What is MOSS?
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 is a portal-based platform built over Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0. It organizes and aggregates an organization's information in one central, web-based application. MOSS enables users to create portals, has enterprise-level services, such as business intelligence and business process integration, etc.
What is it used for?
It is primarily used for Content Management, Collaboration, organizing and aggregating an enterprise's data into web-based portal. For e.g. Knowledge Management Portal.
Advantages:
Many built-in features, Rich Security, Content Management, Integration with Office products, business process can be integrated with workflows, less effort to create basic sites with standard functionalities such as search etc.
Hierarchy:
Web Application -> Site Collection -> Sites->database (Content db, Config db, SSO db). An interesting point to note here is that the equivalent of .Net website here is Web Application and not the sites under site collection. Also the databases are encrypted hence developers can't view data.
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