • plug-in api
• Access API - this type runs in a remote machine, server, or computer, and the application is access remotely by a guest user application to draw data services.
• Access API - the development of this API requires financial and technical capabilities.
• Plug-in API - most of the time api is used in the user end.
• Plug-in API - typical examples are the plugin programs for web browsers that enable different functions such as applications for playing video clips or video games.
• Runtime Environment - this api are platforms for developing different applications, where in programs or application codes are evaluated and compiled in the said APIs
• common websites that use plugin APIs:

  • youtube
  • twitter
  • facebook
  • google maps
  • flickr
• youtube - an api tool is created to enable developers to embed the youtube video player and play any youtube video player and play any youtube content on their website.
• flickr - api created to enable a website developer to embed images from flicker into their website
• twitter - api is used to embed twitter functions in developing websites
• facebook - are used to connect an individual's or an organization's facebook account to a facebook account
• google maps - enable to developers to display an accurate map depicting the satellite views