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Client Server Computing Lecture Plan

This document outlines the syllabus for a course on client server computing. The syllabus covers 5 units: (1) concepts of client server architecture and its advantages over mainframe systems, (2) components of client server applications including clients, servers, and middleware, (3) client server networks including connectivity, communication technologies, and topologies, (4) data storage in client server systems including disks, tapes, and network protection devices, and (5) client server system development including administration, software distribution, security, and training. The document lists 5 textbooks recommended for the course.

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Client Server Computing Lecture Plan

This document outlines the syllabus for a course on client server computing. The syllabus covers 5 units: (1) concepts of client server architecture and its advantages over mainframe systems, (2) components of client server applications including clients, servers, and middleware, (3) client server networks including connectivity, communication technologies, and topologies, (4) data storage in client server systems including disks, tapes, and network protection devices, and (5) client server system development including administration, software distribution, security, and training. The document lists 5 textbooks recommended for the course.

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NMCA-E12 : CLIENT SERVER COMPUTING

Faculty Prof Smita Agarwal

Syllabus
Unit I
Client/Server Computing: DBMS concept and architecture, Single system image, Client Server architecture,
mainframe-centric, client server computing, downsizing and client server computing, preserving mainframe
applications investment through porting, client server development tools, advantages of client server computing.
Unit II
Components of Client/Server application: The client: services, request for services, RPC, windows services, fax,
print services, remote boot services, other remote services, Utility Services & Other Services, Dynamic Data
Exchange (DDE), Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA).
The server: Detailed server functionality, the network operating system, available platforms, the network operating
system, available platform, the server operating system.
Unit III
Client/Server Network: connectivity, communication interface technology, Interposes communication, wide area
network technologies, network topologies (Token Ring, Ethernet, FDDI, CDDI) network management, Client-server
system development: Software, ClientServer System Hardware: Network Acquisition, PC-level processing unit,
Macintosh, notebooks, pen, UNIX workstation, x-terminals, server hardware.
Unit IV
Data Storage: magnetic disk, magnetic tape, CD-ROM, WORM, Optical disk, mirrored disk, fault tolerance, RAID,
RAID-Disk network interface cards. Network protection devices, Power Protection Devices, UPS, Surge protectors.
Client Server Systems Development: Services and Support, system administration, Availability, Reliability,
Serviceability, Software Distribution, Performance, Network management, Help Disk, Remote Systems
Management Security, LAN and Network Management issues.
Unit V
Client/Server System Development: Training, Training advantages of GUI Application, System Administrator
training, Database Administrator training, End-user training. The future of client server Computing Enabling
Technologies, The transformational system.
Text Books:
1. Patrick Smith & Steave Guengerich, Client / Server Computing, PHI Learning Private Limited, Delhi India.
2. Dawna Travis Dewire, Client/Server Computing, Tata Mcgraw-hill Education Pvt. Ltd.
3. Majumdar & Bhattacharya, Database management System, Tata Mcgraw-hill Education Pvt. Ltd.
4. Korth, Silberchatz, Sudarshan, Database Concepts, Tata Mcgraw-hill Education Pvt. Ltd.
5. Elmasri, Navathe, S.B, Fundamentals of Data Base System, Addison Wesley

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