Thin Client vs Fat Client on Network Design

Thin Client, Rich Client, and Network Design Considerations Introduction Network computing was created to make it easier for users of computer applications to share data than to use a stand-alone computer. Clients on the client / server network store the application data on the central server. There are two kinds of clients on the network. Although they were originally classified according to hardware design, today's clients are mostly categorized by software application design and contain many application software.

Today's business network mainly has two types of workstations or "clients". These are fat clients and thin clients. The main difference between fat clients and thin clients is that thin clients only accommodate the basic functions for running on the board. This will be a more detailed study at a later stage. However, thick client is a very powerful system such as standalone PC you or I use at home or office. In this regard, more and more companies are shifting from heavy customers to thin customers from schools and educational institutions. The reasons may change, and some of the features and benefits given below may help explain this: -

A standard desktop computer that needs to connect to the Internet occasionally and works normally without connecting is a fat client. The Chromebook is a thin client that provides thin functions. When used to access Remote Desktop, the Chromebook or other computer can only be a window to another computer or "Zero Client". If the computer is large and the server is small, the client is always thin. They are called "terminals". These portals allow access to computing power. With the rapid increase in RAM and storage capacity, the emergence of personal computers has led the era of fat clients. Since then, "thin client" was an indivisible category so far, it is an antonym of a name that did not need a name in the past. The classic antonym is "fixed phone". There was no fixed telephone in front of the cellular phone, and there was only a telephone line. Before a fat customer, all the customers are very thin

Thin clients seen in desktop virtualization are mainly simple or inexpensive computers used to connect to the network. Although important hard drive storage, RAM, even processing capability may be missing, many organizations have cost strategies to eliminate "thick client" desktop software (and require software license fee) We are beginning to consider it. Desktop virtualization simplifies software version control and patch management, new images need only be updated on the server, and the desktop gets an updated version upon reboot. It also centrally manages the applications that users can access on the workstation.