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Web 2.0 - Technology and Applications

  • Course Name: Web 2.0 - Technology and Applications
  • Duration: 2 Days
  • Technical Level: 2

Overview

This 2-day training course explores the changing patterns in the production, transfer and consumption of content on the World Wide Web. Collectively a set of concepts and technologies are being exploited to decentralize the way the Web operates and the term Web 2.0 has been coined to refer to these concepts.

The course defines Web 2.0 and contrasts the new services and applications with traditional Web features. No single technology will deliver Web 2.0 applications and the course looks at the various components which are used to generate, manipulate, transfer and consume content, these technologies are then related to example Web 2.0 sites and services. Finally the course looks at the implementation of Web 2.0 in mobile devices and considers the challenges that this presents and reviews progress in this area.entation can be explained.ated.

Course Objectives

  • Define Web 2.0 and contrast it features with traditional Web applications
  • Describe the business models which are being employed in the Web of today
  • List the main enabling technologies for Web 2.0
  • Understand the components of AJAX and describe how these interact to improve the user experience
  • Define ‘Web Service’ and identify the technologies which provide these services
  • Analyse example Web 2.0 sites and applications and describe how these differ from the first generation Web experience
  • Identify the major players in Web 2.0 development
  • Define the concept of Mobile Web 2.0
  • Identify the key enablers for delivering Mobile Web 2.0 services and applications
  • Describe the features of example Mobile Web 2.0 services

Course Requirements

A basic understanding of telecommunications would be an advantage, but is not essential.