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Client - Server Architecture: A Basic Introduction

May 2002 UNT Center for Digi Components Clients Servers Communication Networks Server Clients Applications that run on computers Rely on servers for - Files - Devices - Processing power.

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Client - Server Architecture: A Basic Introduction

May 2002 UNT Center for Digi Components Clients Servers Communication Networks Server Clients Applications that run on computers Rely on servers for - Files - Devices - Processing power.

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Client Server Architecture

A Basic Introduction
Kathleen R. Murray, Ph.D.
May 2002

Client Server Architecture


A network
architecture in which
each computer or
process on the
network is either a
client or a server.

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Components
Clients
Servers
Communication Networks
Server

Client
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Clients
Applications that run on computers
Rely on servers for
Files
Devices
Processing power

Clients are Applications

Example: E-mail client


An application that enables you to send
and receive e-mail
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Servers
Computers or processes that manage
network resources
Servers Manage
Disk drives (file servers)
Resources
Printers (print servers)
Network traffic (network servers)

Example: Database Server


A computer system that processes
database queries
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Communication Networks
Networks Connect
Clients and
Servers

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ClientServer Computing
Process takes place
on the server and
on the client

Servers

Client-Server
Computing Optimizes
Computing Resources

Store and protect data


Process requests from clients

Clients
Make requests
Format data on the desktop
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Application Functions
Software application
functions are separated
into three distinct parts

Server:
Data Management
Client: Presentation & Application Logic
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Application Components
3 Data Management
2

Application Logic

Presentation

2 Client Types

Thin
Client

Fat
Client

3 Logical Tiers

Database Applications:
Most common use of client-server architectures
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Middleware
Software that connects two
otherwise separate applications
Database Server:
Example: Middleware product
Manages Data
linking a database system to a
Web server
Middleware Links
Applications

Web Server:
Presents Dynamic Pages
Client: Requests Data via Web
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Types of Servers
From A to Z

Application Servers
Audio/Video Servers
Chat Servers
Fax Servers
FTP Servers
Groupware Servers
IRC Servers

List Servers
Mail Servers
News Servers
Proxy Servers
Telnet Servers
Web Servers
Z39.50 Servers

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Thanks!

May 2002

Learn more about


Z39.50 client - server
applications by
viewing the tutorial!

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