Gone are the days when one had to become almost a system administrator and have the software installed in the desktops. There are no doubts about Web being a highly dynamic field and hence, development of web applications is just being true to its nature. Web application is basically an app (application) that can be accessed through the web browser itself and therefore there is no need to download it to the desktop. Wikipedia defines it as “The term may also mean a computer software application that is hosted in a browser-controlled environment or coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.

Advantages of Web Apps:

• It is compatible with cross-platform. The web bases software applications are designed in a very easy way so that they can work well on any computer system. The web app designs work with Linux, Mac, Windows, and other operating system. All it need is an internet browser.

• Software application development has made the most path breaking entrance in the WWW as it has eliminated the need to download. These apps are potent to execute all the required details from the browser itself and hence save the time and the space wasted in downloading software.

• Every time and everywhere access is possible with the web applications. The web apps can be made use of from any internet browser and hence there is no restrain of place and time.

• Web applications are piracy proof and they have no legal rights problems with it such as administration rights and so on. This is the best part since there is no need to obtain the license or administration rights for using it as it was with the traditional software.

• Web application development has made it easy for people to put up any update on it. The updates once applied to a central location allow all the users of the app to benefit from it and that too instantly. Thus, no need to install any updates.

• No need for a lot of anti-virus software too as there is no need to download so no risk of getting virus. Though it is required for accessing the data that is not yet available in the web applications form.

• The desktop applications are difficult to be adapted on the mobile phones but the web apps are potent enough to do this easily as plenty of mobile phones now have internet access.