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.