Client/Server Computing
Client Server Definition
“ server software accepts requests
for data from client software and
returns the results to the client”
Elements of C-S Computing
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Where Operations are Done
In CS Relationship “most of the
application processing is done on a
computer (client side), which obtains
application services (such as
database services) from another
computer (server side) in a master
slave configuration.
CS-Focus is on
In client-server computing
major focus is on
SOFTWARE
Application Tasks
User
UserInterface
Interface
Presentation
PresentationLogic
Logic
Application
ApplicationLogic
Logic
Data
DataRequests
Requests&
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Results
Physical
PhysicalData
DataManagement
Management
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Concept
Client-server computing is distributed
access, not a distributed computing.
Categories of Servers
File Server
Data Server
Compute Server
Database Server
Communication Server
Video Server
File Server
File Servers manage a work group’s application
and data files, so that they may be shared by the
group.
Very I/O oriented
Pull large amount of data off the storage
subsystem and pass the data over the network
Requires many slots for network connections
and a large-capacity, fast hard disk subsystem.
Compute Server
Performs Application logic processing
Compute Servers requires
processors with high performance capabilities
large amounts of memory
relatively low disk subsystems
By separating data from the computation
processing, the compute server’s processing
capabilities can be optimized
Data Server
Data-oriented; used only for data storage and
management Data
Since a data server can serve more than one Server
compute server, compute-intensive applications
can be spread among multiple severs
Does not prefer any application logic
processing Compute
Performs processes such as data Server
validation, required as part of the data
management function.
Requires fast processor, large amount of
memory and substantial Hard disk capacity.
Database Server
Most typical use of technology in client-server
Accepts requests for data, retrieves the data from its
database(or requests data from another node)and
passes the results back.
Compute server with data server provides the same
functionality.
The server requirement depends on the size of
database, speed with which the database must be
updated, number of users and type of network used.
Communication Server
Provides gateway to other LANs,
networks & Computers
E-mail Server & internet server
Modest system requirements
multiple slots
fast processor to translate
networking protocols
Internet Server
PC client
Internet Server
Local Area
Network
UNIX workstations
Distributed processing
application connects to remote
database
SQL*
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SQL *Net
TCP/IP
UNIX Server
SQL *Net
Distributed database application
TCP/IP
connects to local database which
connects to remote database
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TCP/IP
ORACLE
Database Configurations
The Client/Server Infrastructure
Client Middleware Server
Service Specific
SQL/IDAPI TxRPC Mail ORB Objects
GUI/OOUI
DSM
Groupware
SNMP CMIP DME
TP
NOS monitor
Directory Security Distributed file
RPC Messaging Peer-to-peer DBMS
DSM Transport Stack DSM
NetBIOS TCP/IP IPX/SPX SNA
Operating System Operating System
