Servers and clients are the building blocks of computer networks Client-server networking grew in popularity during the 1990s as personal computers became the alternative to mainframe computers.

In peer-to-peer applications, by contrast, virtually all the application logic and information reside on the client, which communicates directly with other clients without server intermediation.

Client-server applications emerged with a graphical user interface coupled to a back-end SQL database (frequently Oracle Database or SQL Server).

Client/server design skills and expertise are scarce. ... "We're predicting 60 percent of all client/server applications existing today will either be scrapped or rewritten by 2001," said Brown.

Often, client-server applications are designed to be accessed from within a local area network, putting up a few barriers to remote access. Similarly, ...

All the most innovative SaaS applications are built on a connected, cloud-native architecture that is a generation apart from the traditional enterprise-centric, client-server model. While it may seem ...

eWEEK 30: Client/server applications were heavily promoted in the 1990s as an effective way to harness the power of PCs connected to corporate networks. But the model just wasn’t scalable.

Although Etch’s main goal was to enable new functionality in CUAE 2.5, the protocol is intended to have general applicability to generic client/server applications.