The systems development life cycle methodology is useful when creating an e-commerce Web site.
One of the most important challenges in developing an e-commerce presence is understanding that the technology must drive the business.
Using prebuilt templates is typically one of the most cost-effective choices when building a Web site.
The annual maintenance cost for a Web site is likely to be as high as its development cost.
In a two-tier architecture, a Web server is linked to one middle-tier layer that typically includes a series of application servers, as well as to another back-end layer.
Apache HTTP Web server software is based on Microsoft's Windows operating system.
The Web server software used does not significantly impact how a Web site's Web pages look on users' computers.
Prior to the development of e-commerce, Web sites primarily delivered static content.
Dynamic page generation makes market segmentation easier.
A list server is an application server used to provide a database for product descriptions and prices.
Upgrading a server from a single processor to multiple processors is an example of scaling a site horizontally.
Storing HTML pages in RAM rather than on a server's hard drive is an inexpensive way to fine-tune the processing architecture of a Web site.
A "native" app is one designed to specifically operate using a mobile device's hardware and operating system.
Accessibility rules help to ensure that low-bandwidth users can access your Web site.
Mobile Web apps are typically built using HTML5 and Java.
