A thin client is a network computer that requires a special type of ROM because they have no built in disk drives.
It is sort of like a bare-bone PC that includes only a mouse, display device, keyboard and enough RAM and processing power to access the network to connect to a server running terminal Services.
A thin client provides same experience as a netbook without limitation on screen size.
No removable storage - no floppy drives or storage medium input which promote security of company data integrity, employee`s cant copy work to take home and also no viruses can incorporate the LAN.
An example is a Remote Boot Adapter
Benefits and Drawbacks.
They offer cost savings because no hard drive is required, which also provide reliability because hard drives are a common source of problems in PC.
They increase security since there will be no hard drive no sensitive issue that can be stored.
Virus attacks are useless since they will be no space to reside.
No hard drives -means that when you need to upgrade, you only need to upgrade the server not the thin client PC`s
Another benefit of thin client is that it can run applications and also share files.
All the data processing is done by the server therefore the user can run applications that the ordinary PC cannot run.
The total cost of ownership is lower than a complete full blown desktop PC.
The other befit of having a thin client is that it can promote file sharing and also you can run application.
Drawbacks, they are useful only when the workstation does not need to maintain long term local data.
The network support infrastructure.
Comparison of two different solutions offered by two different commercial vendors.
In order for the companies to conquer the problems of thin clients different vendors decided to Microsoft brought up a Hardware Compatibility List.
TASK 4
Traffic on the network worn out the bandwidth, depending on network traffic it might take some time to log in a user.
Configuration - a multivendor network environment means that different operating systems must be able to connect to the same server, therefore the server needs to run special services to meet this demand .A good example is an environment in which one computer runs Windows XP with client for Microsoft networks, another running Linux with Samba and another Mac OS, and the server runs Windows Server 2003.You need to install all the different file access software so that all the clients can connect to the server.
Referencing and Bibliographies
Website
www.wikipedia.com/ keywords : multivendor network + environment
www.tridentusa.com/services/services/s_multivendor.html
www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_10-3/103_multivendor.html
http://openlibrary.org/works/OL2930798W/Multivendor_networking
www.securosis.com/blog/dan-kaminsky-discovery-fundamental-issue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-r
Books
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