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Client Server Architecture

This document discusses client-server architecture and its types. It defines client-server as a distributed system where tasks are divided between a client and server. There are two main types: two-tier architecture with clients and servers, and three-tier architecture with clients, application servers, and database servers. The three-tier approach has advantages like business logic being enforced by the application server and improved performance, but is more complex to set up and maintain than two-tier. Overall, client-server architecture aims to optimize processing by dividing it between multiple systems.

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269 views13 pages

Client Server Architecture

This document discusses client-server architecture and its types. It defines client-server as a distributed system where tasks are divided between a client and server. There are two main types: two-tier architecture with clients and servers, and three-tier architecture with clients, application servers, and database servers. The three-tier approach has advantages like business logic being enforced by the application server and improved performance, but is more complex to set up and maintain than two-tier. Overall, client-server architecture aims to optimize processing by dividing it between multiple systems.

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CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE

H.R.SHRUTI

CONTENTS

MEANING OF CLIENT-SERVER. TYPES OF CLIENT-SERVER. - TWO-TIER ARCHITECTURE. - THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE. ADVANTAGES. DISADVANTAGES.

WHAT IS CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE

Client-server architecture is a distributed, cooperative , processing environment wherein the entire task is divided between 2 systems, one acting as a client and another as server. Functions such as email exchange, web access and database access, are built on the clientserver model.

CLIENT AND SERVER:


Client : system which makes a request. Server : system which processes the request and serves the client by offering the request. A server machine is a host that is running one or more server programs which share its resources with clients. A client does not share any of its resources, but requests a server's content or service function. Clients therefore initiate communication sessions with servers which await (listen to) incoming requests.

TYPES OF CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE


1. TWO-TIER ARCHITECTURE: The most basic type of clientserver architecture employs only two types of hosts: clients and servers. This type of architecture is sometimes referred to as two-tier. The two tier architecture means that the client acts as one tier and application in combination with server acts as another tier. It allows devices to share files and resources.

PROS AND CONS OF 2-TIER ARCHITECTURE : PROS :


Development Issues: 1.Simple structure. 2.Easy to setup and maintain.

CONS:
1. Complex application rules difficult to implement in database server requires more code for the client. 2. Complex application rules difficult to implement in client and have poor performance. 3. Changes to business logic not automatically enforced by a server changes require new client side software to be distributed and installed 4. Not portable to other database server platforms.

2. THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE:

Also called as N-tier architecture. There are three basic software components of client-server: Front-end software : connect to servers , submit requests and receive processed information result. Middleware : software that resides between client and server to facilitate communication. Server software

It has following three components Clients Role(tier 3)


This is the topmost level of the application. It communicates with other tiers by outputting results to the browser/client tier and all other tiers in the network. Data entry,forms creation,windowing,querying,reporting. Rule based processing on command from client and fetching data from database. Here information is stored and retrieved. This tier keeps data neutral and independent from application servers or business.All database management functions and serving the needs of clients and application servers.

Application Server Role(tier 2)

Database server(tier 1)

CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE

PROS AND CONS OF 3-TIER ARCHITECTURE


1.Complex application rules easy to implement in application server. 2.Business logic off-loaded from database server and client, which improves performance. 3.Changes to business logic automatically enforced by server changes require only new application server software to be installed 4.Application server logic is portable to other database server platforms by virtue of the application software. 1.More complex structure. 2.More difficult to setup and maintain.

ADVANTAGES OF CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE

Divides Application Processing across multiple machines. Non-critical data and functions on client while critical functions in server. Reduces Data Replication - Data stored on the servers. Optimizes the Server for data processing and storage (e.g., large amount of memory and disk space). Optimizes Client Workstations for data input and presentation (e.g., graphics and mouse support). Sales Horizontally Multiple servers, each server having capabilities and processing power, can be added to distribute processing load. Scales Vertically - Can be moved to more powerful machines, such as minicomputer or a mainframe to take advantage of the larger systems performance.

DISADVANTAGES:

As the number of simultaneous client requests to a given server increases, the server can become overloaded. The clientserver paradigm lacks the robustness of a good P2P network.Under clientserver, should a critical server fail, clients requests cannot be fulfilled.

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