What are Web Services?

What are Web Services?

1. Standardized XML messaging system

   • Encode all communications
     • A client invokes the services that needs
   • web services are not limited by any one operating system or programming language

2. Services modular and distributed

   • Protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, Java, HTML, and XML

3. A web service is a collection of open protocols and standards used for exchanging data between applications or systems

4. Components of Web Services

   • SOAP
     • Simple Object Access Protocol
   • UDDI
     • Universal Description, Discovery and Integration
   • WSDL
     • Web Services Description Language

5. How Does a Web Service Work?

   • XML to tag the data SOAP to transfer a message WSDL to describe the availability of service