Nature and

Purposes of Online
Platform
Applications
Empowerment Technologies
Warm-up Questions:
• Are you using Online Platform
applications? Can you identify some?
• How did it helped you?
• What do you think is the advantage of
having these online platform
applications?
Online Software Applications
• Are applications/software available on
the Internet and ready to use.
• Web app is a client-
server computer program which the
client runs in a web browser.
Different categories of Online
Software applications
• Presentation/Visualization
• Cloud Computing
• Social Media
• File Management
• Mapping
 Presentation/Visualization
• The presentation software
online provide ways to
create a visual aid to a
presentation.
• Most of them are easy to
use since templates are
available in many websites,
and they mostly offer a
drag and drop feature.
• It allow collaboration with
peers.
 Cloud Computing
• Cloud Computing tools
provide ways for people to
store and share content
online as these tools feature
online file storage in any
format.
• They also feature file editing
with real-time save and
update.
• It allows file organization and
feature easy search, which is
useful when the number of
files starts to increase. 
 Social Media
• Social media exists to
connect people all over
the world.
• It allows people to have
a personal profile where
safe and shareable
information about them
are stored.
Web Page Creation
• It provide ways to create a
personalized, publishable
websites depending on the
needs of the user.
• Most of these tools are very
easy to use as they have
templates categorized
according to themes and serve
different kinds of functions.
• Some tools allow editing while
on the go. 
• Not advisable for creation of
complex Websites and Web
Applications
File Management
• These applications are
used to convert files to
different formats and
address compatibility
issues.
• Some tools are as simple
as .doc to .pdf converter
• Some offer a large variety
of file formats that may no
longer be familiar to
common users.
 Mapping
• It allow users to view a map of
the world or just his or her
own neighborhood.
• Some maps have advanced
features, such as
• real-time navigation and
routing,
• nearby establishments, and
• even links to booking for
restaurants or lodgings.
Can you imagine if these online
applications were not
invented/developed?