Platform categories

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-The application programming interface (API) is a set of governing protocol or rules on how software element should communicate and interact with one another.

• Access API – This type of API runs in a remote machine, server, or computer, and the application is accessed remotely by a guest user application to draw the data and services.

• Plug - in API – Most of the time, this API is used in the user end. Generally, different developers create different applications that can be integrated or “plugged in “ To a core application and/or the GUI of this applications.

• Runtime Environment – This APIs are platforms for developing different application, wherein programs or application codes are evaluated in the said APIs.

• YouTube – Is website dedicated to hosting video clips. Users can create an account on YouTube and upload videos for public and private viewing.

• Flickr – Is a website that caters to the hosting or images.

• Twitter – Is a social networking service that enables users to send and read short message with 140 characters.

• Facebook – Is a social networking website that requires the user to register an account and create a user profile.

• Google Maps – APIs are one of the most used APIs by website developers. Commonly, Google Maps APIs are used to indicate a location of an establishment describe on a website.