A relatively new term that has been introduced to the Web environment is Web service. What is a Web service and how does it differ from the concept of a Web application?
Web service deals with communications between the web and the database. It acts as a type of middleware. The web server takes a user’s URL request and sends the correct command to the data base server. After completing the command, the data base sends the information to the web server. The web server then formats the information, HTML, and sends it to the user. (Stalling and Case 263, 264)
A web application is more on the user side of the process. By using a web browser an employee can access a company’s internet web page. Through the web page,