o Now this is coming back due to cloud computing  

something like this.

 File-Server
o File-server is connected to several workstations across a network. Database resides
on file-server.
o Difference is the stations are not
dumb terminals but actually have
the database applications (e.g.
Oracle DBMS) on the individual
machines. Only the data is stored
on the file service.
o DBMS and applications run on
each workstation.
o Disadvantages include:
 Significant network
traffic.
 Copy of DBMS on each
workstation.
 Concurrency, recovery
and integrity control
more complex
 E.g. Which DBMS is responsible for it?
 Need to physical store copies of DMBS on each of the application
 Need a lot of network power.

Traditional Two-Tier Client-Server

 Client (tier 1) manages user interface and runs

applications.
 Server (tier 2) holds database and DBMS.
 Advantages include:
o wider access to existing databases;
o increased performance;
o possible reduction in hardware costs;
o reduction in communication costs;
o Increased consistency.