Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Difference between Thin Client & Thick Client


NO Thin Client Thick Client
1 In Thin Client, Application actually run on the server where Server situated anywhere  In Thick Client, Application Actually run on the Client and little work done on the server if needed.
2 Thin Client is also called as Small Client Thick Client is also called as Fat Client.
3 Thin Client require constant communication with server Thick Client no need require constant communication with server
4 Less security threats More Security issues
5 More downtime require Very expensive to deploy
6 Little data processing done in client machine More data processing done in Client machine
7 Thin Client Require more server demand Thick Client Require less server demand
8 E.g.: Browser Base Application E.g.: Windows base Application

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