Explain server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites.

Learning Outcomes -

LO1. Explain server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites.

LO2. Categorise website technologies, tools and software used to develop websites.

LO3. Utilise website technologies, tools and techniques with good design principles to create a multipage website.

LO4. Create and use a Test Plan to review the performance and design of a multipage website.

Assignment Brief - Borrowing books, returning books or viewing the available books at the Library of the Lowa State University is currently done manually.

Online Library Management System supports to overcome the above-mentioned problems. This system would be used by members who may be students or professors of that University to check the availability of the books and borrow the books., The librarian can update the member details and the book lending details.

Online Library Management System will include the following information.

The librarian, students and the professors can register and login to the system.

Any of the above users can update their profile details including the password.

The authorized users can reserve a book for 24hours.

The authorized users can check book availability.

The librarian can check the member status and update the lending details (If the book is for the lending).

The system allows the Librarian to create the books catalog, add/delete books and maintain the books catalog.

The librarian can update the book return details.

The librarian can calculate the fine for the late returns if necessary.

The users can search the books according to the categories (Novels, Frictions, etc.).

Task 1 - Server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites

1.1 Differentiate the communication protocols, server hardware, operating systems and web server software with regards to designing, publishing and accessing a website.

1.2 Define the types of DNS and the uses of it, with clarifications on how domain names are structured.

1.3 Analyze the effect of search engines on website performance. Provide evidence-based support for improving a site`s index value and rank through search engine optimization.

1.4 Identify and explain the common web development technologies and frameworks. Explain the tools and techniques chosen to the web application and hence justify, by giving reasons, why a web application is suitable for the given scenario.

Task 2 - Categories website technologies, tools and software used to develop websites

2.1 Define the relationships between front-end and back-end website technologies and explain how the front-end and the back-end relate to presentation and application layers.

2.2 Critically compare the different between online website creation tools and custom-built sites.

Consider Followings: design flexibility, performance, functionality, User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI).

2.3 Compare and contrast the tools and techniques available to design and develop a custom-built web Applications.