Deals-R-Us Brokers (Part 1)

Deals-R-Us Brokers (Part 1)

Two Alternatives In Terms Of What Type Of Application Architecture They Use

The first alternative is most closely classified as CLIENT-BASED.

Client-based is simple; however all data must travel to the client for processing

and could cause customers to wait a long time if they use a dialup connection

Client-based applications become difficult to manage an update/change/upgrade

since ALL customers must download a patch to be up-to-date(Fitzgerald, 2009).

Mr Jones' software department will also need to write code for a variety of

operating systems (Windows, MAC, Linux, Unix). This adds development costs.

The second alternative is clearly classified as TWO-TIER CLIENT-SERVER.

Client-server ...