What is a client-server environment? Numerous applications run in a client-server architecture. This means that client computers (computers forming part of the network) contact a server that provides ...

Local area networks are now a part of most businesses and organizations, providing connectivity between computers, printers and other devices and facilitating efficient communications within a ...

The primary function of a client-server system is to create a division of labor between a centralized server and the individual computers that are running your software. This model has a number of ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. One of the things I've found interesting in the development ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Client/server computing was a technology ahead of its ...

This tutorial is an introduction to socket programming in Java, starting with a simple client-server example demonstrating the basic features of Java I/O. You’ll be introduced to both the original ...

Developers, listen up: Everything you’re doing now will be irrelevant within the next ten years. The way you think about and build applications, services, and software — along with the tools you use ...

Explaining the ongoing evolution from client-server to cloud-native, source of much confusion and misdirection when comparing SaaS offerings There are many definitions of software as a service (SaaS).

One of the things I've found interesting in the development world over past few months is how modern applications are moving back to placing more of the intelligence in the client instead of the ...