LESSON-1.2-ONLINE-SYSTEM-FUNCTIONS-PLATFORM

• ONLINE


  Computer or device connected to a network (such as Internet) and ready to use (or be used by) other computers or devices
• SYSTEM


  A set of detailed methods, procedures and routines created to carry out a specific activity, perform a duty, or solve a problem
• ONLINE SYSTEM


  Systems where the input data enter the computer directly from the point of origin and/or in which output data are transmitted directly to that terminal point of origin
• FUNCTION


  An action performed by a device, department, or person that produces a result
• PLATFORM


  A group of technologies that are used as a base upon which other applications, processes or technologies are developed
• ONLINE PLATFORM


  The term used to describe a range of services available on the Internet
• PLATFORM VS SYSTEM


  • A platform runs on both hardware and software
  • It is the foundation on which applications run
  • A platform is there to be built upon and connect with external systems
• MARC ANDREESSEN: 'If you can program it, then it’s a platform. If you can’t, then it’s not.'
• PLATFORM CATEGORIES

  • Social Media
  • Search Engines
  • Communication Services
  • Payment Systems
  • Advertising Platforms
  • Creative Content Outlets
• SOCIAL MEDIA


  Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking
• SEARCH ENGINES


  A program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user
• COMMUNICATION SERVICES


  An outsourced enterprise communications solution that can be leased from a single vendor
• PAYMENT SYSTEMS


  Any system used to settle financial transactions through the transfer of monetary value
• ADVERTISING PLATFORMS


  A mobile advertising platform is an intermediary between mobile publishers and advertisers
• CREATIVE CONTENT OUTLETS


  The content that is to be placed on an advertising schedule
• ONLINE PLATFORMS


  • Presentation tools
  • News Letter/ICT Content Platform
  • Photo Editing tools
  • Video Editing tools
  • Photo Uploading and Hosting tools
  • Online Collaborative tools
  • Cloud Computing
  • Blog tools
  • Mapping tools
  • Music Production
  • Survey and Forms
  • ICT Projects and Content Publishing and Uploading Platforms
  • Web Design Platform
  • Web Management Platform
• Presentation tools

  • Prezi
  • Soho
  • MS PowerPoint
• News Letter/ICT Content Platform

  • Dropbox
  • Tumbr
  • Wix
• Photo Editing tools

  • Picasa
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • GIMP
• Video Editing tools

  • Sonny Vegas Pro
  • Windows Movie Maker
  • Adobe Premier Pro
• Photo Uploading and Hosting tools

  • Dropbox
  • Flickr
• Online Collaborative tools

  • Google Drive
  • Viber
  • Facebook
• Blog tools


  • Blogger
  • WordPress
  • LiveJournal
• Mapping tools

  • Google Maps
  • Waze
  • Wikimapia
• Survey and Forms

  • Google Forms
• ICT Projects and Content Publishing and Uploading Platforms

  • WordPress
  • MS Office Project Server
  • File Manager
• Web Design Platform

  • Wix
  • Weebly
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
• Web Management Platform

  • Drupal
  • WordPress
  • Joomla
• Music Production

  • Sonny Vegas Pro
  • Audacity
  • Virtual DJ