HRM 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Database Server, Computer Hardware, Application Software
5 May 2018
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HRM 3450 Chapter 8 Notes – Summary
Introduction
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this situation is increasingly rare.
• Because this extreme case puts the entire processing load on the server, the system
designer will have to specify a more powerful computer for the server
• Additionally, the requirements of the database server may limit the capability of the
server computer system to perform other tasks or to scale for increased usage.
• At the other extreme, the database server application simply accesses data from the
database and passes all of the data to the client.
• The client application performs all of the processing.
• This relieves the load on the server
• It is reasonable to assume that modern client computers would be able to handle most
database processing tasks relatively easily.
• However, the potential transfer of large amounts of raw data from the server to the
client for processing may put an extra burden on the network instead, requiring the
system designer to specify higher speed network components at potentially higher cost
and additional implementation difficulty.
• A well-designed system analysis will consider the different factors, the complexity of the
applications, expected network traffic, usage patterns, and the like.
• The optimum solution is likely to fall somewhere in the middle, with some pieces of
applications on the server, others on the client.
• One of the strengths of client-server architecture is its ability to enable different
computer hardware and software to work together.
• This provides flexibility in the selection of server and client equipment tailored to the
needs of both the organization and the individual users.
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