What is Thin and Thick Client ? Differences between the Two ? Which is Best

Dear All,
I like to develop both web-based and also standalone applications. i like to choose the best drivers for my applications. can anybody suggest which one to choose and what are the drawbacks in each driver ?
Thanks,
J.Kathir

Dear All,
I like to develop both web-based and
h web-based and also standalone applications. i like
to choose the best drivers for my applications. can
anybody suggest which one to choose and what are the
drawbacks in each driver ?I dont get what excatly you meaned by driver but basicaly a thin client means it only does the prescentation of data to its user and all the logics will be in a server. for every task it will connect to the server.
In a Thick client it can do more processing and it will connect to the server only for the tasks that it cant perform with the data it has in the client.
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Thanks,
J.KathirHere is a general comparison between main features of thin/thick(fat) clients
Both thin and thick clients has their own advantages and disadvantages. most of time one wins when other fails.
1. Thin client extencvely uses the server to all its operations which will increace the network traffic and the load on the server. as a result the perfomance of the client will depend on the load and the resources available for the server
2. But all the logic is in the server so if you are developing multiple clients for the same application (Ex:- Standallone app, Web client, Mobile clients......) you will not need to duplicate logic in each client.
3. Fat clients reduce the load on server and less dependant on the server. but since they are fat they will take more processing power and memory on client computers.
4. If you are developing multiple clients as menctioned in 2 you will need to duplicate the logics written the clients

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