What is a client-server environment? Numerous applications run in a client-server architecture. This means that client computers (computers forming part of the network) contact a server that provides ...

The repetitive application of this pattern allows for a structured client-tier architecture, as shown in Figure 1. The layered MVC approach assembles a fairly complex client tier.

Obviously, the examples above leave out a very important aspect of modern distributed architecture – the middle layer. The web is the most obvious example that uses a multi-tiered design. A web server ...

Google Voice Search, which is a feature of the Google Search app, performs the voice recognition for each query on the client-side, while Apple's Siri processes these requests on the server-side.

The standalone DayZ game’s servers will run on a client-server architecture, the same structure as in most massively multiplayer online games, said project lead Dean Hall recently.

The three-level DBMS architecture makes database design more secure, extensible and accessible for client applications. Learn the basics of how it works, with examples. Share this item with your ...

Mobile clients could set a trend towards adoption of a new 2-tier application architecture that talks directly to a cloud-hosted database-as-a-service such as Database.com, cutting out the need ...