1. Use computer magazines, books, or the Internet to investigate one of the following Web services: Application Programming Interface (API); Common Gateway Interface (CGI); Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP); Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI); or Web Services Description Language (WSDI). Then, prepare a report that defines the Web service and explains its purpose and features.
2. Create a class diagram for the Alexamara database, as shown in Chapter 1, Figures 1-20 through 1-24. If you need to make any assumptions in preparing the diagram, document those assumptions.