Types of Client Server Models

Agenda
Introduction

Logical Layers
Presentation layer Application layer

Data layer

Client / Server Models

Distributed presentation

Remote presentation
Distributed logic Remote data Distributed data

Introduction
The Client-Server model is the most prevalent

model for distributed computing protocols.

It is the basis of all distributed computing

paradigms at a higher level of abstraction.

It is service-oriented, and employs a request-

response protocol.

Introduction
Client A client is an individual user's computer or a user application that does a certain amount of processing on its own. It also sends and receives requests to and from one or more servers for other processing and/or data. Server A server consists of one or more computers that receive and process requests from one or more client machines. A server is typically designed with some redundancy in power, network, computing and file storage.

The Client / Server Model

A server process, running on a server host,

provides access to a service. A client process, running on a client host, accesses the service via the server process. The interaction of the process proceeds according to a protocol. An application based on the client-server model is a client-server application.

Logical Layers
In general, application software can be

divided into 3 logical layers:

Presentation layer
Application layer Data layer

Presentation Layer
Presentation layer is responsible for

displaying the information and interacting with the user .

It must make the information available in a

suitable form to the user and must respond appropriately to input from the user.

Application Layer
Application layer processes commands,

makes logical decisions, performs calculations, and coordinates the application

It also moves and processes data between

the presentation layer and data layer

Data Layer
Data layer refers to the management of

underlying databases
It is responsible for storing and retrieving the

data according to the requirements of the application layer.

Client Server Models

Distributed presentation

Remote presentation
Distributed logic

Remote data
Distributed data

Distributed Presentation
Only presentation management function

shared between client and server everything else remains on the server Dummy terminals GUI placed in front of existing character based interface, E.g. Windows 3.1.

Presentation Layer

Application Layer Data Layer

Client Side

Server Side

Remote presentation
Presentation manager entirely on client

Application layer, data layer and data

manager on server Web applications where clients are Web browsers, Unix through Putty

Presentation Layer

Application Layer Data Layer

Client Side

Server Side

Distributed Logic
Application is split into presentation layer and

data layer component All presentation management activities on client All data management activities on the server

Presentation Layer

Application Layer Data Layer

Client Side

Server Side

Remote Data
Database manager resides on server

Presentation management and data logic reside

on client Typical of client/server DBMSs (DB2, Oracle, Informix, etc.)

Presentation Layer

Application Layer Data Layer

Client Side

Server Side

Distributed Data
Portions of the database reside on client

Portions of the database reside on server

DBMS manages communication involved Limited implementation of full-fledged DDBMS

functionality

Presentation Layer

Application Layer Data Layer

Client Side

Server Side

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