Understanding client/server computing

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Published in:	Management Accounting vol. 76, no. 2 (Aug 1994), p. 36-41
Main Author:	Borthick, A Faye
Other Authors:	Roth, Harold P
Published:	Institute of Management Accountants
Subjects:	Prudential Bank & Trust Co Avis Inc United States > US Implementations Client server computing Applications Information systems Data warehouses Management accounting Work stations Computers Response time Mainframes Personal computers Relational data bases Databases Access to information Software upgrading Queries Legacy systems Structured Query Language-SQL Servers
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Abstract:	Client-server computing processes information via 2 or more computers connected in such a way that users perceive the system as an integrated whole. The lowest level of client-server participation is distributed presentation. The middle level of client-server computing is distributed applications, in which the client participates in application processing. The most complex type of client-server computing is distributed database, in which the data the client requests and updates may reside on multiple servers or hosts. As with other new technologies, client-server computing has deficiencies, many related to its relative youthfulness compared to mainframe computing. Aspects of client-server computing that have not been addressed satisfactorily are: 1. backup-recovery, 2. program change control, 3. access control, 4. data synchronization, 5. network configuration, and 6. user training. One way management accountants can use a client-server system involves collecting and analyzing quality cost data.
ISSN:	0025-1690 1524-833X
Source:	ABI/INFORM Global