{"id":165,"date":"2020-02-11T06:25:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T06:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2021-03-26T04:27:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T04:27:42","slug":"thin-thick-clients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/thin-thick-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Thin and Thick Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zs0BKO0sqqk\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"A-Level Comp Sci: Thin vs Thick Client Computing\" title=\"Play video &quot;A-Level Comp Sci: Thin vs Thick Client Computing&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zs0BKO0sqqk<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zs0BKO0sqqk\" title=\"A-Level Comp Sci: Thin vs Thick Client Computing\">A-Level Comp Sci: Thin vs Thick Client Computing (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zs0BKO0sqqk)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Thin Clients<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Thin Clients<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_264\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/02\/chromebook-thin-client.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-264\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-264\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/02\/chromebook-thin-client-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Thick and Thin Clients\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/02\/chromebook-thin-client-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/alevelcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/02\/chromebook-thin-client.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Chromebooks were originally thin clients that only functioned when connected to the internet.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thin clients are devices that are primarily designed to connect to and interact with a server. The device often has a small hard drive or none at all, as data and programs are primarily stored in cloud \/ on the network&#8217;s main servers.<\/p>\n<p>Thin clients have limited functionality and most features do not function when connected to the network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Devices are generally cheaper to purchase and maintain\u00a0 than thick clients, as they have fewer hardware requirements and software is installed and maintained centrally on the server.<\/li>\n<li>Software is faster and easier to upgrade as the upgrade to configured on the server and pushed seamlessly to the device.<\/li>\n<li>Thin devices can be more secure as fewer locally installed programs are used and therefore there are fewer attack vectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The devices are largely or completely useless when not connected to the network<\/li>\n<li>Software that is CPU or GPU intensive will not function well on thin devices<\/li>\n<li>If the central network goes down then all the devices will fail to function.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Thick Clients<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Thick Clients<\/h3>\n<p>A thick client is a device that functions like a standard computer, with most processing occurring on the client itself. This often includes tasks such as video encoding and graphics intensive tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These devices can largely retain their functionality when not connected to the internet \/ central network.<\/li>\n<li>They don&#8217;t rely on external servers to process tasks and therefore there is no network related lag.<\/li>\n<li>These devices are more adaptable to different uses and software can be installed locally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thick clients tend to be more expensive to buy and maintain due to the high hardware requirements for each device.<\/li>\n<li>They are generally less secure as software locally installed can be compromised.<\/li>\n<li>Software updates are slower and more difficult to implement as each device needs to be updated individually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Resources<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/13yYVkz9BoKqmV3rBfXy_LxvyWp5hSumiRdmm_cG4MVs\/edit?usp=sharing\">Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zs0BKO0sqqkVideo can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: A-Level Comp Sci: Thin vs Thick Client Computing (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zs0BKO0sqqk) Thin Clients Thin clients are devices that are primarily designed to connect to and interact with a server. 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