CSE :: Database System 2 - CS
- With an asynchronous system, the requesting system waits for a response in real time.
- Query-by-Example (QBE) is the most widely available direct-manipulation database query language.
- A fat client is a PC configured for handling user interfaces and some application processing, usually with no or limited local data storage.
- Client/server environments use a local area network (LAN) to support a network of personal computers, each with its own storage, that are also able to share common devices and software attached to the LAN.
- Centralized systems are more susceptible to security threats than client/server architectures.
- Writing stored procedures takes less time than using Visual Basic or PowerBuilder to create an application.
- Data processing logic includes such activities as data validation and identification of processing errors.