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

Unit Code R/615/1633

ASSESSMENT - Website Development for an online car Rental System

Learning Outcome 1: Explain server technologies and management services associated with hostingand managing websites.

Learning Outcome 2: Categorise website technologies, tools and software used to develop websites.

Learning Outcome 3: Utilise website technologies, tools and techniques with good design principlesto create a multipage website.

Learning Outcome 4: Create and use a Test Plan to review the performance and design of a multipage website

Scenario:

SLMoto is a car renting company rent car and vans for short term use or long term commercial use. Apart from their own vehicles, they hire car from various car owners from the island for use as their vehicle fleet. They are considering have system which accommodate vehicle reservation online so customers can choose available vehicle options and do the reservation prior to collection of the vehicle.

Using the system potential customer can browse through the available vehicle and they would be able to get the status of the vehicles using photographs and shot video clips and reserve the vehicle for their use. Admins of the site would be able to add new vehicles and update vehicle information.

Online Vehicle Management System will include the following information.
• Client of the site would be able to search and browse through the available vehicles.
• The clients would be able to enter their information and can register and login to the site
• Clients of the site can update their profile details including the password
• The authorized clients would be able to reserve vehicles
• The owners can check the lending details of a particular vehicle
• The system allows the owner to add and update vehicle information
• Vehicle retuned information would be updated by the site owner.

Task 1 - Server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites (LO1)

1. Explain about the communication protocols, hardware and software resources with regards to designing, publishing and accessing a website.

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

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.

4. Explain about the web development technologies and frameworks, tools and techniques. Justify the chosen deployment technologies, frameworks and tools to the web application in the assignment given scenario.