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 | | The best way to understand what client/server computing is all about is to look at the extremes of what can be called dumb computing -- computer apps in which either the client or the server plays dumb, unable to do any share of work and leave the heavy lifting to the other party. |
 | | Typically, the client computer is responsible for all the work required to present to the user a fancy, easy-to-use, graphical interface, complete with dialogue box, scroll bars, and other goodies necessary to make the program itself easy to use. |
 | | The server computer, on the other hand, is responsible for managing databases, processing queries, run slicing and dicing or data mining apps and so on. |
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