what is difference between desktop and web application?
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Answer / shivanibehere
The biggest d/f b/w Desktop and web application is-
Desktop App (DA) is the machine independent, hence evry
change has only reflects at the machine level.
Where as Web App (WA) is the Internet dependent program,
hence any change in the program reflects at every where,
where it becomes use.
EX......
Suppose there are 5 machines in DA, 5 time installed
individually at every machine and if there is any change
made in DA then at every machine change has to be made.
In WA where the program or Application at the Server or at
the one common machine, then if changes made at only central
or server or common machine all the changes get reflected at
every client machine.
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Answer / reema s. bhalla
Desktop application runs on personal computers and work
stations, so when you test the desktop application you are
focusing on a specific environment. You will test complete
application broadly in categories like GUI, functionality,
Load, and backend i.e. DB.
Web application is a bit different and complex to test as
tester don’t have that much control over the application.
Application is loaded on the server whose location may or
may not be known and no exe is installed on the client
machine, you have to test it on different web browsers. Web
applications are supposed to be tested on different
browsers and OS platforms so broadly Web application is
tested mainly for browser compatibility and operating
system compatibility, error handling, static pages, backend
testing and load testing.
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Answer / khushbu nemade
The major difference between desktop and web application is
that when desktop as name hints us that it is in stand alone
computer, when we talk abt software when downloaded in
desktop or in stand alone computer , that particular
software run on that desktop only . but in web appliaction
the requirements is that networking should be there and if
yes then just through URL we can access that web appliaction..
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Answer / sastha
Desktop application is a software package, installed and
used as standalone or client server basis. It has to be
installed in both server and nodes and only used within the
network
Web application can be used wherever we have internet
connection and browsers.
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Answer / a gupta
1. A web application is software that is delivered to users
from a web server like the Internet. Some businesses run
web applications on an intranet as well WHEREAS A desktop
application is a self-contained program that performs a
defined set of tasks under the user control. Desktop
applications run from a local drive and do not require a
network or connectivity to operate or function properly,
though if attached to a network desktop applications might
use the resources of the network.
2. Web applications can be easily accessed from any
computer or location that has Internet access WHEREAS
Desktop Application is sysytem dependent.
3. Desktop applications need to be individually installed
on each computer, while web applications require a single
installation.
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Answer / girish
the main difference between desktop based and web based application is that in (1)desktop based application application logic is installed in the client browser and linked to the database server i.e it has 2 tier architecture, while in the (2) web based application, application logic is stored on web server linked with database server and it has 3 tier architecture.
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Answer / pratap557
In case of Desktop application for user interaction &
activity , the application itself maintains a state.While
in case of web application, it is stateless[Http].
Everytime it is needed by the web application of
authenticating the request.
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Answer / jaffar shah
Simply, the main difference between desktop application and web application is, desktop application are those application which we can run on PC OR Any other device without Internet connection, while run web application we must need Internet connection to run on a devices. For example MICROSOFT OFFICE, Any other software which are made for the business activities are the example of desktop application. And the example of web application is different type of ASP website or a large business software which are located in different location of the country that they can On-line share their business activities.
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Answer / ravi
Desktop applications have traditionally been limited by the hardware on which they are run. They must be developed for and installed on a particular operating system, and may have strict hardware requirements that must be met to ensure that they function correctly. Updates to the applications must be applied by the user directly to their installation, and may require hardware upgrades or other changes in order to work. This hardware dependence, as well as the legacy of mainframe terminal applications, has typically limited the level of complexity in user interfaces for desktop applications.
In some ways, web applications are more reminiscent of the original mainframe applications, or the later client-server model that were common for early desktop business applications. The user accesses the application using the web browser (in effect a stand-in for a client), and works with resources available over the internet, including storage and CPU processing power. This approach allows for “thin clients” (machines with limited hardware capabilities) to provide access to complex applications delivered from a centralized infrastructure. Additionally, the use of existing web browsers and their multimedia capabilities has allowed developers to create more interactive, media-rich user interfaces. Some of these capabilities have been reintroduced to desktop applications as well, but they have been largely driven by the ubiquity of the web and the way in which users have been accustomed to interacting with their computers.
While both desktop and web applications have their pros and cons, they are ultimately just the tools that people use to help them solve problems. For instance, you can work with electronic spreadsheets on your laptop using the Microsoft Excel desktop application or a web application like Google Docs. Both of them allow for basic spreadsheet editing, but the Google option requires a live Internet connection to work. To address this shortcoming, some web applications have developed offline capabilities that allow you to start work online and then continue later even if you are disconnected from the internet. Some desktop applications also make use of technologies that were originally created to build web applications. For example, software developers can use HTML and JavaScript to develop desktop applications as well as web applications. This gives us an example of how the desktop and web applications may borrow each other’s features.
As you can see, each type of application has its own benefits and weaknesses and can be utilized best within its own niche. I believe that both desktop and web applications will continue to coexist for a long time, or at least until the Internet becomes omnipotent and all computers become thin terminals that connect users to their respective digital environments in the global cloud
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Answer / khamarunnisa p.
The main difference between desktop application and web application is, desktop application are those application which we can run on desktop or any other device without Internet connection, while run web application we must need Internet connection to run on a devices.
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