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** After Client Access there was iSeries Access. | ** After Client Access there was iSeries Access. | ||
== What is Client Access Infrastructure ? == | == What is Client Access Infrastructure ? == | ||
| + | This is a set of principles, guidelines, and rules used by an organization to direct the process of acquiring, building, modifying and interfacing with IT resources throughout the enterprise. | ||
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| + | The resources can include: | ||
| + | * Equipment | ||
| + | * Software | ||
| + | * Communications protocols | ||
| + | * Application development | ||
| + | * Methodology | ||
| + | * Data base systems | ||
| + | * Shared pool of documentation | ||
| + | * Security | ||
| + | * IT Organizational structure | ||
| + | * IT professional skills | ||
| + | * Help Desk services | ||
=== What is Client / Server ? === | === What is Client / Server ? === | ||
Client / Server computing is the splitting of an application into tasks that are performed on separate computers, one of which is a programmable workstation. | Client / Server computing is the splitting of an application into tasks that are performed on separate computers, one of which is a programmable workstation. | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 26 June 2005
- See Green Screen
- This is a GUI (Graphical User Interface} for using Microsoft Windows to access AS/400.
- IBM frequently made improvements in this interface, and changed the name to reflect the new and imporved reality.
- This happened so often that people could get lost figuring out what is now the official name.
- Before Client Access there was PC whatever.
- After Client Access there was iSeries Access.
What is Client Access Infrastructure ?
This is a set of principles, guidelines, and rules used by an organization to direct the process of acquiring, building, modifying and interfacing with IT resources throughout the enterprise.
The resources can include:
- Equipment
- Software
- Communications protocols
- Application development
- Methodology
- Data base systems
- Shared pool of documentation
- Security
- IT Organizational structure
- IT professional skills
- Help Desk services
What is Client / Server ?
Client / Server computing is the splitting of an application into tasks that are performed on separate computers, one of which is a programmable workstation.
- Client is the computing resource that is USING some resource provided by a Server.
- Server is the computing resource that is PROVIDING some resource to Clients.
- There can be a linkage or hierarchy of multiple Clients of Servers, in which the Clients are in turn Servers to other Clients.
Client/Server Computing is NOT
- It is NOT some specific software.
- It is NOT some specific hardware.
- It is NOT a solution for all applications.
