Desktop Application vs Web Application

An Application is a set of instructions to achieve a particular task for end users. An application can be divided into two general classes: Desktop Application and Web Application.

1. Desktop Application: The application developed to run in a particular system is called Desktop Application.
2. Web Application: The application developed to run in server system so that it will be run on different client systems is called Web Application or Web-based Applications.

Benefits of a Web Application:

• A web application is any application that uses a web browser as a client. The application can be as simple as a message board or a guest sign-in book on a website, or as complex as a word processor or a spreadsheet.
• A web application relieves the developer of the responsibility of building a client for a specific type of computer or a specific operating system. Since the client runs in a web browser, the user could be using an IBM-compatible or a Mac. They can be running Windows XP or Windows Vista. They can even be using Internet Explorer or Firefox, though some applications require a specific web browser.
• Web applications commonly use a combination of server-side script (ASP, PHP, etc) and client-side script (HTML, Javascript, etc.) to develop the application. The client-side script deals with the presentation of the information while the server-side script deals with all the hard stuff like storing and retrieving the information.

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What is a Client?

The 'client' is used in client-server environment to refer to the program the person uses to run the application. A client-server environment is one in which multiple computers share information such as entering information into a database. The 'client' is the application used to enter the information, and the 'server' is the application used to store the information.

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C Sharp program to find largest of given 3 numbers

using System;

namespace largetOfThreeNums
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int a, b, c, big;
            Console.Write("Enter First value: ");
            a = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.Write("Enter Second value: ");
            b = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.Write("Enter Third value: ");
            c = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            big = a;
            if (b > big)
                big = b;
            if (c > big)
                big = c;
            Console.WriteLine("Biggest of given 3 numbers = " + big);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

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Visual Studio Tips and Tricks!

Editor’s Favorites CTRL+SHIFT+B or F7 to build your solution CTRL+] to jump between matching braces! The IntelliSense Suggestion Box CTRL+K+P it re-opens the suggestion box. CTRL+J shows only members in the IntelliSense completion list. Format your Code CTRL+K+D to auto-format your code CTRL+K+C to Comment a block of code CTRL+K+U to Uncomment a block of code CTRL+E+D or CTRL+E+C or CTRL+E+U CTRL+M or CTRL+L will collapse/expand all outlining. CTRL+M+O or CTRL+M+P to open and close all regions of code. CTRL+K, CTRL+C/CTRL+U to comment/uncomment a selection. Debugging F10, F11 Step Over, Step Into a statement CTRL+ALT+H display the Thread List window. CTRL+ALT+M display the Memory window. CTRL+ALT+C ALT+7 display the call stack window. ALT+3 display the Watch window General Keyboard shortcuts F7 Toggles between design and code views. F9 Toggles breakpoint. F12 Go to definition of a variable, object, or function. Ctrl+Shift+7 Ctrl+Shift+8 Quickly navigate forward and backwards in the go to definition stack. Shift+F12 Find all references of a function or a variable. Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M Expand and collapse code outlining in the editor. Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U Comment and uncomment line(s) of code, respectively. Shift+Alt+Enter Toggles between full screen mode and normal mode. Ctrl+I Incremental Search.

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