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The document discusses client server systems and contains questions about defining key terms, business and technological driving forces towards online platforms, principles of client server systems, reasons for the rise in popularity of client server database computing, common types of client server solutions, describing a three-tier architecture, advantages and disadvantages of client server and mainframe architectures, describing three client server database architectures, advantages of transaction processing monitors, existing client server network topologies, comparing system administrator, database administrator and end user training, enabling technologies for client server computing like expert systems and intranets, phases in a plan to develop client server systems, and classes of client server application processing.

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Sit 404 Client Server Systems

The document discusses client server systems and contains questions about defining key terms, business and technological driving forces towards online platforms, principles of client server systems, reasons for the rise in popularity of client server database computing, common types of client server solutions, describing a three-tier architecture, advantages and disadvantages of client server and mainframe architectures, describing three client server database architectures, advantages of transaction processing monitors, existing client server network topologies, comparing system administrator, database administrator and end user training, enabling technologies for client server computing like expert systems and intranets, phases in a plan to develop client server systems, and classes of client server application processing.

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MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION


TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY ORDINARY EXAMINATION

2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR


FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR, BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SIT 404 – CLIENT SERVER SYSTEMS

DURATION: 2 HOURS

DATE:
TIME:

Instructions to candidates:

1. Answer question One and Any Other Two questions


2. Mobile phones are not allowed in the examination room.
3. You are not allowed to write on this examination question paper.
SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

a) Define the following terms in relation to client server computing. (4 Marks)


i. Client
ii. DHCP
iii. Remote Procedure call
iv. Dynamic Data Exchange

b) In the modern World Organization that range in size from Microsoft, Barclays bank and
Boeing to local art/craft and flower shops are shifting their conduct of business to online
platform. There are driving forces towards this shift and are in relation to business and
technological perspective. Explain Four (iv) business and Three (iii) technological
driving forces towards this move. (6 Marks)

c) The components of the client/server architecture must conform to some basic principle if
they are to interact properly. Describe five (5) principles that client/server systems that
most current generation client/server systems are built upon. (6 Marks)

d) Client/server database computing is preferred to other types of database computing.


Explain FIVE reasons why their popularity has risen over time. (5 Marks)

e) Client/ server application can be distinguished by the nature of the service or type of
solutions they provide. Explain the five (5) most common types of solutions that they
offer.
(5 Marks)

f) In three-tier client/server system the client requests are handled by intermediate servers
which coordinate the execution of the client request with subordinate servers. With the
help of suitable diagram describe three-tier architecture. (4
Marks)

SECTION B – ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)


a) Computing in client server architecture over mainframe architecture has certain
advantages and disadvantages. Describe at least two advantages and disadvantages for
each architecture. (8 Marks)

b) Interaction between client and server is in the form of transaction in which client makes
database request and receives a database response. In the architecture of such a system,
server is responsible for maintaining the database, for that purpose a complex database
management system software module is required. With aid of diagrams describe the three
client/server database architecture that are available today.
i. Process-per-client architecture. (3 Marks)
ii. Multi-threaded architecture (3 Marks)
iii. Hybrid architecture. (3 Marks)

c) List any three (3) advantages associated with use of transaction processing monitors.
(3 Marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

a) A client/server topology refers to the physical layout of the client/server network in


which all the client and server are connected to each other. Describe the three existing
topologies for client server systems using diagrams. (9
Marks)

b) Compare and contrast the system administrator training, database administrator training
and end user training. (6 Marks)

c) The enabling technologies for client/server computing have evolved over time. Explain
the following technologies that make it possible to create different kinds of client/server
applications. (5 Marks)
i. Expert systems
ii. Point-of-services (POS)
iii. Imaging
iv. Intranet
v. Extranet

QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)


a) A plan is normally developed before starting the design and development of client server
system. The objective of the plan is to build and obtain end user and managerial support
for the future client/server environment. Describe the six main phases that are part of the
plan to enable development of client/server systems. (10 Marks)

b) There are various types of characterizing client/server application depending on the


database applications. With aid of diagrams explain the four classes of client/server
application processing. (10 Marks)

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