CIS 6930-01
Fall 2000
Assignment #1
Using Web Technology
Your success in CSIT courses has led to a new job as the Minister for
Information Technology in your favorite country. This is a new position
and you have decided to establish your personal popularity and
enthusiasm for the office by starting a new project aimed at using the
the latest information technology to solve a major need for your
country. Please surf the web and start to learn about uses of Java,
JavaScript, XML, CORBA, Wireless devices and write a report on any such
project explaining how the technologies will be used
Examples:
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Use of Java to link to databases for healthcare applications
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Use of Enterprise Javabeans to build an online lottery
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Use of XML to build a single country wide data format for all
government offices (so the population need not wait in line so much)
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Use of Java to build a system to control wireless devices used
by rescue workers in an eartquake
List any URL's you find particularly useful and give a synopsis of what
you learnt from the 6 best sites you found