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what is the difference between thin client and thick client?

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Last Update: April 20, 2006 Asked by: naresh

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April 11, 2006 03:43:34

karthick

what is the difference between thin client and thi...

Basically a thin client is a web based application and most of the processing is done on the server side.

A thick client is installed into the client side. It is still connected to the server but most of the processing is done on client side. With thick client there won't be much processing via the network. In a way it will be a much faster option if your network is slow or congested.

The codes are different for thick and thin clients. I think if you code in components you can reuse the code about 60 - 80 of the time depending on the requirements.

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April 11, 2006 05:55:09

Sathya

RE: what is the difference between thin client and thi...

A Thin Client is browser based. This means that you don't need to install any heavy stuffs and it's available across platforms and is browser based.

A Thick client on the other hand takes up back to the two tier world of client-server. This is where you install the client software on every machine that requires access to it. Mostly you also install the runtime files associated with the client.

On top of these there's a new buzz word. Rich Client. or RIA (Rich internet applications) These are one step further in prodiving rich internet (browser/thin client) based applications that perform asif you have a thick client on your machine.

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April 11, 2006 07:45:06

avneesh1983

Member Since: April 2006 Contribution: 14

RE: what is the difference between thin client and thi...

Thin client is browser based Thick client is window application.

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April 20, 2006 06:20:26

jyotsna

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Thin client is browser based and thick client is window based

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