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Title: Thin%20and%20Thick%20Clients


1
Thin and Thick Clients
Figment Mark Hopf Chris Nassar
2
Thin vs. Thick Client
  • Thick Client
  • business and presentation logic on client
  • data access on server
  • Thin Client
  • only presentation logic on client
  • data access and business logic on server

3
Typical Use of PC
  • Email
  • Word Processing
  • Creating Presentations
  • Web Access
  • All can be achieved using thin clients

4
Types Of Thin Clients Software
  • Thin Client Java Viewer
  • Browser
  • Embedded ActiveX Control

5
Types of thin clients Hardware
  • Network Computers
  • Window Terminal Servers - Windows Based Terminal
  • Windows PC (HD, no floppy or CD) ???
  • Apple Pippin - NC TV

6
Motivations
  • Costs - 10,400 for first year of PC
    implementation vs. 500 for NC
  • Upkeep - All clients upgraded with server upgrade
  • Portability - All data on network, any
    workstation can access
  • Versatility - More applications stored on server
  • Reusability -Old 386/486 recycled

7
Drawbacks
  • Lack of Privacy
  • Tied to network (no local files)
  • Need to have more resources with server

8
Multi Tier Clients
  • Common to Use 3-Tier
  • Reduces demands on Data Server
  • Limits the Computers to be Managed and Updated
  • Move Complexity from Client to Middle Tier
  • Client Presentation Logic
  • App. Server Business Logic
  • Data Server Data Access

9
Typical Client/Server Architecture
10
Oracles Commitment to Thin Clients
  • Developer 2000 Web Cartridge is certified 100
    pure java
  • use Dev 2000 thick client to generate
  • export to a java web cartridge
  • Oracle8i Internet version of data server which
    demonstrates a huge commitment to JDK
  • Application Server 4.0 middle tier

11
Making Choices
  • Middleware
  • Platform
  • Migration
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