OPERATING

WEB

Unit-2 ;Web
Applications
Ques 1. How to book online
railway tickets?
Ans. To book online railway
tickets, you need to follow
the following ways:
➢ Check you have a web
browser and an Internet
connection on your
computer.
➢ Open the browser and
type the website address of
IRCTC i.e.
https://www.irctc. co.in/ in
 the address bar. Press
<Enter>.
➢ A web page opens.
➢ For booking a ticket, you
need to have an account on
the IRCTC website. If you
already have an account in
IRCTC, then type your
username and password
and login. If you are not an
existing user, you need to
create your account. You
need to sign up on the
 IRCTC website, to perform
any transaction.
➢ Create New Account:
➢ Locate and click
<Signup> link. An
individual registration
page opens.
➢ Read the instructions
and fill the registration
form. The fields marked
with a star (*) are
mandatory.
➢ After filling the form,
click the <Submit> button.
➢ Once your account has
been created, now you can
perform transactions from
your account.

➢ Once you have created

your account you can login
 to the site using your
username and password.

➢ After you login, you can

see your page with your
name displayed on the
right side of the web
page.

➢ Once your account has

been created, now you can
perform transactions from
your account.

➢ Book a Ticket:
➢ On the Plan My Travel
box on the left side of the
page, enter the details, i.e.
the start station, end
station, date on which you
want to travel, ticket type
(e-ticket) and your quota.
 Next, click on <Find
Trains>

➢ A list of available trains

with information about
availability of tickets is
displayed .

➢ You can see the train

number, train name,
departure time, arrival
time at the destination,
category of the seats
allowed in the train, like,
1A, 2A, 3A, SL (Sleeper)
etc. A cross (x) mark
depicts non availability of
that category in the
specific train.
➢ Select the category of
the seat for a train. A
screen appears which
shows the availability of
 seats in the selected train
and selected category, for
the date requested by you
and a few days ahead . It
also shows the ticket fare.

➢ After you have checked

the fares and you are
ready to book a ticket,
click on <book>.
➢ Enter the detail of the
persons for whom you are
booking the tickets, like,
name, age, sex, berth/seat
preference (lower, middle,
upper), and check the box,
if you are a senior citizen.
➢ Once you have filled in
the details press <enter>,
the page showing your
booking details is
displayed .

➢ Now, you are required

to make payment for the
ticket. You can make
payment using credit card,
debit card, etc. Once
payment is done, you can
view your ticket.
➢ An electronic copy of
your paid ticket is shown
on the screen. Also, your
ticket will be e-mailed to
you at the email address
you have specified in the
registration form.

Ques 2. How to do online

shopping?
Ans. For online shopping,
follow the steps :
➢ Check you have a web
browser and an Internet
 connection on your
computer.
➢ Open the browser
and type the website
address of Flipkart i.e.
https://www.flipkart.
com/in the address bar.
Press <Enter>.
Alternatively search for
the website using a
search engine like
google and click on the
link.
➢ A web page opens:
➢ For doing any kind of
transaction, there is
need to open a user
account.
➢ Click on the sign up
link, windows opens
as:
➢ Provide your email
Address which will be
used as your login
name. Enter a password.
Make sure you enter a
strong password. Re-
enter the password.
➢ Click Sign Up Now.

➢ If you have been

successfully signed up, a
new window opens as:
➢ On clicking on your
login name, you can see
the folders available to
you, like; my account, my
orders and my wallet as:
➢ The products in Flipkart
are organized in
categories like, clothing,
footwear, books& e-
books, mobiles and
tablets, cameras.

➢ If you want to buy a

mobile, bring your cursor
on the Mobiles & Tablets,
a window pops up . You
can choose your
preference, like model,
pricing and type.
➢ You can select different
models of the product and
compare them. For this,
select the model and click
on <Add to Compare>.
Once you have selected,
 click on <Compare>. You
can now view the
comparison of the selected
models as:

➢ You can proceed to

select more products
 before making the
payment. Having added all
the products you want to
purchase, review your
shopping cart. Then click
on <Place order>.

➢ For making payments,

Flipkart allows different
modes of payment - credit
card, debit card, Net
Banking, Cash on Delivery
or e-gift voucher. Click on
the method using which
you want to make
payment. Enter the details
as required in various
fields. Click <Pay> to
make the payments. To
complete the transaction,
appropriate windows will
be displayed based on the
procedure to be followed
for the payment.