Design And Implementation Of A Web Based Social Networking Website For University Students

1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

Constraints of time and resources are the factors, which prevented the implementation of this system hosted online.

1.7    DEFINITION OFTERMS/VARIABLES 

Computerized: Convert to computer – based system to install or start using a computer system to organize, control, or automate something.

Processing: To deal with somebody or something according to an established procedure

Communication: Interaction between two or more person or sending of message from one place to another

Online: Connected via computer attached to or available via a central computer or computer network.

System: Set of computer components i.e. in assembly of computer Hardware, Software and peripherals functioning together.

Automation: The replacement of human workers by technology; A system in which a workplace or process has been converted to one that replaced or ministries human labour with electronic or mechanical equipment.

Web: A complex structure, or design www: computer-based network of information resources that combines text and multimedia. The information on the www can be accessing and search through the internet, a global computer network.

Database: Any collection of data organized for storage in a computer memory and designed for easy access by authorized users. 

Database Update: This simply means applying and maintaining changes on a database after data must have been added, removed or modified 

System Administrator: This is a person responsible for maintaining and operating a computer system.

 PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (the name is a recursive acronym) is a widely used, general-purpose scripting language that was originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages.:  Hypertext Preprocessor is the code used to link the database to the interface of the website, it is a server code.

Apache: It is the server used for designing php, python pages.

SQL: Structured query language, it is a code used to query or insert records in a database. 

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases.

PhpMyAdmin: is an open source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web.

CSS: Cascading Style Sheet is a programming language used in the graphics and fine tuning of the website

SwishMax: It is animation software used in doing all the animations in the website.

Macromedia Dreamweaver: It is the software used in organizing the website.

Macromedia Fireworks: It is the software used to create or the graphics and images in the website.