COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH IN A REMOTE MODE (DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEB APPLICATION SERVER SIDE)

Abstract

In the article, an automated computer system for conducting laboratory research in a remote format is developed in more detail, namely, the part that is connected with the server part of the web application. This system allows remote access to workstations for conducting research. The system is built around a web application and remote administration programs, where the web application manages the entire system, delegate access to workstations, and keep track of all events. Connection to workstations is carried out using remote administration programs Microsoft RDP and Team Viewer. The relevance of this system is due to the coronavirus pandemic, then the introduction of martial law on the territory of our country, when many students and teachers do not have the opportunity to physically be in university classrooms, as this threatens their health and life, but the educational process must continue even under such conditions. To obtain remote access to licensed software installed in universities, which ordinary students cannot install on their personal computers due to its cost, the system has been developed that provides this possibility with adequate data protection. The computer system is designed to increase the convenience and quality of conducting experimental research in a remote format by students and scientists, namely to automate the process of obtaining data and remotely connecting to a computer during experimental research. The system consists of the following functional subsystems: a device for making a connection, which is designed to access the system through a web application and remote administration of a workstation; a web application that is designed to manage and monitor the entire system as a whole, as well as providing access to the remote administration program; remote administration program; workstation. Testing of the system itself and its individual elements was carried out. First, the performance and correctness of the web application was tested, and then the system itself was checked in operation by conducting a remote experimental study.