Client Server Vs. Web-Based
Client-Server and Web-based computing are two of the major approaches to dividing business computing problems across multiple computers. As both approaches use clients and servers, there's ample room for confusion.
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Client Defined
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A computing client is any machine that requests information or services from another. The term typically refers to the computer at which a person sits and interacts through keyboard, monitor, mouse or similar interface.
Server Defined
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A computing server is any machine that provides information or services to client computers. The term is typically used, however, to refer to those computers whose primary purpose is communication with other computers. These computers are often stacked together in sets within specially designed, climate-controlled data centers.
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Client-Server Defined
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Though any communications between computers can be considered client-server, when the term is used for a style of computing, it refers to software specifically divided into a portion to run on dedicated client computers and a portion written to run on dedicated server computers.
Client-Side Software
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Often called "thick client," the software that runs on the client is typically written in languages such as C/C++, Visual Basic, .Net or C#.
Web-Based Defined
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Web-based computing is a method of client-server that uses Internet technologies to communicate between the client and server computers.
Web Client Software
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Web-based software that runs on the client typically includes a web browser and may include Java, Java Script, VB Script, or ActiveX controls (which must be present prior to expected need).
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